Get an AA membership

[Gremlin]

Having a newish BMW, unless it's something generic like a puncture, then I'm pretty much restricted to having a dealer have a little chat with the bike to figure out what's wrong anyway.

So yes, AA Plus for me. Haven't used it yet, but it's pretty cheap insurance if something does go wrong with the bike. Insurance includes Roadside Assist, but it's fuck all compared to the AA one. I figure the more mileage I clock up, the better value for money the membership is (and it's on me, not the bike, so it covers anything I'm riding). I'm doing my best to rack up the mileage

[BASS-TREBLE]

I am not impressed by AA!

I pay my membership, I have a puncture repair kit, I carry a tool kit, my bike is well cared for and I have only ever needed roadside assistance once in 17 years of driving riding.
They wouldn't come and recover my broken bike, because I fell off, and so not covered. I haven't read the terms for all types of memebrship yet but I wonder what would happen if a mechanical breakdown resulted in the bike hitting the ground, or if I crashed the car, would they recover me?

I think I will look for alternative roadside assitance insurance next time!

Thats why you tell them you had a tyre blowout which caused significant damage to the rest of the bike, therefore you need to get towed.
I personally haven't done this but have heard one successful story of someone doing so.

[p.dath]

AA plus. Standard AA membership doesn't cover motorcyclists I think.

Standard AA membership covers a motorcycle where they have an operatoir in the area with the capability.

The "Plus" just covers you for accomodation for a break down away from home, and recovery back to your home city (from memory).

[oneofsix]

AA plus. Standard AA membership doesn't cover motorcyclists I think.

Rubbish, I have used the standard 2 or 3 times to get a bike jump started. fucking park lights and always on headlights, can't crash start a bike when the power first goes to the headlight, mumble mumble grumble

[Oakie]

Rubbish, I have used the standard 2 or 3 times to get a bike jump started. fucking park lights and always on headlights, can't crash start a bike when the power first goes to the headlight, mumble mumble grumble

True. Standard membership for me and I've had them 3 times for a bike.

[gunnyrob]

GET AA PLUS!!!! Refer to these stories and compare....

[Flip]

Ran over a bit of tin some where near Nasedy-Ranfurly one Queens birthday Sunday. Cut a 50mm slash in the tyre wall which had me fucked. Called the AA who went away and called back 20min later with 3 options. Firstly the Mobil garage in Ranfurly said tuff bickies get stuffed, the bike shop in Palmerston was happy to pick the bike up but it would take a couple of three hours but they might not have a tyre in stock until Tuesday, the garage in Naseby said they could fit a special reinforced patch in the tyre and fit a tube that would get us back to Wellington but had no way to collect the bike, the forth option was the AA would send a flat deck and get the bike to Oamaru or Naseby. We simply took the wheel off took it to Naseby he patched the tyre and put a tube in and the bike made it back to Wellington just fine.

+1 to the AA.

[The Lone Rider]

AA Standard Membership Story-


A blown tire between two small towns...

Took an hour or so before tow guy arrived, with a trailer to small and no training on how to hitch a bike.

Was told on Standard, I'm only covered to be taken back to HIS workshop (in the direction I just came from)

Towed in the wrong way, then had to wait 2 hours while he attended another call out

Then had to pay $200 for him to drive me and my bike home as wasnt covered by AA. Maybe it was $100 or $150... but it was a lot!

In the end, took 6 hours from blown tire to doorstep.

Had the tire not blown, I was about an hour and 20 mins from home.

AA Standard has been no issue with my car however.