Australian Road Rider — August 2017

Next morning I climbed into the passenger

seat; fortunately, Terry was good company and

we had a few good laughs on the way. I asked

Terry how much it would cost to have the

bike towed from Balladonia to Perth, to which

he replied it would be close to $4000 (choke!

cough! splu er!). BMW Auto Classic would be

closed when we arrived and wouldn’t be open

until Monday, so again I rang assist and they

organised accommodation at the Hya , which

was within reasonable walking distance to the

dealers. Three nights there and fortunately the

bike was ready as the four-day accommodation

was now used up.

The people at assist were great, as were

Alan Gooch and his team at Auto Classic and

Terry Lynch from Terry Lynch Towing. So if

you think that $100 or so for roadside assist

isn’t worthwhile, then go give yourself that

uppercut.

Harry Stephens

Pi Town, NSW

Greg: Bloody hell, Harry, that’s a great yarn.

I’m still staggered at the costs involved. If you

use that saving to purchase assist year a er

year, you’ll be dead and buried before you’ve

exhausted the funds. Could you will what’s le

to me if I survive you? Seriously, I’m a fan of

roadside assistance packages in general. If I

never have to use it, it’s still a good investment,

and the one time I’m stuck in West Bo omream

I’m gonna be very pleased I signed up. Good

news story, mate. On ya.

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