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Motorcycle towing in Clifton, NJ: chock, soft straps and a flatbed, 38 minutes from our Linden dispatch
A bike down on Route 3, a bike that will not start in an Allwood garage, a bike that needs to reach a shop across Clifton. Each rides the same way: front wheel locked in a chock, soft loops on the frame, upright on a flatbed that is about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden.
Why Clifton drivers call us for motorcycle towing before anyone else
When we tow a motorcycle in Clifton, it goes up a flatbed into a locking chock, gets soft loops at the triple tree and frame, has its forks compressed evenly and rides upright; no sling, no side-loading, a truck about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden, and one flat price quoted first.
A car-only tow company will put a bike on its side or hang it from a sling, and you will find the damage at the shop. We carry a locking front-wheel chock that holds the bike vertical, soft loops so straps never touch paint, and we compress the forks evenly so the bike cannot walk on the deck. Sport bikes, cruisers, touring bikes, dirt bikes and scooters in Clifton all load the same way, and the truck reaches you from Linden in about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour.
A big, spread-out city of neighborhoods on both sides of the Parkway and Route 3, with the Route 46 and Route 21 retail strips, the Allwood and Botany Village sections, and Montclair State on the ridge. Commuter cars, family SUVs and delivery trucks; the Parkway, Route 3 and Route 46 interchanges generate constant highway calls. A motorcycle can be walked to wherever the flatbed can drop its deck, which makes a tight Allwood street less of a problem than it would be for a car.
Chock, soft loops, even fork compression: how a bike rides out of Clifton
A bolted chock captures the front tire and holds the bike vertical without a hand on it. Soft loops go over the triple tree and around the frame, and the ratchets pull on the loops, never on paint or plastic. Both forks are compressed the same distance so the bike is pinned rather than balanced, and a strap at the rear stops it walking on Route 3's bumps. Done that way, a bike from Allwood arrives without a mark.
Where Clifton riders break down
Most of the motorcycle calls from Clifton come from three places: the shoulders of Route 3 and Route 46, where a flat or a chain problem strands a rider in traffic; garages in Allwood and Athenia, where a bike that sat all winter will not crank; and the lots around Clifton Commons on Route 3, where a bike got dropped or would not start. The driver stops with the amber bar on and walks the bike to the deck.
After a fall: getting the bike to a shop safely
A crashed bike in Clifton is handled in a set order: right it, drain the fluids that are escaping, secure it in the chock without loading the damaged parts, and photograph everything before it leaves for insurance. If officers are on scene on Route 3, tell the dispatcher so the driver can work the lane with them.
Non-running project bikes in Clifton
A bike that cannot roll or steer goes on a dolly under the front wheel and up the deck. No key is fine with proof of ownership. A project bike missing a wheel is strapped by the frame. Driveways in most sections, tight curbside parking in Botany and Lakeview, and big open lots on Route 3 and Route 46. Montclair Heights streets are steep and narrow for a flatbed. Say where the bike is and the driver comes with the right gear.
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Call (908) 444-0129All towing in CliftonHow a motorcycle tow in Clifton goes: call, quote, chock, straps, delivery
Say where in Clifton the bike is, what it is and whether it moves; you get one quoted price and the chock-equipped flatbed is dispatched; the bike goes up the deck upright, is chocked and soft-strapped, and comes off the same way at the shop.
Step one: the spot, from Route 3 to an Allwood garage
The road and direction if you are on Route 3, the address or the lot if you are not. The bike can usually be walked to the truck, so say where it is and where the truck can stop safely.
Step two: the bike and its condition
Make and model, sport or cruiser or touring or dirt or scooter, whether it rolls and steers, whether there is a key, whether it was dropped and what is leaking. That sets up the chock width, the strap points and whether a dolly is needed.
Step three: the flat quote
You hear the hook fee and the mileage to the destination as a single figure, whether the bike is going to a shop on Route 3 or home to Allwood. The quote is free and you can hang up.
Step four: the bike goes up the deck and gets pinned
The bike is walked or winched up the lowered deck into the locking chock. Soft loops around the triple tree and frame, ratchets tightened evenly so the forks compress the same on both sides, a rear strap to stop it walking. The driver checks it before the truck moves and again at the first stop.
