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the Cost of Motorcycle Towing

Price 
Location 
Year 
Distance 
Submitted by  
Description
$ 60
Feb 2008
Grayson, Ky
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
2002
35
Towing a broken down motorcycle 35 miles  more... close row
$ 460
May 2007
Utah
BMW K1200s
2006
80
Towing company not too honest  more... close row
$ 35
Aug 2007
Pickerington, Ohio
Kawasaki Ninja ZX
2006
15
Very routine towing of motorcycle  more... close row
$ 50
Oct 2007
Columbia, Missouri
Kawasaki Ninja 250R
2002
30
Very helpful towing company  more... close row
$ 50
Aug 2007
Phoenix, AZ
Kawasaki KLR 650
1993
12
Picking up a broken motorcycle  more... close row
$ 60
Mar 2008
Jackson, ohio
Honda 750
2003
35
Flat minimum fee include motorcycles  more... close row
$ 45
Mar 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING
2006
10
Motorcycle towed by repair shop  more... close row
$ 50
Jan 2008
San Diego, CA
Harley Davidson Road King
1999
25
Tow driver not able to secure motorcycle  more... close row
$ 0
Mar 2008
Perry, MI
Honda CB 750
2004
4
Towing covered by motorcycle insurance  more... close row
$ 65
Mar 2008
Tampa, FL
Suzuki Jr. 350
2003
4
Motorcycle being driven because of high gas prices  more... close row

Description of service

With gas prices soaring, I was considering getting a small motorcycle to go back and forth to my store and run short errands in town. I had a customer who had one for sale, he bought if for his son, but his son was sent to Iraq and his son's family was having financial problems.

I took it out for a test drive and thinking I was a better motorcycle driver than I was, took a corner too short and hit the back of a parked car. I must have hit it just right (or wrong!) and it bent the front tire so that the bike was undriveable.


Review of Service

I called a towing company because I couldn't get ahold of anyone I knew that had a truck and the towing company said they'd have to send a regular flatbed because they didn't have anything smaller and I would have to pay the regular towing fee, even though it was just a small motorcycle.


Tips

Know what services a towing company will and will not provide. Not all of them will provide what you think.