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Hi Friends,

This is my first login to HU

I’m Italian and I'm planning a motorcyle tour from Italy to Syria and maybe Lebanon via Greece and Turkey. It ‘s a tour that should require a lot of time and freedom spirit and more .. which goes at odds with my job. That’s why I came up with the idea of setting up a motorcycle entirely devoted to these kind of projects: something you can leave - if you are in need - somewhere for a while and afterwards get back to it and keep going when more time becomes available. Coming to the point I have already planned my first part (Greece and Turkey) which should end near Antalya and I need to know if there is a place there where I could drop the bike at least for a month or so. The place should also assure some basic mechanic maintenence during the down time to be ready for the next stage.
The real point is: can I do this in Countries outside EU like Turkey, Syria and Lebanon?
I nearly forgot to tell you that I ‘ve choosen a ‘93 Yamaha Super Tenéré which I restored to very good conditions and besides that my departure is set loosely by the mid of next September .
Every advise you would like to give me will be highly welcomed

eugenio
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If I have understood correctly, you are talking about a bike shop/mechanic with storage facilities.

I cannot think why you would not find these in the larger towns/cities along the way.

If in doubt, why not try the "HUBB Community" tab on the left side of the web-page and contact people in these countries for more information.

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you can leave your bike in turkiye for six monts and have to pay a little for parking. you can also leave permanently to the costoms for free.
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