Step five: delivery and receipt
The unload is the load in reverse: chock released, bike walked down upright. You pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash and get a receipt listing where in Clifton the bike was collected, where it went and the mileage. If it was a crash, the pickup photos go with the claim.
Have the road, the cross street and the make and model ready. That is all the dispatcher needs to quote motorcycle towing in Clifton.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyWhat happens after you call for motorcycle towing in Clifton: minute by minute from Linden dispatch to the drop
A motorcycle towing call from Clifton takes about three minutes on the phone, about 38 minutes for the truck to arrive from Linden, and fifteen to twenty minutes on scene before the car is loaded and moving to the address you gave.
Most people in Clifton call for motorcycle towing once in several years, so none of it feels familiar. The steps below happen in the same order on every call, so you know what comes next.
Step one, from Clifton: the call and the four questions
The call to (908) 444-0129 is answered by a dispatcher at any hour, not a recording. Four questions follow: exactly where the car is in Clifton (the road and direction, the nearest cross street or exit, such as Garden State Parkway Exit 153, or the name of the lot), the make and model, what happened, and the destination. If you are not sure exactly where you are in Clifton, read a mile marker, a shop sign or the last exit you passed.
Minutes one to three: the price and the dispatch
Three facts (where the car is in Clifton, what it is and where it is going) are enough for one exact number. For a tow that number is the hook fee plus mileage to your address, and it does not move when the driver arrives. Say yes and a truck is assigned while you are on the line, with an arrival window built from its real position rather than a promise. No card is charged until the work is done.
The drive from Linden to Clifton: about 38 minutes
The route in is Garden State Parkway and Route 3, coming off at Garden State Parkway Exit 153. That is about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour with clear roads; in snow or a rush-hour backup the dispatcher gives you the real figure instead of a hopeful one. A few minutes before arrival the driver calls so you can spot the right truck and wave him to the car. Stay belted in the car if you are on a shoulder, hazards on, unless the car itself is in danger.
Loading the car in Clifton: what the fifteen to twenty minutes look like
The driver confirms your name and the destination first, then photographs the car before anything is touched. He positions the truck for the street rather than for the car: a shoulder on Route 3, a driveway, a lot or a deck each call for a different setup. Loading, strapping and a second set of photos take fifteen to twenty minutes. If the shop is closed when the car arrives, the key is left as the shop instructed. Most of the time you can ride in the cab; say so when you call.
Afterward: the itemized receipt and the follow-up
An itemized receipt arrives by text or email showing the hook fee, the mileage and both addresses: exactly what an insurer, a warranty company or a roadside plan wants to see. If the car needs a second move later, from the shop to home, say, the same dispatch line quotes it as a local tow in Clifton. Everything else we do in Clifton is on the Clifton towing page.
Three minutes on the phone, about 38 minutes on the road. Start the clock: call (908) 444-0129.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyGarden State Parkway, Route 3, Route 46 and Route 21: how our trucks reach Clifton for motorcycle towing, road by road
From Linden we reach Clifton by Garden State Parkway, Route 3 and Route 46, using Garden State Parkway Exit 153, Garden State Parkway Exit 154, Garden State Parkway Exit 155 and Route 3 at Route 46 / Bloomfield Avenue, and we provide motorcycle towing on every one of them; on the Turnpike and Parkway shoulders the Authority's authorized garage brings the car off the highway and we take it from the exit.
These are the roads a Clifton call for motorcycle towing happens on, in the order a driver from Linden meets them. Give the dispatcher the road, your direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
A breakdown on Garden State Parkway by Clifton: who works the shoulder and who takes it from the exit
Exits 153, 154 and 155 serve the city; the Route 3 interchange at 153 backs up daily and the shoulders are narrow. On the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway the shoulder itself is served by the Turnpike Authority's authorized garages; book with us anyway, and once the authorized truck has the car off the highway we take it from the exit or the garage's lot to the shop or driveway you choose, at the same flat quoted price.
Route 3: motorcycle towing response in Clifton
Runs across the southern part of the city toward the Meadowlands and the Lincoln Tunnel; short merges and stalled cars near the Parkway interchange. After a fall on Route 3, get off the road first, then call; we right the bike, drain what leaks and strap it for the shop.
