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Educate Me on AAA for Motorcycle Towing

I just recently joined AAA, also added my son to it as he was headed to CO by car and wanted a safety net for him as well. Here's the bene's listed that was attached to the card when it showed up in the mail. Now I'm not sure what they provide for "Emergency medical transportation" that an ambulance does not but it's good marketing... lol
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Haven't used it that many times and it has already paid for itself, been carrying it about 5 years. DMV is an added perk, also saved some money booking cheaper hotel rooms on a road trip recently.

Definitely something that seemed like a scam to me in the past but in reality it has been nothing but positive, and the top tier is cheaper than Netflix at this point.
 
I've gotten motorcycles towed a bunch of times with AAA. Sometimes it can take a couple hours for them to find a tower that can do motorcycles, but they've always come through for me. Totally worth the membership.
 
I have AMA, AAA, and State Farm roadside assistance. While they're all good for general towing services, I signed up for AAA so I could specifically request motorcycle tow companies instead of generic automotive flatbeds which is what AMA and State Farm usually send out. I've never been able to request a dedicated motorcycle tow service with those two.

Locally there's at least one dedicated motorcycle tow service that's part of the AAA network so that convinced me to join AAA.

The other big benefit of AAA for me has been avoiding the DMV offices for many services.
 
AAA depends on your location on what tow you will get. I have the top AAA because of my RV. Needed my bike towed to the dealer in Sacramento and called AAA. They sent Stockton Motorcycle Towing. Pick up set up just for motorcycles, great service.
 
While I thing AAA is great one driver dropped my bike while it was on the truck nearly fell completely off. Just as I was climbing on the truck to hold it up while he took off the straps he was too quick and took them off. Sure enough bam the bike goes down bending my brake lever he didn't want to report it so I took all the cash he had on him and got new levers and $25 after all was said and done.
 
I made use of AAA premium moto tow, they dispatched a moto specific tow truck, super chill driver
got sideswiped and cleaved off my left peg and shifter in emeryville, got a tow home to libmo, minimal drama, short wait
 
I've changed tactics over the years, here's what I'm doing. make friends with peeps who own a truck and buy myself a truck with an auto. trans so that my S.O. can drive it if my friends are not available. 3 yrs. ago my battery dead as i was leaving. called AAA and they patched me to the nearest tow.$380 for a 9 mile trip!!! i didn't sign up for the premiere which includes the moto tow. that was eye opening...
 
I have the Premier, and while I have never had a bike towed, I have had my junky old van towed 3 times. I also have a card for my wife, as she likes to go the casino with her friends, and AAA will bring not only the car home, but the people too for up to 200 miles. Great peace of mind, as the trip to casino is often on back roads.
 
jafo said:
they all have issues, i chose coachnet roadside because it has no limits on number of service calls or mileage

and i own too many old hoopties

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unlimited towing

No mileage or dollar amount limits – no out of pocket expense when towing your disabled vehicle to the nearest qualified repair facility

Coverage includes Member, spouse and dependent children ages 24 and under, and all other personal vehicles owned, rented, borrowed or leased.
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I like AAA because they tow you 200 miles wherever you want to go (with premium) not to the "nearest repair facility" Normally if I break down I want my bike or car back to my house, not some garage two hours away.
 
bpw said:
I like AAA because they tow you 200 miles wherever you want to go (with premium) not to the "nearest repair facility" Normally if I break down I want my bike or car back to my house, not some garage two hours away.
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The trick is finding a tow truck driver who's willing to actually tow your vehicle that far. That last time I needed a tow, at 11:30pm on a Friday night in the middle of nowhere, the tow truck driver that arrived wasn't in the mood to tow the bike 3+ hours back to the Bay Area despite it being within the 200-mile tow range. Thanks to AAA's "one tow per breakdown" rule my options were either to have the truck towed to a local shop or wait until the next morning then call again and hope I got a more accommodating driver...
 
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