Accident and Breakdown Recovery.
 

I know this subject has been broached many times before, but as there are so many new members joining and the Sv's are getting older, I reckon it's relevant.

Imagine you're out on your bike and you get a puncture, alarm malfunctions and won't allow you to start the bike, throttle/clutch cable snaps or worse,you have an accident. How would you get your bike home/to dealers?

If you're lucky you'll be able to leave the bike with trustworthy people or a fellow biker in a Transit takes you both home, but if unlucky?

Please think about getting recovery cover, and make sure it allows for bikes that have been immobilised after a prang. Not all do. Most notably the AA.

Re: Accident and Breakdown Recovery.
 

covered via my insurance, also have a years free recovery with George whites after getting the bike. So should be enough to get it recoverd home or to GW for assesement if the worst should happen. I will be carrying my insurance and recovery details with me on NW3 , just hope i dont have to use them!!

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Check small print of insurance recovery. Most only cover getting you to the nearest repairer

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Covered with the insurance too cost an extra £6, and mine use the AA and it includes accident recovery (unfortunately I found out the hard way). I am covered with the AA anyway, got a huge discount from a work connection, which covers me in any vehicle which is handy!

I am good mates with an owner of the local bike shop so if I am local to him he'll send one of the vans out, just costs me a pint afterwards!
This is true with a lot of policies, mine covers me to a garage of my choice or relay to another if I was unable to specify which garage at the time after an accident.

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probably right, ill check. But i can use the GW one to get it recovered to GW in Swindon anyway :D, should i need to. I dont intend to test this theory.

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My 12mths AA cover included with my new bike runs out in May.

So who do I use please?

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Just to clarify DD, does your AA cover accident recovery or not? :cool:

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Yes, but only through the insurance! My personal AA covers everything else but!

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Cheers Dave. Ah right, so if you have AA recovery through your insurance it will cover accident pick up. Makes sense I suppose, they'll claim the costs back from the Insurance. What about the AA cover that comes with a new Suzuki?

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Standard road side assistance and relay I think, I know they don't cover home assistance as a neighbour was banging on the door last week at 5am cos his GSXR wouldn't wake up!