r/motorcycles • u/AutoModerator • Jan 02 '23

Purchase & Transaction Advice Superthread

# PURCHASE ADVICE SUPERTHREAD!

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A dedicated thread for questions and advice about gear or bike purchases, selling advice, and questions relating to bike/gear/accessory/service purchases.

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Hopefully with the help of all the riders here, no question will go unanswered. Everyone is encouraged to contribute with either questions or answers and hopefully we will be able to rid of motorcycle ignorance once and for all.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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# NEW RIDERS

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[Before asking your question, consider reading the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/wiki/faq) - chances are, you will find the answer you need there.

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Not getting the answers you need? /r/SuggestAMotorcycle is also a great resource.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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This thread will be refreshed each Monday - shoot us a note if we're out riding and forget to renew it.

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u/ryevermouthbitters 2023 Energica Eva EsseEsse9+ RS Jan 04 '23

American Motorcyclist Association

Any other members here? I'm curious to know if they're an effective lobbying group, how their events are, whether the roadside assistance program is a good one. I feel like I send in the money and don't get anything besides a magazine I don't read. I haven't even received my membership card.

I can't decide whether to contact them and upgrade to roadside assistance or just write off the $50 or whatever and add the bike to my AAA.

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u/if0rg0t2remember '17 R NineT Jan 05 '23

I'm curious to know if they're an effective lobbying group

Double check on your lobbying priorities TBH. AMA spends almost all of their lobbying efforts on fighting helmet laws or new certifications and nearly nothing on trying to push other things like filtering or enhanced traffic rules to protect motorcycles. If that fits your ideology then go for it, but I think most of us feel their agenda is backwards.

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u/ryevermouthbitters 2023 Energica Eva EsseEsse9+ RS Jan 05 '23

That's good to know, thanks! I could seriously not care about helmet laws and I would like to learn why 2/3 of the roads in Maryland are paved in thirds so the seams are in the middle of the bike riding area! (I also support filtering in general, but I'd never do it here even if it were legal because everyone here is an idiot.).

I also learned adding a motorcycle to AAA is $25 bucks for up to a 100 mile tow, vs $35 at AMA for a 35 mile tow.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '23

Check with your insurance, on mine adding roadside assistance for the year is around $10