'AA' will lay your bike down

[martybabe]

Pretty sure Harley have a similar sort of thing. Anyone on here know for sure? Have been meaning to look into joining up.

Yes they do.
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I was an AA flatbed driver in the UK and they carry special gizzmos for sticking on top of the bed for bikes but it's a right pain in the arse to assemble. Quite safe and easy to tie any bike down on top, no problemo.

[rupert]

I've not used the extra aa membership for a bike but i did for a car. I got stuck in the North Island. The person who sold me the membership upgrade told me it included the trip back over the straight because the vehicle was to be taken back home, also that I'd get a hire car (but it turned out to be one or the other) - and a few other completely eroneous things - and had no printed information to give me. So, I got some more mixed messages up North - local AA also didn't have a clue - so talked to Wellington eventually. So, AA ended up doing the decent thing and covered all of the promises their office staff had given me: paid for rental car to get back and organised the car to get back to Chch, using my prepaid car ticket for the ferry. Downside was that it took around three months to get the car back to Chch. I'd bought another car by then. So, if it involves the Straight, you are on our own (this was when the scheme was in its first year and the staff didn't have a clue what it was all about) - they made it quiet clear after that (but still a distinct lack of fine print available when I checked this year - so maybe interpretation of the this membership grade will still be up to the local office).

[_Shrek_]

Since I just got my first bike and am a member of 'AA' with the "AA PLUS" I thought I would call them to see if my membership also covers motorcycles. They said yes but there vehicles are not equiped for towing motorcycles. They said they would have to lay the bike on its side as they cant use strops ?? WTF ! trailering a bike on its side would dent it & fuck it right !?!

Has anyone here used AA or towed a bike on its side I just cant picture how to do it

1- the person who told you that doesn't know their job

2- have used them to pick up our bike, but make sure you tell them it's a bike & to bring a trailer & (strops if you don't have any)

[nico]

They stropped mine standing up ... did you ask the call center - because they asked me where my spare tyre was ... and that in itself should tell you how much of their brain they use.

hahahah i know where MY spare tyre is but i aint telln

AA pift bastards hung up on me cus i wasnt over 25 trying to insure a v8

how rude

[YellowDog]

I have never heard anything so outrageous for a so called professional vehicle recovery company:

"You lay own my bike? I smasha your face!"

[HungusMaximist]

Had my bike towed by AA. I had normal membership. When speaking to the operator I made it EXTREMELY CLEAR and Doubley sure that I was a on bike and I needed a flatbed towie with EXPERIENCE.

[barty5]

They stropped mine standing up ... did you ask the call center - because they asked me where my spare tyre was ... and that in itself should tell you how much of their brain they use.

Should have told them thats half the problem my keys are locked in the boot with the spare.

[rosie631]

I would try one of the specialist bike outfits that do this sort of thing if I were you. I used AA once. When I was about 18 and was travelling round the north island on my own. Joined up with AA just in case I broke down in the middle of nowhere and i didn't want to end up stranded. That's exactly what happened and the fuckers wouldn't come out because I wasn't close enough to any of their offices!! FFS it was precisely because I was so far away that I needed help. Never been an AA member again.

[Warr]

I'm pretty sure my Kiwibike Insurance has some road-side recovery included.
Makes the most economic sense as policy was very attractive

Kiwibike Contact Details

PO Box 8009
37 King Street
New Plymouth
Phone: 0800 629 253
Fax: 06 7594112

[PeteMun]

I'm pretty sure my Kiwibike Insurance has some road-side recovery included.

Oh I just had a look at my kiwibike contract and it has road side assistance included well thats nice. Im through Swann but didnt get anymore info like phone numbers ect - how awesome. I'll ring them when I get a chance

[retro asian]

If you don't have AA Plus, you still get a discounted rate on the tow.

Got my car towed from Auckland City to the shore for about $30 I think....


So personally, I would pass on the AA Plus upgrade.

[celticbhoy]

On my last bike the chain came off over the Rima's so called AA. Waited for over an hour but flatbed towie came from featherston and said as I was on that side of the hill(about two corners from summit!) He had to take me back that way! Had to pay him $70 to get to hutt instead. He knew what he was doing strapping it down and his only remark was that they have normally already been laid over when he gets to pick them up on the hill!!! LOL

[MarkH]

If you don't have AA Plus, you still get a discounted rate on the tow.

Got my car towed from Auckland City to the shore for about $30 I think....


So personally, I would pass on the AA Plus upgrade.

Ahh, but what if you broke down in Wellington? Might cost a bit more than $30 to get a tow to the shore then!

[ynot slow]

If you don't have AA Plus, you still get a discounted rate on the tow.

Got my car towed from Auckland City to the shore for about $30 I think....


So personally, I would pass on the AA Plus upgrade.

No good if away from home,our car blew a top tank in Napier,we managed to get to Hastings and ended up towed to Norsewood(staying at pub),next day needed tow to Palmy,end result $320 towing,$385 radiator.Since getting the bike I grabbed plus cover,(as I think kiwibiker insurance covers crash only not breakdowns).

Current membership is up for renewal,thinking of dropping plus cover as hopefully an 07 bike is more reliable than an 86 model lol.

And as a heads up,I thought of renewing online,decided to do it via creditcard and set up renewal debit using the cc,the print said will automatically renew prior to renewal date,and payment will be processed then,checked up on the phone and queried the fact my aa points credit hadn't shown as discount,the guy said it would show on statement with credit for aa points.I asked will the creditcard payment be done the day before expiry date of membership(30-05-09),no it will go through tomorrow,so said please reverse it and I'll pay it closer to time to get maximum free credit on card.

[quackquack]

So what does AA plus cost.