Motorcycle towing on Route 46 in Clifton
The northern retail corridor with shopping plazas and dealers; jughandles and tight shoulders. On Route 46 say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Route 21 through Clifton: motorcycle towing on the road and off it
Runs along the Passaic River on the east side toward Passaic and Newark; high speed with almost no shoulder. A bike down on Route 21 is walked to the truck if it rolls and dollied if it does not; the driver shields the shoulder with the amber bar first.
Main Avenue / Clifton Avenue: motorcycle towing response in Clifton
The city's own main streets through Botany, downtown and toward Passaic. On Main Avenue / Clifton Avenue say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Valley Road / Van Houten Avenue through Clifton: motorcycle towing on the road and off it
Residential connectors toward Montclair and the Allwood section. After a fall on Valley Road / Van Houten Avenue, get off the road first, then call; we right the bike, drain what leaks and strap it for the shop.
Highway exits that serve Clifton
Garden State Parkway Exit 153, Garden State Parkway Exit 154, Garden State Parkway Exit 155 and Route 3 at Route 46 / Bloomfield Avenue are the exits our trucks use for Clifton. A driver on the highway who can give an exit number and a direction gets the motorcycle towing truck on the right side of the road the first time. Where the Turnpike or Parkway express lanes offer no exit, the Authority's garage clears the shoulder and our truck picks the car up at the ramp.
On a shoulder near Clifton? Belted in, hazards on. Call and say the road, the direction and the exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in CliftonMotorcycle towing at the places Clifton drivers stop: Styertowne shopping center, Botany Village and Montclair State University (ridge border) and the Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line) lot
Styertowne shopping center, Botany Village, Montclair State University (ridge border), St. Mary's General Hospital and Route 46 and Route 3 retail strips and Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line), Delawanna station (Main Line) and Allwood park-and-ride are where Clifton drivers most often need motorcycle towing, and each is about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from a Linden truck or technician.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Styertowne shopping center
Bikes that will not start at Styertowne shopping center are usually a battery; a jump is tried first and the flatbed with the chock comes if the bike needs a shop. Say the lot or the entrance and the driver meets you at the bike, about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Botany Village
Botany Village sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Montclair State University (ridge border)
A motorcycle in a garage or lot at Montclair State University (ridge border) can be walked to the entrance and loaded outside if the deck clearance is low. Tell the dispatcher the level.
Motorcycle towing at St. Mary's General Hospital
Bikes that will not start at St. Mary's General Hospital are usually a battery; a jump is tried first and the flatbed with the chock comes if the bike needs a shop. Say the lot or the entrance and the driver meets you at the bike, about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden.
Route 46 and Route 3 retail strips: motorcycle towing response
Route 46 and Route 3 retail strips sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Weasel Brook Park: motorcycle towing response
Breakdowns at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton are quoted flat, hook plus mileage to the shop you choose, and the bike rides upright in the chock with soft loops.
Motorcycle towing at Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line), Delawanna station (Main Line) and Allwood park-and-ride
A motorcycle parked all day at Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line), Delawanna station (Main Line) and Allwood park-and-ride has a small battery and a lot of time to drain it. We try a jump start first, and if the bike still needs a shop, the chock-equipped flatbed comes from the same call, about 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden.
If you are at one of these Clifton spots now, say which one and where in the lot; motorcycle towing is dispatched on the call.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in CliftonThe motorcycle tows Clifton riders ask for
In Clifton we tow sport bikes, cruisers and baggers, touring and adventure bikes, dirt bikes and dual-sports, scooters and mopeds, trikes and sidecar rigs, and non-running project bikes, from Route 3 shoulders, garages, lots and driveways.
Sport bikes and superbikes on Route 3
Sport bikes off Route 3 are the ones most likely to be scratched by a careless load. Ours are chocked at the front wheel and strapped through soft loops at the triple tree and subframe, never over a fairing, and pinned with even fork compression for the ride to the shop.
Baggers and tourers: the wide chock and a frame strap
Cruisers and baggers from Allwood and Athenia get the wide chock and a driver who has loaded heavy bikes before. If it will not roll up the deck it is winched. Straps go to the frame; the bags and fairings are never load points.
Long forks and tall bikes from Clifton
Tall forks compress a long way; even pressure on both sides keeps the bike from leaning. Bikes coming off trails outside Clifton with a bent rim or a dead engine ride the same way.
