(414) 279-5510 Call Motorcycle & Bike Towing · Franklin, Milwaukee County
Bike down, won’t start, or just bought in Franklin? We tow motorcycles on a flatbed with a wheel chock and soft straps — staged quick to US-45 (freeway spine), WIS-36 (W Loomis Rd), and WIS-100 (W Ryan Rd / Lovers Lane) — so your bike rides upright and arrives exactly as it left. ~26-min typical arrival, price quoted before we load.
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One call covers it: say what the bike is and where in Franklin it sits, and the nearest flatbed rolls the 11 road miles from our South Side yard with the right chock and straps already loaded.
MKE Towing & Recovery tows Franklin motorcycles one way only: flatbed, wheel chock, soft straps, tied down at three to four points — no hook-and-chain, no wheel-lift, no scratches added. Franklin and the rest of Milwaukee County are everyday territory: 7-day dispatch, we stage about 11 road miles out at our South Side Milwaukee yard, and a typical arrival near 26 minutes off US-45 (freeway spine). Most local bike tows run $135–$200, quoted before we load. Call (414) 279-5510.
The question every rider asks
A motorcycle has nothing to lean on but the tie-down. We load yours on a flatbed, lock the front wheel in a wheel chock, and run soft straps around the bars or frame — never over plastics, levers, or with a hook-and-chain. The bike rides upright and arrives exactly as it left.
Local to Franklin
Here's how motorcycle calls actually run in Franklin, Milwaukee County — the corridors we cover, the conditions riders plan for, and how fast a flatbed reaches you.
Franklin calls come from all over — the city covers so much ground that breakdowns scatter instead of clustering. Where volume does build: the US-45 freeway, S 27th Street (WIS-241) through the retail and motel strip, W Loomis Road (WIS-36) past City Hall, and the S 76th Street (CTH U) commercial spine, all peaking 7–9 AM and again 4–6 PM. Several major arterial crossings run uncontrolled — S 51st & Rawson, S 27th & Drexel, S 27th & Rawson — prime low-speed collision geometry, while the S 76th Street signals at Drexel, Puetz and Ryan are the busiest managed chokes. Event days at Franklin Field push the pressure onto S 27th Street and the ballpark approaches.
Riders here watch the US-45 (freeway spine) expansion joints, the sand that collects on ramp aprons, and left-turning traffic on the surface streets. When it goes wrong anyway, the recovery is calm: chock, soft straps, flat and upright to the shop.
~11 road miles from our South Side yard, with coverage across Milwaukee & Waukesha counties. Live ETA confirmed on the call.
Bought a bike or pulling one from storage? We load it the same careful way and bring it home.
Dead batteries on long, spread-out roads are the signature Franklin call — overnight cold runs deep out here, and hard freeze-thaw cycles crack the pavement on the arterials too. Tucked into the county's inland southwest corner, the city gets essentially no lake-effect moderation, so winter snow piles up at full depth. The broader climate is continental and humid: winters cold and snowy, summers warm and muggy.
Riding season around Franklin effectively runs May through October — most bikes go into storage around mid-November and come back out in early April. Winter doesn't stop the flatbed: storage pickups in the fall and spring delivery runs keep the motorcycle side moving until riding weather returns.
Milwaukee is where Harley-Davidson started and where it stays — headquarters on Juneau Avenue, museum on Canal Street — and that heritage shapes how much two-wheel traffic these roads carry. Those weekend rides — the 115-mile Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive (Elkhart Lake to Whitewater Lake); Holy Hill and the Washington County back roads; Lake Drive and the Lake Michigan shoreline — stay covered too. One call from the shoulder and the dispatcher confirms the pickup point and a live ETA to you.
The riding calendar runs hard here: Thursday Bike Nights at the Harley-Davidson Museum all summer, and Mama Tried — the country’s biggest winter motorcycle show — every February at the Eagles Ballroom.
