Myself and a Swiss guy both used a Honda place for basic stuff in Lima.

Desert Sport Racing
Colina 480
Lima 18 - Peru
Tel.241 0484 445 0462
( Near Miraflores )

If you cant speak much Spanish, the owner of the bike shop next door will help.The shop stocks Pirelli MT 70's and 21's etc...

Ask for Tato, the quite capable machanic who does all the servicing for the local bike touring company Inca Tours.

Incredible timing on your post!

I find myself 20 miles from Lima, and logged on to see if I could find some addresses of places to buy tires in Lima.

Thanks!!

...as the ezine picked this up I'll continue the story...
Thanks to Jeremy's info my bike is now temporarily stored there while I am out of Peru. I also purchased a hard to find rear tire for my F650...

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My pleasure sirs....

there's a BMW car dealer in Lima, in theory they have the diagnostic computer and software for the newer BMW's, and because they are a dealer, they can order parts from Germany (probably 2 week timeframe). I don't think they know how to do diagnostics on a bike.

Inchcape Motors Peru
Republica de Panama 3330
San Isidro
Peru
12° 5'46.66"S
77° 1'16.09"W

Inchcape Motors Peru S.A.
for English, talk to: Luis Miguel Pollarolo
lpollarolo *AAT* imp *DOT* com *DOT pe
222-2434

They don't really have MC mechanics. Luis did say there are more and more BMW bikes showing up needing service, and they are thinking of gearing up for it, so if more people stop by while in the neighborhood to "ask" about service (then go to another place), maybe they will get serious, find a mechanic who can do the diagnostics, and maybe actually handle repairs.

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quastdog
Seattle, Washington USA
F650GSDakar
doing the RTW thing since April, 2006
http://web.mac.com/quastdog/

Carlos works on all kinds of bikes, seems to know what he's doing. A bit hard to find - just a small front on a side street, hardly any signage (Honda I think - look for bikes parked in front).

Servicio de Motociclets Perer
Manuel Segura 667-669
Lince, Peru
(just east of downtown Lima, north of Miraflores)
12° 4'44.17"S
77° 1'48.89"W

Carlos Perea Chavez
work 472-5043
mobile 9 996-5411
serviciosdemotosperea *AATT* hotmail *DOT* com

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quastdog
Seattle, Washington USA
F650GSDakar
doing the RTW thing since April, 2006
http://web.mac.com/quastdog/

I guess there is no BMW dealer in Lima, then, or a guy who regularly works on F650´s. Any source for BMW parts.

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talk to this guy mentioned above,he,s done a load of work on travellers f650,s he,s in Miraflores not far from parque kennedy,if you need a hand call me 9061 4222,Albert

Many people recommended Tatum Racing in Miraflores but he also has a reputation for being very expensive. I went to a guy in the Surco area of Lima called Bruno through the Lima Moto Club and got pretty good service.

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My blog: http://www.motorcycleramblings.com/
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/sherman/ I will up date this soon, really Grant, I will....
"This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do." J Kerouac
"Who's more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him" OW Kenobi