Scooter breakdown cover

Fazerloz

Fazerloz

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Not that long ago there was thread about this, I said I wouldn’t bother today has made me eat my words. I got a rear wheel puncture going up the Gorges du Tarn near Millau in France when the dreaded happened in the middle of nowhere on a Sunday at 3 pm. The van 50k away. No tyre levers or puncture outfit. I should know better. But if it’s not that something else will trip you up, you can’t carry every thing. Anyway we pushed it to a small bar and asked for any sort of help. To cut a long story short the bar owner got his trailer and we put the bike in the trailer and he brought us and the bike 50k to the van. What a nice thing to do for perfect strangers. A 100k round trip and 3 hrs of his time. All he asked was the cost of his fuel, he received far more than that and we will be forever grateful.
He dug us out of a massive hole we had got ourselves in.
 
If you get personal cover then you should be ok for whatever vehicle you're in/on. This is the case with ADAC.

Cheers

H
 
In the UK I use AutoAid and I think they do a addable european cover.

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winks said:
If you get personal cover then you should be ok for whatever vehicle you're in/on. This is the case with ADAC.

Cheers

H
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Ditto,

As I don't go that far on the scooter I've assumed I would have to get a lift /taxi back to the van then recover it with the van. Forgot I had personal cover :)
 
yeoblade said:
Ditto,

As I don't go that far on the scooter I've assumed I would have to get a lift /taxi back to the van then recover it with the van. Forgot I had personal cover :)
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I guess I strayed a little far, but easy done when having fun. I had at least turned round and was part way back when it happened.
 
I spent an afternoon scoottering around under the Millau Bridge last summer great looking up at the all the pillars and pylons from below. Puncture free:scooter:

Strangely we didn't actually cross the bridge.
 
yeoblade said:
I spent an afternoon scoottering around under the Millau Bridge last summer great looking up at the all the pillars and pylons from below. Puncture free:scooter:

Strangely we didn't actually cross the bridge.
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No we haven't bothered going over either.
 
A guy that works with my wife was camping in the tarn 2 years ago his outfit was a Harley and a expensive trailer all the camping gear one day out venturing on his Harley and it broke down they recovered his bike took it to Montpellier Harley dealers he got a hire car but because his trailer wasn't attached to his Harley at the time of breakdown they wouldn't recover it back to the uk he ended up cutting his losses and his bike was returned to U.K. 3 weeks later
 
Yep as said above, I am in autoaid but they dont cover bikes under 150cc. I think ADAC might be the same. I think it was probably me that started the thread the OP talked about.

I used to do mine through Swintons breakdown but they stopped doing it unless you had your insurance with them which was a shame as you could start it for about a fiver a month and then just cancel it when you had finished your long trip (4-6 months usually for us). So last year I went with Start Rescue. About £60 a year but never used them so I dont know what they would be like. I think they may have a 90 day limit as well not sure.

I may or may not cancel mine this year as Im not going far I Dont think.

We have had to use it on several occasions both in the UK and abroad in the past over the last 10 years and its been invaluable. We do about 4000 miles + A year and are often fifty miles from the van.
 
It’s another of life’s gambles, you win some you lose some. I lost in this instance.
 
New tube and a pair of tyre levers bought today. The levers took some finding. They were very surprised I was doing my own repair as apparently nobody in France does there own tyres. Maybe explains why it turned into a spectator sport. All is good again now and got a spare tube.
 
Chainsaw Charlie said:
You big girl
Tyre levers ?
Don't think my mum ever did find out how all her spoons got bent :dance:
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Ha ha, like to see the spoons that work on some wheels Charlie, wouldn't want to try and get them in my mouth though :)

I tried changing the rears on my XS1100 a few times but couldn't do it. I ran Avon Tourist vintage tyres on the rear to get a square profile and had a couple of those tyre clamps/bolts to stop it spinning. My mate could do it but he was more rock ape than human and always made it look easy. Think a bicycle was my limit :)
 
Chainsaw Charlie said:
You big girl
Tyre levers ?
Don't think my mum ever did find out how all her spoons got bent :dance:
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Not only am I a big girl but the levers are twice as long at 16” as the ones I normally use. Made it real easy. But then it should be easy I am on hol. :cheers:
 
Fazerloz said:
Not only am I a big girl but the levers are twice as long at 16” as the ones I normally use. Made it real easy. But then it should be easy I am on hol. :cheers:
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It's a shame you had to buy the tyre levers, I expect you have some at home ?

Mind you you can't take all your tools with you on holiday.

When I had a holiday home at the seaside I used to look around the boot sales for tools to keep at the holiday home.

I bought some plastic crates of spanners and I got 6 tyre levers thrown in but they are only 14 and a half inches long, mind you for a couple of pounds it was a bargain.

:wave:
 
harrow said:
It's a shame you had to buy the tyre levers, I expect you have some at home ?

Mind you you can't take all your tools with you on holiday.

When I had a holiday home at the seaside I used to look around the boot sales for tools to keep at the holiday home.

I bought some plastic crates of spanners and I got 6 tyre levers thrown in but they are only 14 and a half inches long, mind you for a couple of pounds it was a bargain.

:wave:
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They will come in usefull. They will replace the 8” ones in the garage and they will go under the seat on the scoot. I carry a pair under the seat of the 750 all the time.
When much younger I could do a Honda C90 tube change in 11mins and that included taking out the wheel and putting it back in. My mate who’s father had the Honda dealership in Dewsbury could do it in 9mins. We used to race one another regularly but I never came close. He was impressive to watch. All done with spanner’s and levers, no machines or nut runners even the tyres were blown up by hand.
Back then it was a regular feature at motorcycle shows and rallies. Tyre changing competitions.
 
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