I'm sorry AMA

**Top Cat** · 06-27-2011, 04:29 PM

In another thread Yellow Jacket asked me to post what the American Motorcycle Association gave me as an excuse for saying I was not a member and left me stranded by the side of the road 1000 miles from home.
Well when I got my membership card in the mail there was a small sticker with phone numbers on it for roadside assistance. I was instructed to place this on my card in case I had trouble on the road.
It seems this sticker was for the old provider not the current provider. The current provider is listed on the membership card already.
So, I called the wrong or old provider. Of course they didn't tell my wife they were the old provider, they just said I was not listed as a member in there files and they could not help me and hung up. ::)
I did call the wrong number so it was my fault initially, but they could have told me they were the old provider and given me the correct number.
It boils down to, I called the wrong number and I am not getting reimbursed for the money I paid to be trailered to the shop 35 miles away.

**BudMan** · 06-27-2011, 04:37 PM

That's BS customer service. Even if they are no longer associated with the AMA.
They could at least be courteous enough to tell you they were the old provider.

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What happened to your bike?

**ringadingh** · 06-27-2011, 05:03 PM

And the current provider should have reimbursed you for the tow after you explained the mixup to them.

blowndodge · 06-27-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

In another thread Yellow Jacket asked me to post what the American Motorcycle Association gave me as an excuse for saying I was not a member and left me stranded by the side of the road 1000 miles from home.
Well when I got my membership card in the mail there was a small sticker with phone numbers on it for roadside assistance. I was instructed to place this on my card in case I had trouble on the road.
It seems this sticker was for the old provider not the current provider. The current provider is listed on the membership card already.
So, I called the wrong or old provider. Of course they didn't tell my wife they were the old provider, they just said I was not listed as a member in there files and they could not help me and hung up. ::)
I did call the wrong number so it was my fault initially, but they could have told me they were the old provider and given me the correct number.
It boils down to, I called the wrong number and I am not getting reimbursed for the money I paid to be trailered to the shop 35 miles away.

What a dumb A$$ Tim!! Next time pay attention!!

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Trailered?? When did you get a Harley??

**Top Cat** · 06-27-2011, 05:43 PM

Budman, I got a flat on the rear tire. A broadhead from an arrow. It would not plug. I have a compressor and a Stop and Go plug kit. Tried three times.
Yeahthe old provider didn't want to help at all.
Steve, after I explained what happened to the lady at AMA she said she would have her supervisor call me back when she got in at 11:30. I didn't get a call.
Brad, I got to agree with you on this one, it was a dumb a$$ move on my part. Espcially since the new number is right on the card next to the words AMA Roadside. :-[

blowndodge · 06-27-2011, 05:48 PM

Tell that lady the AMA doesn't want to entertain any negative PR from an honest member because of a sticker that could be mis-interpreted easily enough.

They should know that your situation doesn't have any of the "red flags" as a con job..

cactusjack · 06-27-2011, 06:04 PM

When my battery died on me last fall, I was on a highway on the backside of the McDowell Mountains after dark. I pulled over to change from sunglasses to night glasses and the bike wouldn't crank. I was damn lucky I could get a cell signal. I pulled out my AMA card, and the number to call was 877-AMA-something my old cell phone didn't have the letters on the numbers. so I had to sit there, getting eaten alive by bugs alongside the road trying to figure out what AMA was (it's 262). By the time I figured it out and was waiting on hold with them, the battery rejuvenated itself enough to start the bike.

**glwilson** · 06-27-2011, 06:30 PM

AMA = All Most Active (but not quite).

BD... stop knocking the HD's will ya? Someday you'll live to regret your comments buddy!!!!

cactusjack · 06-27-2011, 06:36 PM

I should point out the battery died on my Kawasaki, not my H-D.

**Top Cat** · 06-27-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

I should point out the battery died on my Kawasaki, not my H-D.

You didn't need to point that out. No one would have busted on you if the battery on your month old HD died.

