NE0 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ever had to use breakdown relay? if so who have you used and were they successful? Had a chance myself to find out when my bike would not start in that heavy rain last night..........and I ended up getting myself home at 1.30 am................ Don't worry I've been on the phone this morning!!!!!! I'm with the AA and have breakdown with Relay, except they used a 3rd party company, who had no means to take the bike home .......or me!....and now I have to go back to work (where I left it) and get her home. They've offered to come out again but I'm so F********* off, I don't want anything more to do with them today. Probably hasty words but when you've only had a few hours sleep thats what happens!!!! RANT over! Does anyone recommend an alternative that will get you home? or is the reality of it:- its fine for car breakdowns but not really for bikes even though its included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted December 10, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2014 Yes, twice. Puncture on the TS - used the free one that comes with a bank account but it it limited to 10 miles. RD- not recovered but fixed at the roadside with the recovery option. Used the one that comes with the bikesure insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Car broke down 3 weeks ago, called the AA, they were there in 10 minutes and towed me home all inside an hour. Broke down on the bike, they arrived in 2 hours called a truck and I got home 7 hours later with a 4 hour wait for the truck, so yes they don't like bikes and make it difficult for you to call them out but they sure are quick to tell you if your subscription is about to run out !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Used AA twice (once as a Noob, once when bike utterly karked it). Roadside repair is good, recovery not so much as it's usually a 3rd party - They had a flatbeddy-thingy for cars, but he got the bike on and correctly secured easy enough. Knew what he was doing at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE0 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Got the bike back home, friend shoved it in the back of his Transit, (still wouldn't start when I went back to it) Took it apart at home , rainwater in the carb float chamber was the cause of all the problems. Last night it was raining so hard and the wind was really blowing, unfortunatley the rain cover got partly blown off exposing the engine and carb, a good deal of soaking later and she refused to start thereafter. I can only assume the water got in via the the throttle slide top and down the needle into the float chamber. Once it was cleaned and dried out it started 2nd kick, just like it did yesterday morning when I went to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Broke down twice last winter, RAC were out to me in around 1 1/2 hours, both times loaded onto trailer and returned home. Also covered under Insurance Policy with Carole Nash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted December 10, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2014 I used Carol Nash breakdown for a puncture, waited an hour (in the pub) Mike broke down 3 times to NW200 and waited about an hour for each one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE0 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I see no advantage in staying with the AA, so I think I'll give someone else a go at renewal in Aug next year. If I cancel now they keep the money.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 my main advantage with the AA is the fact im covered for any car/bike even as a passenger or pillion. they fucked the front of my car up last time I used them though and they wouldn't put it right as I had signed a so called cop out waiver . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE0 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I thought that was a main advantage to Upyours, but i also thought that paying for relay meant I'd get home instead of chaining my bike up and calling my wife to get out of bed at gone 1 am in the morning, didn't get home till 1.45 am. Alarm went off at 6am to get back up!! I feel like SH*t now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I get free breakdown recovery with my insurance (MCE) within a ten mile limit. I have only used it once when my rear wheel bearings went. Luckily I was just inside the ten mile limit. I think it took them around two hours to come. Then the cunt said he hadn't eaten so we had to go to a subway for half an hour. Cheeky bastard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gedgerrard1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well i am about to use th "AA" home start as my bike has died. She just wont start. THere is compresion and fuel and a strong spark but no start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted January 13, 2015 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2015 When my RD stopped a few months ago I was in the middle of nowhere, luckily I had a couple of bottles of flavoured water and a couple of bags of haribos to chomp on. Note to self - get some haribos to put under the seat. Good luck and hope it can be fixed cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 GEM Motoring assist. Its £75 a year, but that covers me on a personal policy in everything i drive/ride/passenger. it paid for itself last year when i was towing my project caravan down from the midlands and the brakes got hot (sticking on), rang them up and 15 minutes later a local breakdown company came out, dragged my caravan onto a low loader and said theyd see me at Odiham (destination) in the morning, most of our family use them aswell and never had any problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Am dumping the AA this year, slow to respond,,and same as Grouch"o after loaded he needed to take his break, the lazy fker been sitting in laybay doing fk all all morning, [ I asked if he"d been busy]] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g1hsg Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I've got a family policy from GEM Motoring Assist. Used once last year when my Astra fried it's ECU. 30 minute wait and kept up to speed via text updates.Wife called them out to a puncture on the M6 and again only waited 35 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Sounds good,, is that bike & car cover, also whole of UK . cover, that 10 mile shite I"v read is gash, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lallasro Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I have no idea what is the company will come for breakdown in my case but I have full UK and EU breakdown cover included in my insurance policy. I think this is the best way. I pay at my insurance an extra of 69 pounds for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g1hsg Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Sounds good,, is that bike & car cover, also whole of UK . cover, that 10 mile shite I"v read is gash, Bike and car, as the cover attaches to the policy holder it covers you in whatever vehicle you are in or on. I've got the Home Assistance option which covers you from home, otherwise you are covered anywhere in UK from more than 1/4 mile from home. I've found them very helpful, they gave my Vito Dualiner the thumbs up as a people carrier when all the other recovery services wanted to class it as a commercial vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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