Uncle Albert (rip) once pranged his bike (1150GS) somewhere in europe and they wouldn't recover it due to the cost versus value.
So he hired a van, picked it up and recovered it himself.
This; never had breakdown recovery in all the years i've been abroad; if it was too bad it could go straight in the skip; saying that; i'd never paid 20 grand for a ride; mine was only worth a grand or so;