Splinter
Well travelled
- Location
- Buenos Aires

Someone must know something that we don't.
With the country facing a very serious economic crisis with 120% annual inflation, $50bn owed to the IMF, hideous exchange controls, import taxes and other restrictions, new motorcycle dealers are popping up all over the place. It's great news, if you have dollars under the bed!
Royal Enfield already has around 20 dealers in Argentina, with an assembly plant in Campana, just north of Buenos Aires and the bikes are selling like hotcakes.
Triumph is about to open a massive new dealership in Martinez, a couple of miles from where I live.
Benelli have just opened another showroom a block away. CF Moto, Husqvarna, Indian, Harley Davidson, Kawasaki, Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Vespa, BMW and many others have opened new branches along a stretch of road called General San Martin del Libertador from the city up through the suburbs. It's drooling heaven for bikers, really.
The second-hand market for both cars and bikes is at a premium due to demand outstripping supply and the population is spending worthless pesos as fast as possible because they devalue so fast.
I can only assume that some of these companies have reached an agreement with the government. In fact, I believe that Triumph will be assembling a new model, also in Campana.
It's looking good, but hard to get my head around in such dire financial circumstances.
Oh and before I forget, just to the left of the new Triumph showroom is an abandoned restaurant (closed when the owner murdered the lover of a customer) which has a sign indicating the arrival of a famous and legendary British sports car manufacturer, rumoured to be Aston Martin. Yikes!
I'll update this post when Triumph opens and the 110 rumour is more clear.

