Then you shouldnt have to worry about it braking down.
Breakdown 1k miles from home
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From: ohio
Road Warrior
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From: Coeur d'Alene
I had a wheel rear wheel bearing go out last summer at Pincher Creek, just south of Baniff. A call to Road America had a tow truck sent to me and towed me to Calgary Harley for the repair. Since the closest dealer was closed on that Monday I had to pay the difference of the towing for the farther away dealer. I wanted to go to Kalispell, Mont., but was going to cost me over $800.00 for a tow across the border. A extra night in Alberta was what I did to save the outrages tow back to the states. Beautiful country around Baniff, enjoy your trip.
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From: S.W. Oregon
It cost me $200 that Road America didn't cover and my bike insurance reimbursed me for the $200 when I got home. Besides 1 day set back, it was a great trip.
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From: Oxford, Nc
On a road trip to Ohio (the long way,) I found a Home Depot outside of Philadelphia heading to the York plant Steel Toe Tour. A couple of nuts resecured the exhaust on my '00 FLTRSEI at 140,000 miles. (Home Depot opens at 7:00 a.m.)
Since then, I've been to Daytona ( Cackleberry Campground,) twice and the bike is at 165,000 miles.
I have tow insurance for 75 miles (Geico,) which should get me to a U-Haul dealer as my bike has never seen the inside of a dealership since I stopped working at one back in 2008.
Keeps it interesting. Daytona 2020?
Since then, I've been to Daytona ( Cackleberry Campground,) twice and the bike is at 165,000 miles.
I have tow insurance for 75 miles (Geico,) which should get me to a U-Haul dealer as my bike has never seen the inside of a dealership since I stopped working at one back in 2008.
Keeps it interesting. Daytona 2020?
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From: Lititz Pa
I would find a shop and have the repair done. Find a hotel with a bar and restaurant drink most of the night then back to the room and screw. If repair takes two days I would repeat day one.
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From: Michigan
If you are in a position that you have plenty of time and enough cash (or credit) and you are riding solo breaking down in many cases is not a serious situation but things can get really nasty if you (or your riding partner) has a work deadline to meet.
My most serious breakdown was in 1980 and I was riding on '76 Super-Glide Shovelhead (no warranty) and I trashed a transmission south of Houston, TX.
It was during "bike week" and I couldn't find an "indy" shop and the dealership gave me a astronomical quote for repair costs and it was on a three week timeline, and my cousin a I HAD to be back in Michigan for work in little over a week
With lots of "friends" helping us, and with a few borrowed tools, we pulled the transmission and I actually carried it on the plane ride (couldn't do that these days) back to Michigan.
I was hoping to get a quick rebuild but it couldn't be repaired so I lucked out and found a NIB transmission from the dealership where I bought my bike.
The following afternoon I flew back to Houston and by the end of the following day we had the new transmission installed and the bike was ready to roll.
My most serious breakdown was in 1980 and I was riding on '76 Super-Glide Shovelhead (no warranty) and I trashed a transmission south of Houston, TX.
It was during "bike week" and I couldn't find an "indy" shop and the dealership gave me a astronomical quote for repair costs and it was on a three week timeline, and my cousin a I HAD to be back in Michigan for work in little over a week
With lots of "friends" helping us, and with a few borrowed tools, we pulled the transmission and I actually carried it on the plane ride (couldn't do that these days) back to Michigan.
I was hoping to get a quick rebuild but it couldn't be repaired so I lucked out and found a NIB transmission from the dealership where I bought my bike.
The following afternoon I flew back to Houston and by the end of the following day we had the new transmission installed and the bike was ready to roll.
Road Warrior
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From: Ohio
I rented a U-haul truck in Madison Wisconsin to get me and my bike home one time. You do what you have to.
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