BY TREVOR KEISER
Clarkston News Staff Writer
When Kaz Mamon’s motorcycle broke down during Daytona bike week in Florida, he was towed by a guy called ‘The Motorcycle Rescue.?
‘I looked at his rig and said, ‘my next business venture,?? said Mamon.
When he arrived home, he bought another four-wheel-drive truck, and got the loader for ‘The Motorcycle Transporter.? The loader was patented by a man in Maryland four years ago, he noted.
‘We guarantee, with that type of a loader, no damage to your bike,? he said. ‘When we load them up, it’s not on a flat bed, it’s not a tow truck with a sling ? those are wreckers. This is a cradle. This is what we call ‘the Chariot? for hauling bikes.?
Mamon said he is working with nine different insurance companies, including AAA, Cross Country, Harley Davidson, Progressive, Road America, Nation Safe Drivers, GWRRA and G.E.
‘They dispatch breakdowns to me 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They took my 30-mile radius and increased it to 100 mile,? he said.
Mamon also told insurance companies he was willing to do jump starts, lockouts, fuel run outs, tire changes and, in the winter, winch pullouts.
‘Do you want to wait two hours on the side of the road for AAA, or three or four? Call us direct, let us come winch you out for $200,? he said. ‘We are local and we tell everybody we can be anywhere in 45 minutes.?
He noted that people can’t call police anymore, to have them unlock your car because there is a new law against ‘Slim Jims.? They cause damage to car doors and wiring inside them.
Mamon said he also offers rides home to people if they’ve been at a bar.
‘Guys go to bars riding bikes, they drink too much, so why pay $10,000 for a DUI when you can pay $200 for a motorcycle tow,? he said. ‘We tuck the bike into the garage and you in the house and everybody’s home safe, no points.?
Since April 15 when Mamon started the motorcycle transporter, he has already offered 17 rides and towed more than 200 bikes.
For emergency road assistance, call 586-995-3500.