towing service

[Jerry D]

any one know of a good towing club service like AAA for cars?

I've come across this but haven't hear much about them.

[pchast]

Did you try to call AMA and ask for their list?

[Brackstone]

If you are an AMA member and you let your credit card automatically renew your subscription you get free towing service with them.

[Jerry D]

Did you try to call AMA and ask for their list?

AMA? sorry not familiar with that term.

[Brackstone]

Did you try to call AMA and ask for their list?

AMA? sorry not familiar with that term.

The American Motorcycle Association

http://www.ama-cycle.org/

[HYPERR]

If you are an AMA member and you let your credit card automatically renew your subscription you get free towing service with them.

That's what I do.

[Jerry D]

thank you for the advice, I'll look into this. as with all things mechanical break downs will happen.

[Johnj]

Owning a pickup truck and a ramp.

[jstark47]

Owning a pickup truck and a ramp.

...... or a trailer and vehicle with a hitch. Ramp's built into the back of the trailer, and it has an device to hold the bike's front wheel.

[Jerry D]

Owning a pickup truck and a ramp.

unfortunately not an option. i live in new york city deep in queens on the nassau county broader. with the economy as it is. last year i lost my job as an office manager at a publishing company. i didn't need a car because i worked in manhattan with public transportation and all. plus i rent a room in my house to my brother. and use his car for grocery shopping and such. after being out of work for more then a year i took a job driving a truck. an occupation i am familiar with. after high school i drove a truck for a living for ten years, and used it to pay for college when i finally went. most of the good truck driving jobs are either in the bronx, out on long island or new jersey so i need to get my hands on reliable transportation. the commute via MTA to any of those locations would end up taking 2-3 hours each way. by car or bike around 30 minutes to the bronx or long island and i don't want to think about jersey. twenty minutes on the cross island parkway to either the white stone or throgs neck bridges and i am in the bronx. i know the major deegan is no place to ride but i figure once in the bronx i can use side streets. car insurance in the city here runs between $250-350 per month. where bike insurance is between $35 and 90. i can afford a bike. i have about 3 grand for a bike and can afford the insurance. right now i am in a two fair zone so end up paying about $150 per month for car fare to get to my current job. insurance and gas for a bike is much less and i'll be able to travel to a better paying job. right now i am driving out of barn in richmond hills for $11.50 per hour. to get a better paying job i need reliable transportation to take me to places that the MTA wont. funny how the wheel of fortune turns, not long ago i was making a comfortable living now i am one of the few people i know who is working.

i figure on spending about 2,000 on the bike a few hundred on a helm and the rest on protective clothing. i am expecting a $2,000 bike to be a handy man special. which will on occasion require tows.

thanks for listening to my rant.