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It's the same mechanic

quastdog: I couldn't find the thread you mentioned but I'm pretty sure that Carlos took me to the same mechanic. His name is Roberto Ascoli.

Carlos works for a division of the government in Guatemala dedicated to helping tourists who find themselves in trouble, the division is called "Asistur, Asistencia al Turista." He has been extremely helpful, I don't know how I would have gotten on without him.

So you guys know who to call if you end up in trouble in Guatamala, or even if you just need some information about the country, here are the contact details for Asistur, all of which speak very good english:

Email: asistur@inguat.gob.gt

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Francisco Cano PETEN 5141-3594 Eduardo Orozco SOLOLA 5874-9450 Luis Mich RETALHULEU 5966-5043 Charles Fraatz ALTA VERAPAZ 4211-8550 Luis José Fernández BAJA VERAPAZ 5966-5042 Carlos Barrio QUETZALTENANGO 5966-1169 Jorge Mendoza HUEHUETENANGO 5460-7042 Mario Hernandez CHIQUIMULA 4149-1139 Luis Medina JALPATAGUA 5460-7045 Omar Solis IZABAL 5555-2922 Abraham Martinez SACATEPEQUEZ 5978-3586 Carlos Sandoval ESCUINTLA 5994-6852 Walter Herbruger GUATEMALA 5966-1172

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quastdog: I couldn't find the thread you mentioned but I'm pretty sure that Carlos took me to the same mechanic. His name is Roberto Ascoli.

searching on Quetzaltenango, or Guatemala, and selecting repair threads, would have returned a list, but here it is.

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...uatemala-24640

Actually, I posted it twice (perhaps in different spots, and the moderators moved it)

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...mechanic-31314


You should work on your HUBB search skills - may come in handy in the future.
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I noticed plenty of big bikes in Guatamala - 7 Africa Twins in Antigua for example. I came across the local BMW club on a Sunday rideout to Antigua and there were a good number of F650s. Perhaps far more than I would have considered in the whole of Central America not just Guatamala. Given that these bikes are around there should be a support system used to working on them.

I really totaled my Africa Twin in the south of Chile. Hard to believe it could be sold for parts let alone got going again. Replaced the entire front end with second hand bits secured in the UK and flown over to Santiago - a genuinely lucky find under the circumstances. Yes there was frame damage, it looked a wreck but managed another 15000 miles in South America.

Good luck. I hope you're ok and hope you manage to work out a fix.

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I noticed plenty of big bikes in Guatamala - 7 Africa Twins in Antigua for example.
Yes Matt:
As i mentioned in one of the references to the bmw mechanic in Xela:

There's a MC club in Xela, many BMW's but others - Perico´s Moto Club.

The owner of the Hotel Modelo - Julio Miralbes - is now 76 years old and stoped riding two years ago but he has ridden BMW's throughout the world. See his mug collection inside Perico's Bar off the lobby of the hotel. Also his R100RT sits in one of the hotel hallways.


Most of the bikes in Antigua on the weekend are down from Guat City area. Its a typical weekend gathering - the Antigua locals aren't all that thrilled with them - take up valuable parking space on the square, stay long without spending much. That's the story I got anyway.
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