Bike renting in CUN and Free Wifi Spots?

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Hey there!

Two random questions, specially for locals such as Norma that may know better .

1) Last year I was there I looked everywhere to rent a bike to go to Playa del Carmen where my cousin lives. I drive a bike in my city and also have the highest ranked license, so any cc would be fine. But the thing is that all through Cancun, the only bikes I could find where those yellow scooters (125 cc) that weren't meant for long travels (anyway, I still went with one of those to PdC but it was awful!!!) and on the opposite corner, the Harley Davidson that required a 2K deposit before renting, and my credit card was over, so couldn't do it.

So... is there any bike rental in Cancun where they would rent "regular" bikes, like 250 cc, 400 cc, 600 cc, whatever, besides the ultra expensive Harleys?

2) This is simpler. Is there a reliable, free (or by buying some drinks or something) WiFi hot spot in CUN? The Oasis where I stayed before charged 20 USD for 24 hs that would expire in 5 days or so... a really complicated charging system. That plus the fact that it pretty much never worked fine.

Thanks

[mormis]

about the bikes im not sure but i could look around tomorrow and let you know.

as for the WiFi, your best bet is Starbucks... or Hooters at La Isla

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Thanks mormis! Do you know if there is a Starbucks close to the top part of the 7 in Cancun? Near Viva Beach hotel specifically?

Gracias normita!

[maxsteel]

Dan, I rented a HD last year and went to Playa.
I totally recomend it.

I'm planning en renting a Harley again.

I think there's a pic of the bike in my album (Softail Heritage)

[mormis]

there is a Starbucks really close to where you are at Plaza Caracol, its one of my favorites

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Plaza Caracol is the one that has a fountain in the entrance and that is really classy, right? If I don't remember wrong, it would be quite far from Be Live Viva Beach... don't you think? It's even far from the clubs zone.

Or maybe I'm mistaking it with another! LOL

[mormis]

whatever bunch of stores they put together in Cancun they call it Plaza and they have the weirdest names, you are prolly talking about plaza kukulkan, which is close to plaza la isla

and no, right across the street from Riu palace theres plaza caracol, check it out

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Originally Posted by maxsteel

Dan, I rented a HD last year and went to Playa.
I totally recomend it.

I'm planning en renting a Harley again.

I think there's a pic of the bike in my album (Softail Heritage)

Where did you rent it? How much of a deposit did you have to leave and how much was for the bike?

Originally Posted by mormis

whatever bunch of stores they put together in Cancun they call it Plaza and they have the weirdest names, you are prolly talking about plaza kukulkan, which is close to plaza la isla

and no, right across the street from Riu palace theres plaza caracol, check it out

Ehmm... you are right, I was mixing them up . Is Riu close to Viva Beach (where I'm staying)?

[maxsteel]

Originally Posted by Dan_Aykroyd

Where did you rent it? How much of a deposit did you have to leave and how much was for the bike?

there's the link ..:: Bikers Cancun, Renta de Motos Harley Davidson y Tours ::..
as for the prices, check it here:
..:: Bikers Cancun, Renta de Motos Harley Davidson y Tours ::..

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Originally Posted by maxsteel

there's the link ..:: Bikers Cancun, Renta de Motos Harley Davidson y Tours ::..
as for the prices, check it here:
..:: Bikers Cancun, Renta de Motos Harley Davidson y Tours ::..

Thanks for the link! That's the store where I went askin around...

USD 2000.00 of deposit!!!!

That's really scary... I mean, some drunk car passes by, touches you and BAM, you've lost 2 grands! Weren't you scared when you made the deposit? Did you have any problem retrieving it?

What I'm looking for is something not as huge as a HD, but as I said before, some Honda or Yamaha; the usual ones the people drives around.

I'm hoping Normita can get me some contacts!

[maxsteel]

I was too horny/blind, I just wanted to ride a HD on Cancun, so really didn't think about the $2 K

No, I didn't have any problems when I came back to retrieve the bike.

It was a very pleasant experience and as I said, I'm planning on doing it again.

Imagine my bad luck, I rented the bike and went to Playa, when I decided to come back to Cancun it started raining. I had to drive in the highway raining from playa to cancun. Next day I went shopping and it was raining again. When leaving La Isla I lost some grip due to the wet floor and veeeeeery high torque on the bike, but fortunately I could control it.

[ILikeRoastBeef]

Originally Posted by Dan_Aykroyd

Thanks for the link! That's the store where I went askin around...

USD 2000.00 of deposit!!!!

That's really scary... I mean, some drunk car passes by, touches you and BAM, you've lost 2 grands! Weren't you scared when you made the deposit? Did you have any problem retrieving it?

What I'm looking for is something not as huge as a HD, but as I said before, some Honda or Yamaha; the usual ones the people drives around.

I'm hoping Normita can get me some contacts!

lol if a drunk car passes by you, and you're on a bike TRUST ME you have bigger problems to worry about than 2k

[Dan_Aykroyd]

Originally Posted by ILikeRoastBeef

lol if a drunk car passes by you, and you're on a bike TRUST ME you have bigger problems to worry about than 2k

Yeah... you are right LOL