Roadside repair vs road assistance
Hello,
I'm currently in the process of planning my next motorcycle trip which will take me all over western Europe. I will stick mostly to secondary roads on a 1994, but mint, BMW funduro (tubed tyres, carbed, easilly fixed in most pop and mom shops). As a mechanic, you can imagine me as a simpleton with delicate artist hands.
So I'm contemplating the idea of foregoing all that carry your own tool and repair kit idea (which I'm no good at using anyway) and just go for the good ol' BMW aristocrat tool kit: a cellphone and a credit card.
I've done research on how would I go about calling for assistance while on the road in Europe, but all the information I find are for roadside assistance plan. Do I need a roadside assistance plan like ADAC or AA? How do you go about finding towing to a repair shop without a road assistance plan? how do you know what number to call?
I realize this sounds like a total noob question, but I'm a bit confused here...
Thank you!
Last edited by Guillaume; 2 Dec 2014 at 20:02.
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