AA recovery for motorbikes?

[fireliv]

Have AA standard, called the other week to pick up Phoenix's ZX6R from the wheatsheaf, wasnt a problem. But 10 mins after talking to them we got it going to didnt have to worry.

I asked about going to plus and they said that we didnt really need to worry so havent.

[scracha]

You guys who are paying $100 to the AA are making me feel a whole lot better about paying $50pa to the Honda Riders Club...

They won't get you home if you are in a car or motorcycle (any vehicle...doesn't have to be yours) that breaks down though

[Lord Derosso]

I am with Protecta Insurance and they now have a AA motorcycle Roadservice cover as part of their 24/7 full insurance cover. If you get a flat tyre, for instance, they will tow you to the nearest bike shop for free. If you are in an accident though, then they give you an option to tow but the cost is recoverable. I presume its in the insurance co's best interest to pay to get the bike to a safer place and locked away !! (They promised they wouldnt leave me on the roadside if I didnt have the cash on hand)

I thought I would test this so rang the 0800 number. After a quick check on my rego, they confirmed that AA would provide me with all the services Protecta has listed on their information sheet.

It also covers free tow for breakdown if they cant get the bike going, delievery of petrol -which you then pay for and flat battery charging. hopefully that will make my tours a bit stress free considering I got a flat tyre in my first 5 kms of a 2000km tour once at 5am in the morning! Having a tubeless tyre, I pumped it up until the muck inside partly blocked the nail hole, then rode over the rimatukas in pitchblack morning conditions and got to masterton in time for the bike shop to open and repair it. A taxi driver told me that trick about tubeless tires.