Vibratinharley
Junior Member
I had a really bad day today.
I was driving on PA Turnpike 476 North in the high speed lane doing 75 MPH ( keeping up with traffic which was heavy) when all of the sudden the rear of my bike got very loose and started weaving left and right. I made it to the right shoulder and slowed down to I guess around 20mph when I lost control and dumped the bike and slid into the guiderail. I don't know what I hit to cause the tire to go flat so fast. This is the first time I ever got a flat on my 08 Ultra and it was so scary and uncontrollable. A few really nice people stopped to help me and make sure I was ok. I am hurting all over but I feel lucky that I made it to the shoulder of the road as with the amount of traffic that was on this road today, this could have turned out a whole lot worse. I think I am more hurt mentally with the amount of damage to my ride. Now onto the HOG club road side assistance program. I called the number on my hog membership card ( I have the Ultra Plus Package)and got an immediate response from them and they told me tow to local dealer would be covered in full and to expect a tow truck within an hour. Ten minutes later the tow truck showed up.( I thought this was incredible)The Tow company informed me that because I was on the PA turnpike, that my tow was excluded from being covered by my membership and I would have to pay full rate.( something the hog club roadside assistance representative forgot to tell me) So, I decided to call the friendly dealer where I bought my bike and they got me hooked up with a tow outfit they use and one hour later I was on my way to dealership where the bike now sits waiting for estimate and repairs. Cost of tow $205.00 (34 miles) SO, just a heads up to HOG Roadside assistance members " If you are traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and you need road service or a tow, you are NOT covered by HOG roadside assistance"
Thats my $.02 for the evening. I hope tomorrow is better!:56:
I was driving on PA Turnpike 476 North in the high speed lane doing 75 MPH ( keeping up with traffic which was heavy) when all of the sudden the rear of my bike got very loose and started weaving left and right. I made it to the right shoulder and slowed down to I guess around 20mph when I lost control and dumped the bike and slid into the guiderail. I don't know what I hit to cause the tire to go flat so fast. This is the first time I ever got a flat on my 08 Ultra and it was so scary and uncontrollable. A few really nice people stopped to help me and make sure I was ok. I am hurting all over but I feel lucky that I made it to the shoulder of the road as with the amount of traffic that was on this road today, this could have turned out a whole lot worse. I think I am more hurt mentally with the amount of damage to my ride. Now onto the HOG club road side assistance program. I called the number on my hog membership card ( I have the Ultra Plus Package)and got an immediate response from them and they told me tow to local dealer would be covered in full and to expect a tow truck within an hour. Ten minutes later the tow truck showed up.( I thought this was incredible)The Tow company informed me that because I was on the PA turnpike, that my tow was excluded from being covered by my membership and I would have to pay full rate.( something the hog club roadside assistance representative forgot to tell me) So, I decided to call the friendly dealer where I bought my bike and they got me hooked up with a tow outfit they use and one hour later I was on my way to dealership where the bike now sits waiting for estimate and repairs. Cost of tow $205.00 (34 miles) SO, just a heads up to HOG Roadside assistance members " If you are traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and you need road service or a tow, you are NOT covered by HOG roadside assistance"
Thats my $.02 for the evening. I hope tomorrow is better!:56:
