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Minor stuff. You didnt wreck it and you didnt have to fix something expensive. Now you have a new trailer and know you have a great wife. It all sounds like a win to me!
The other lesson learned is to get better insurance! I have progressive, and they cover towing to the nearest dealer, not limited by distance.
+1 here.
I had a front tube failure going across South Dakota last year on my Heritage and the nearest motorcycle shop was ~60 miles away.
Fortunately we were only about a mile from a rest area so we nursed it on the shoulder to there.
Geico gave me 2 options; wait for their designated tow service and they would pay for it or have it towed by the repair shops recommendation and get reimbursed.
The Geico designated tow was 2 hours out and the repair shop an hour so I went with the repair shops recommendation.
From the time I contacted Geico to the time I was back on my way was about 3.5 hours which 45 minutes was with Geico (they found the repair shop), 15 minutes initially with the repair shop (they handled setting up the tow), 2 hours waiting for and getting towed and about 30 minutes getting a new tube put in.
Got my ~$450 reimbursement check for the tow about 4 weeks later.
Needless to say Im a big fan of Geicos Roadside Assistance program.
Also if youre ever in central South Dakota and need work I recommend Petersens Motors in Pierre SD.
They used to be a Harley Dealer until Harley pulled their Dealership.
I had a front tube failure going across South Dakota last year on my Heritage and the nearest motorcycle shop was ~60 miles away.
Fortunately we were only about a mile from a rest area so we nursed it on the shoulder to there.
Geico gave me 2 options; wait for their designated tow service and they would pay for it or have it towed by the repair shops recommendation and get reimbursed.
The Geico designated tow was 2 hours out and the repair shop an hour so I went with the repair shops recommendation.
From the time I contacted Geico to the time I was back on my way was about 3.5 hours which 45 minutes was with Geico (they found the repair shop), 15 minutes initially with the repair shop (they handled setting up the tow), 2 hours waiting for and getting towed and about 30 minutes getting a new tube put in.
Got my ~$450 check about 4 weeks later.
Needless to say Im a big fan of Geicos Roadside Assistance program.
Also if your ever in central South Dakota and need work I recommend Petersens Motors in Pierre SD.
They used to be a Harley Dealer until Harley pulled their Dealership.
This is good to know...thank you. During the COVID shutdowns, I did a complete audit on our insurance and switched from Progressive for the bikes and Nationwide for the cars to GEICO for all. Huge savings. Glad to hear they back it up.
Sounds like something a lot of us would do. I made for sure that my insurance covers towing no matter how far. But I have a $50 deductible on that. Glad you got your new trailer out of this 😊
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