Covering Franklin ZIP codes: 53132
What we tow in Franklin
A sportbike and a trike have different worries. Pick yours and we’ll show how we load and secure it — the same call the dispatcher makes so the right chock and straps roll to Franklin ready.
Fairings and rear-sets leave little to grab, so we chock the front wheel and run soft straps to the triple-tree and frame — never over bodywork, levers, or controls. It rides upright and arrives unmarked.
Send the right gear — call nowIs this you right now?
Stalled on the US-45 (freeway spine) shoulder or coasting to a stop in Franklin? Stay clear of traffic, call, and the nearest flatbed comes to you.
A drop near Aspen Woods, Hidden Lakes, and Hillview Estates hurts enough already. We pick the bike up carefully and it collects nothing new on the way in.
Project bike, seized engine, dead battery, or a lost key. We winch or ramp it on — it doesn’t need to run.
Bought a bike near Aspen Woods, Hidden Lakes, and Hillview Estates? We collect it from the dealer or the seller’s driveway and deliver it home chocked and soft-strapped.
Dealer bay, storage unit, or your own garage — Franklin storage-season moves ride the same flatbed with the same chock and straps.
Wider and heavier with two wheels on one end — we load and secure three-wheelers differently, but they ride flat safe.
What it costs
A local bike tow in Franklin is a flat hook-up fee plus a per-loaded-mile rate — most run $135–$200. Distance, the type of bike, and how tricky the recovery is move it. Build an estimate below; you always hear the exact number on the call, before we load.
Getting a bike towed in Franklin
Describe the bike and the spot — the US-45 (freeway spine) shoulder, a driveway, a parking structure — and dispatch preps the chock and straps to match.
We quote a flat price before we load and give you a real arrival window for your exact Franklin spot. No surprises at drop-off.
The nearest flatbed heads your way — typically about 26 minutes in Franklin. The driver calls as they get close.
Chock in, soft straps on, secured upright — then dropped where you choose: shop, dealer, or home. Pay on the spot; receipt for your records.
Why Franklin riders call MKE
A real ETA from the closest flatbed — answered live, any day, no call-center.
Flatbed, wheel chock, soft straps — every bike, every time. No hook-and-chain, no exceptions.
A flat hook-up plus per-loaded-mile, quoted before we touch the bike. The number you hear is what you pay.
Hundreds of bikes hauled across 2 SE Wisconsin counties. Licensed & Insured in Wisconsin.
Franklin motorcycle towing questions
Usually about 26 minutes from our South Side base ~11 miles out. We run dedicated bike-towing gear across the city — the US-45 and W Loomis Road rides, the Oak Leaf Trail area, and the outlying roads. A live dispatcher gives you a real ETA 24/7. Call (414) 279-5510.
Motorcycle towing starts at $125 ($125–$150 by bike type) plus $4 per loaded mile — most hauls land between $135 and $200, quoted flat before we roll. We move it damage-free to your shop, the dealer, or home. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — that's the whole point. We use soft straps and a wheel chock or a flatbed with a front-wheel cradle, never a kickstand drag or a hook on the frame. Sport bikes, cruisers, baggers — they ride secured and upright to your shop, the dealer, or home. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. Trikes, scooters, choppers, baggers and customs all have their own tie-down points, and we bring the right straps and a flatbed when a bike can't roll. Custom bikes over 1,000 lbs go straight to a flatbed. Tell dispatch what you ride so the right gear shows up. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — a breakdown along W Loomis Road (WIS-36) or up near the Oak Leaf Trail is familiar territory. We load the bike upright and run it home or to your shop, threading the arterial traffic. Get to a safe spot, and call (414) 279-5510 with your cross-streets.
A live Milwaukee dispatcher answers 7 days a week — a flatbed with a wheel chock and soft straps, a ~26-min typical arrival in Franklin, and a flat price quoted before we load. Your bike arrives exactly as it left.