AlabamaNomadRider · 06-27-2011, 07:10 PM

Tim sorry to hear of your misfortune. That really sucks.

unwind2 · 06-27-2011, 07:13 PM

Well Tim, it's like you said...the trip to MV, and time spent in MV-great; trip back home ...no so much. :-/

**ringadingh** · 06-28-2011, 06:35 AM

Well Tim, you have a whole year to check your bike over for flats and battery problems, before the next rally. Amd memorize the correct phone number.

fish · 06-28-2011, 02:10 PM

what no AAA or ROK

Sin City Stan · 07-05-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

I pulled out my AMA card, and the number to call was 877-AMA-something my old cell phone didn't have the letters on the numbers. so I had to sit there, getting eaten alive by bugs alongside the road trying to figure out what AMA was (it's 262).

I hate cutesy telephone numbers. Just give me the friggin number and be done with it.

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06-27-2011, 04:29 PM	#1
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	I'm sorry AMA In another thread Yellow Jacket asked me to post what the American Motorcycle Association gave me as an excuse for saying I was not a member and left me stranded by the side of the road 1000 miles from home. Well when I got my membership card in the mail there was a small sticker with phone numbers on it for roadside assistance. I was instructed to place this on my card in case I had trouble on the road. It seems this sticker was for the old provider not the current provider. The current provider is listed on the membership card already. So, I called the wrong or old provider. Of course they didn't tell my wife they were the old provider, they just said I was not listed as a member in there files and they could not help me and hung up. ::) I did call the wrong number so it was my fault initially, but they could have told me they were the old provider and given me the correct number. It boils down to, I called the wrong number and I am not getting reimbursed for the money I paid to be trailered to the shop 35 miles away. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-27-2011, 04:37 PM	#2
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	I'm sorry AMA That's BS customer service. Even if they are no longer associated with the AMA. They could at least be courteous enough to tell you they were the old provider. :(" title="" border="0"/> What happened to your bike? __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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06-27-2011, 05:03 PM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I'm sorry AMA And the current provider should have reimbursed you for the tow after you explained the mixup to them. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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06-27-2011, 05:43 PM	#5
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	I'm sorry AMA Budman, I got a flat on the rear tire. A broadhead from an arrow. It would not plug. I have a compressor and a Stop and Go plug kit. Tried three times. Yeahthe old provider didn't want to help at all. Steve, after I explained what happened to the lady at AMA she said she would have her supervisor call me back when she got in at 11:30. I didn't get a call. Brad, I got to agree with you on this one, it was a dumb a$$ move on my part. Espcially since the new number is right on the card next to the words AMA Roadside. :-[ __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-27-2011, 05:48 PM	#6
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	I'm sorry AMA Tell that lady the AMA doesn't want to entertain any negative PR from an honest member because of a sticker that could be mis-interpreted easily enough. They should know that your situation doesn't have any of the "red flags" as a con job.. __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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06-27-2011, 06:04 PM	#7
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	I'm sorry AMA When my battery died on me last fall, I was on a highway on the backside of the McDowell Mountains after dark. I pulled over to change from sunglasses to night glasses and the bike wouldn't crank. I was damn lucky I could get a cell signal. I pulled out my AMA card, and the number to call was 877-AMA-something my old cell phone didn't have the letters on the numbers. so I had to sit there, getting eaten alive by bugs alongside the road trying to figure out what AMA was (it's 262). By the time I figured it out and was waiting on hold with them, the battery rejuvenated itself enough to start the bike. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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06-27-2011, 06:30 PM	#8
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	I'm sorry AMA AMA = All Most Active (but not quite). BD... stop knocking the HD's will ya? Someday you'll live to regret your comments buddy!!!! __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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06-27-2011, 06:36 PM	#9
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	I'm sorry AMA I should point out the battery died on my Kawasaki, not my H-D. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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06-27-2011, 07:10 PM	#11
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	I'm sorry AMA Tim sorry to hear of your misfortune. That really sucks. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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06-27-2011, 07:13 PM	#12
unwind2 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dyersburg TN Posts: 2,858	I'm sorry AMA Well Tim, it's like you said...the trip to MV, and time spent in MV-great; trip back home ...no so much. :-/ __________________ Nancy '05 Nomad Blue/Silver Kawanow Member #23 Hubbie-Ken '10 Metalic Black Goldwing
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06-28-2011, 06:35 AM	#13
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I'm sorry AMA Well Tim, you have a whole year to check your bike over for flats and battery problems, before the next rally. Amd memorize the correct phone number. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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06-28-2011, 02:10 PM	#14
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	I'm sorry AMA what no AAA or ROK __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY.
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