Scooters, mopeds and small-displacement bikes
Mopeds and small bikes from Allwood and around Clifton Commons on Route 3 are loaded with the same chock and soft loops as a superbike, because the plastic on a scooter scratches just as easily.
Crashes and drops near Clifton Commons on Route 3 and on Route 46
After a fall on Route 46 or in a lot near Clifton Commons on Route 3, the bike is stood up, drained of whatever is leaking, strapped without loading the bent parts, and photographed for the claim before it leaves Clifton.
Dollies, ownership papers and half-built bikes in Clifton
A dolly under the front wheel handles a locked steering head. Proof of ownership covers a bike with no key. Project bikes missing parts are strapped by the frame and delivered to the shop or back to your Clifton garage.
One call covers every situation above in Clifton; describe it, and the right truck or tech is sent.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedMotorcycle towing prices in Clifton, NJ: what the number is made of and why you hear it before dispatch
A motorcycle tow in Clifton costs a flat hook fee plus a per-mile rate to the shop or your garage, quoted on the call, with the chock and straps included and no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharges.
The two numbers in a Clifton bike quote
Two numbers, one total: the hook fee and the mileage from where the bike is in Clifton to where it is going. The chock, the soft loops and the dolly are part of the job, not extras.
Why the bike costs the same at night in Clifton
A bike picked up on Route 3 at midnight costs the same as one picked up at noon. There is no after-hours line, no holiday line, no fuel line and no charge for the chock or the dolly.
Paying and insurance after a crash
Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash on site. The itemized receipt lists the Clifton pickup, the destination and the mileage; with the pickup photos it is what a motorcycle insurer needs to reimburse the tow after a fall.
Why the Clifton price is quoted on the phone, not printed here
A number on a page cannot know whether your car is on Route 3 or in a driveway in Montclair Heights, whether it is a Civic or a Range Rover, or where it is going. A quote on the phone takes thirty seconds and is exact. Call, ask, and hang up if you do not like it.
Want the number for motorcycle towing in Clifton before you decide? Call; the quote takes half a minute and costs nothing.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadEvery Clifton neighborhood gets the same motorcycle towing: Montclair Heights, Richfield, Rosemawr and Dutch Hill and more
Montclair Heights, Richfield, Rosemawr, Dutch Hill, Albion Place, Allwood, Athenia, Botany Village, Delawanna, Lakeview and Maple Valley: every section of Clifton gets motorcycle towing at the same flat quoted price.
Driveways in most sections, tight curbside parking in Botany and Lakeview, and big open lots on Route 3 and Route 46. Montclair Heights streets are steep and narrow for a flatbed. Say the Clifton neighborhood and the cross street; it is faster than a house number on a long block.
Montclair Heights, Clifton: motorcycle towing response
Calls from Montclair Heights are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Clifton. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Montclair Heights and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Richfield, Clifton: motorcycle towing response
In Richfield the approach depends on the street: a Richfield driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Richfield. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Richfield as everywhere in Clifton.
Motorcycle towing in Rosemawr
In Rosemawr the approach depends on the street: a Rosemawr driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Rosemawr. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Rosemawr as everywhere in Clifton.
Dutch Hill, Clifton: motorcycle towing response
Calls from Dutch Hill are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Clifton. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Dutch Hill and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Albion Place, Clifton: motorcycle towing response
Calls from Albion Place are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Clifton. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Albion Place and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Allwood: what motorcycle towing looks like here
Calls from Allwood are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Clifton. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Allwood and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Montclair Heights or the far side of Clifton: one number, one flat price, one 24-hour dispatch for motorcycle towing.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for motorcycle towing in Clifton: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 3
The motorcycle towing calls from Clifton come from a city of about 90,000 residents and from everyone who drives through it: the commuter lot at Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line), the family driveways, the shops and fleets near Clifton Commons on Route 3, and the drivers who know the town only as an exit on Route 3.
A big, spread-out city of neighborhoods on both sides of the Parkway and Route 3, with the Route 46 and Route 21 retail strips, the Allwood and Botany Village sections, and Montclair State on the ridge. Commuter cars, family SUVs and delivery trucks; the Parkway, Route 3 and Route 46 interchanges generate constant highway calls. Those are the drivers of Clifton, and each group below calls for motorcycle towing for its own reasons.
Commuters in Clifton and the lot at Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line)
Commuters make up most of the motorcycle towing calls we get from Clifton, and Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line) is where many of them start: the car sat all day and will not turn over at 6 p.m. The dispatcher quotes the tow to your shop or your driveway on the call, and says so if a jump or a tire would be the cheaper fix. What a commuter needs is an honest arrival window, and that is what the dispatcher gives.
Family cars, driveways and school lots in Clifton
A city of about 90,000 people means thousands of family driveways, and the family car fails on a schedule: before school pickup, on the way to practice, the morning of a trip. Driveways in most sections, tight curbside parking in Botany and Lakeview, and big open lots on Route 3 and Route 46. Montclair Heights streets are steep and narrow for a flatbed. The truck arrives set up for the driveway, and the passengers ride in the cab. A child locked in a car means 911 first, then (908) 444-0129, and that call jumps the line.
Clifton businesses: the vehicles that earn money by moving
Vans, pickups and delivery cars around Clifton Commons on Route 3 cannot sit for a day. A small business in Clifton gets the same dispatcher and the same flat quote, plus an itemized receipt that works for the books. Larger trucks are a heavy-duty job in Clifton, and the dispatcher knows the difference from the make and model.
Drivers passing through Clifton on Route 3
Half of the motorcycle towing calls from Clifton are from people who do not live here: a car that quit on Route 3 on the way somewhere else. You do not need to know the town. Say the road, the direction and the last exit or a sign you can see, and the dispatcher places you. If the car is going far, we quote it as one number; see long distance towing.
Whoever you are and whatever you drive in Clifton, the call is the same: (908) 444-0129, 24 hours a day.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedHow the season changes motorcycle towing in Clifton: what breaks on Route 3 and Route 46 in January, April, July and October
Motorcycle towing in Clifton is a year-round service, but the calls change with the season: batteries and ice in winter, potholes in spring, heat and tire failures in summer, storms and deer in the fall. The Passaic River side and Weasel Brook flood in heavy storms; the ridge roads near Montclair State ice first.
Dispatch keeps the same hours all year, but a driver who has run to Clifton for a few winters knows what the calendar does to the calls. The notes below are the pattern, so you know what to expect from motorcycle towing in each season and what to do before you call.
Winter in Clifton: what freezes, what slides and what will not start
Winter motorcycle calls are storage moves and the occasional bike that would not start on the first warm day. The first storm of the year is the busiest night in Clifton; call as soon as you know you need us, because arrival windows stretch when every shoulder on Route 3 has a car on it.
March and April in Clifton: potholes, bent wheels and inspection failures
The first warm weekend brings dead batteries, flat tires from sitting and bikes dropped in the driveway; each one rides chocked and strapped. The spring calls cluster around Clifton Commons on Route 3 and along Route 3, where the traffic is heaviest and the pavement breaks first; if the steering wheel sits off-center after a hit, the car rides the flatbed to an alignment shop rather than chewing up a new tire on the way.
Heat, holiday traffic and summer storms in Clifton
Summer is ride season; breakdowns on the way to the shore or the hills are picked up wherever the bike stopped. Summer in Clifton also fills the lots at Clifton Commons on Route 3, and a car that sat in the sun all afternoon on a weak battery does not start at closing time; the technician carries a jump pack and checks the coolant, and the flatbed is sent from the same call if the fix will not hold.
Motorcycle towing in Clifton from October to December
Fall means wet leaves, cold tires and the last rides of the year; a dropped bike is loaded with the fairings protected. Wet leaves on the ramps off Route 3 are as slick as ice; a car that slid onto the grass is a winch-out in Clifton, not a tow, and is priced that way.
The seasons change the calls from Clifton, not the way we answer them: call (908) 444-0129, describe the car, and hear the price before the truck rolls.
Call (908) 444-0129Roadside assistance in CliftonMotorcycle towing near Clifton: Passaic, Nutley, Montclair and Little Falls and more
The same trucks that provide motorcycle towing in Clifton serve Passaic, Nutley, Montclair, Little Falls, Woodland Park, Paterson, Bloomfield and Lyndhurst; each has its own motorcycle towing page.
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Next door in Passaic: 35–45 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Passaic as in Clifton; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Passaic.
