Motorcycles and scooters break down too — and recovering a bike safely takes different equipment and know-how compared to a car. If you’re stranded on two wheels anywhere in South East London, here’s what you need to know.
Bikes can’t just be dragged onto a flatbed
A motorcycle needs proper wheel chocks and tie-down straps to travel safely — without them, it can shift, fall, or suffer damage in transit. Our recovery trucks carry the right restraints for bikes of all sizes.
Common motorcycle breakdown causes
Flat batteries, chain issues, and punctures account for most roadside motorcycle breakdowns. If you’re not confident diagnosing or fixing it yourself at the roadside, it’s safer to call for recovery than to risk riding on.
Riding in poor weather
Wet or icy roads increase the risk of a breakdown turning into something worse. If your bike won’t start or feels unsafe to ride anywhere in Greenwich, Woolwich, Plumstead or Peckham, get off the road and call us rather than pushing on.
Recovery Car provides specialist motorcycle and bike recovery across South East London, 24 hours a day.