My Harley that I had to leave in a tunnel under Ruta 3 in Patagonia over a year ago has been recovered! But only do to the determined efforts of many people, for which I would like to thank them publically. So thank you Maria and Alistair for searching some tunnels, Ted Magnum for asking about it at a bike shop. Special thanks to to BrklynDakar (Jacob Sherman) who "cracked the case" by contacting Cristian at Coyote Motos who had seen the bike. Cristian Roberto Morini is an honest and hard working mechanic who turned down the cops offer to sell him my bike and , instead made all of the arrangements to get the bike away from the police in Caleta Olivia by dealing with a judge, the cops, and arranging truck transport. It took a LOT of time and persistance.
Xfiltrate (Eduardo) is the star of this saga . We have been in contact over 6 months trying to find the bike. He enlisted the services of Quique Mario, a journalist who made many contacts and much more effort in seeking the moto's recovery; much more than I am even aware. Xfiltrate was relentless in pursuit of the bike, using his own resources and tremendous amounts of his time and energy. He was always sure it would be found. The roadblocks were many and daunting, but he always found a way over or around them. So I am happy to say the Harley, as of today, is safely in his care in Buenos Aires, where it will remain. Unfortunately, I had to cancel our return tickets to B.A. for personal reasons and so will not see it or ride it for anytime in the foreseeable future. But I am so happy the police do not have it any longer. A final thanks to Elisa for translation services and other help and a premature thank you to kiwiryder (Jeff Condon) for his offer to get it running again-good luck!