AMA membership?

[flynrider]

Venting a little, but anyone here ever had to use AMA’s roadside assistance?

I’ve had a membership for years. Never found the magazine interesting and have never had to use the roadside assistance until today. My wife is having a procedure done and I stopped for a quick cup of coffee on the way to see her (hospital coffee bleh!)

Sure enough, got back on the Bonnie and got one slow crank and click click. A few inquiries to other motorists in the parking lot for jump cables with no luck, so I pulled out the trusty AMA card that’s been in my wallet for just such an occasion.

“We don’t provide jump starts but we can tow your bike to a service center.”

Seriously? The simplest thing imaginable and they’d rather send a flatbed tow rig?

Can’t find a reason to renew the membership.

I usually find out about a dying battery when I'm away from home. Is there anything about the Bonnie that would keep you from just bump starting it? That's what I've always done. Even when there's not enough juice to crank, there's usually enough to run the ECM, ignition and fuel pump.