Foreign breakdown cover - 24 year old bike!

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Hi,
I'm planning a long weekend riding to and from Germany. It's about 650 miles round trip out of the UK.
The snag is I'm struggling to get breakdown cover for the weekend, due to the age of the bike. (G reg'd.)
Would it be covered if I had a annual policy? If I take the 1198 it'll only cost me £20 for the four days I'm abroad, but don't really relish doing over 1200 miles on it on straight boring roads. I'd obviously prefer to take the scenic route but time constraints say no!

Thanks all!

(Ps who's going to be the first with the 'take the sports bike and man up' comment then?!?)

[CaNsA]

MTFU

[G]

ADAC is something like £70 for a year's Europe-wide policy that should cover anything you're in control of from a bike to a 7.5t motorhome.

May be worth listing your newer bike as the main vehicle if they ask.

[ws4936]

Somewhat related....I have an old 500 and a sports bike....I decided to take the sports bike on a 4000 mile trip. As mentioned by yourself and others, mtfu
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[Llama-Farmer]

Take the sports bike, or take the G reg and fix it at the roadside with cable ties when it breaks, either way, MTFU

[Peirre oBollox]

[Fizzer Thou]

I am with https://www.lynbrookins.co.uk/80480/info.php?p=3 for my 'H' FZR-R which costs me about £60 tpft pa which includes occasional travel abroad and breakdown cover.I prefer to have breakdown cover on all of my vehicles as you never know when 'THAT' occasion might arise.

On my R1 I have UK and Continental breakdown and recovery and that costs me £45 pa and it comes as part of my combined policy for my KTM and XR which includes foreign travel for £110 tpft pa.
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[Motorhate]

Worth checking your policy - MCE give I think 150 days European cover included in the price of your premium.
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[Llama-Farmer]

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[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

I've done a fair bit of mainland Europe on a bike that's over 50 years old - never broke down, didn't get killed - just do it.
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[Busa1340R]

You could have a trawl through this lot.
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https://www.money.co.uk/breakdown-cover/european-motorcycle-breakdown-cover.htm[/url]

I had a quick butchers and it seems that the AA do cover for bikes of any age......at what price though?? I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.

I used to use Europ Assistance many years ago, they were very good on the one occasion I needed their help. They have been bought out recently and are now known as Aria Assistance.....looks like they no longer cover bikes now though.
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[1198]

Thanks to all for their replies. I'll be on Google later!