Nutley, 20–35 minutes from Linden
Nutley is next to Clifton and in our second response zone. If the car is on the Nutley side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See motorcycle towing in Nutley.
Montclair: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Montclair as in Clifton; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Montclair.
Little Falls: 35–45 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Little Falls as in Clifton; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Little Falls.
Not sure which town you are in? It does not matter. One number, one price structure, every town within 45 minutes.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapMotorcycle towing in Clifton at a glance: drive time, roads, exits, lots and price
Clifton is a city in Passaic County, 38 minutes from our Linden dispatch in zone 3, reached by Garden State Parkway, Route 3 and Route 46; motorcycle towing runs there 24/7 at a flat quoted price.
| Service | Motorcycle Towing in Clifton, Passaic County, NJ |
|---|---|
| Drive from Linden | 38 minutes off-peak · Zone 3 (35–45 minutes) |
| Roads we come in on | Garden State Parkway, Route 3, Route 46, Route 21, Main Avenue / Clifton Avenue and Valley Road / Van Houten Avenue |
| Exits | Garden State Parkway Exit 153, Garden State Parkway Exit 154, Garden State Parkway Exit 155 and Route 3 at Route 46 / Bloomfield Avenue |
| Station lots | Clifton station (NJ Transit Main Line), Delawanna station (Main Line) and Allwood park-and-ride |
| Common pickup spots | Clifton Commons on Route 3, Styertowne shopping center, Botany Village, Montclair State University (ridge border), St. Mary's General Hospital and Route 46 and Route 3 retail strips |
| Neighborhoods | Allwood, Athenia, Botany Village, Delawanna, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Montclair Heights, Richfield, Rosemawr, Dutch Hill and Albion Place |
| Pricing | Flat hook fee + mileage, quoted before dispatch; no surcharges |
| Hours | 24/7/365, holidays and overnight at the same price |
| Phone | Tap to call |
That is motorcycle towing in Clifton at a glance. The only thing left to do is call.
Call nowPassaic County towingWhat Clifton drivers want to know about motorcycle towing, price and where the car goes
The questions below cover arrival time in Clifton, the price of motorcycle towing, the right truck, destinations, lots and decks, insurance and waiting safely; for anything else, the dispatch line answers in person.
Will the truck have a chock and soft straps?
Yes. The chock is bolted to the deck and the soft loops are on the truck for every bike call in Clifton. Tell the dispatcher the make and model so the driver sets the chock width before he arrives.
How long until the flatbed gets to Clifton?
About 38 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from our Linden yard on a normal day. Say the road, the direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
How do you keep straps off the bodywork?
No. Soft loops go around the triple tree and frame; ratchet straps only touch the loops. Forks are compressed evenly so the bike does not rock.
Do you pick up from the lots at Clifton Commons on Route 3?
Yes. If the garage at Clifton Commons on Route 3 is too low for the flatbed, the bike is walked or dollied to the entrance and loaded in the open. Tell the dispatcher the level and the driver plans the route.
I lost the key. Can the bike still be moved?
With the title or registration, yes. A dolly under the front wheel handles the locked steering and the bike is winched aboard from your Allwood driveway or wherever it sits.
I went down on Route 46. What should I do first?
Get off the road first. Then call; we right the bike, drain what leaks, strap it for the shop and photograph it for insurance.
Can you move a moped from Allwood?
Yes, with the same chock and soft loops as a full-size bike. Small bikes are easy to strap wrong; we do not.
Is the bike tow priced like a car tow?
Hook fee plus the miles to the shop or your Clifton garage, as one total quoted before the truck moves. The chock, straps and dolly are part of it; there is no night or holiday surcharge.
Can my bike ride to a shop outside Clifton?
Yes. A shop in the next town is the same hook fee plus the extra miles. A specialist or a track more than about an hour from Clifton is quoted as long distance towing: /long-distance-towing-clifton-nj.
The bike sat all winter in my Allwood garage. Do I need a tow?
Jump first, in most cases. If the battery is finished or the bike needs a shop, the flatbed with the chock is dispatched from the same call. See /jump-start-clifton-nj.
Question not here? The dispatcher answers it in one sentence and quotes the job in the next.
Call (908) 444-0129ContactNeed motorcycle towing in clifton in Clifton right now? One call, truck on the way.
Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.