Extended Warranties
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Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Alberta Canada & PV Arizona
I'm not aware of other companies that give a 4 year warranty. BMW and Honda are 3, Suzuki is 2.
I took the 4 year extended warranty as well as the tire and rim package. Used the tire warranty once last year when I got a flat on the road. Dealer came with a trailer & picked up my bike, took it back to the dealership and replaced the tire. Cost me $50.00 and I was back on the road in 2 1/2 hrs from the time I got the flat.
I took the 4 year extended warranty as well as the tire and rim package. Used the tire warranty once last year when I got a flat on the road. Dealer came with a trailer & picked up my bike, took it back to the dealership and replaced the tire. Cost me $50.00 and I was back on the road in 2 1/2 hrs from the time I got the flat.
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From: Des moines IA
Right there with ya. I've never bought any extended warranty, on any item and have never needed one.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Texas
I bought my crossbones used it was 4 years old and had 3,400 miles on it.
I got the 5 year extended warranty tire and wheel.
It just rolled 70,000 miles i've saved over 3 grand now just in parts and tires not counting labor........ I haven't totaled it up in a while over 2500 in parts and 6 tires (3 in a month) last time i added up the tickets.
The extended warranty is for a bike your going to rack miles up on.
If you put 3k miles a year on it's a suckers buy.
I got the 5 year extended warranty tire and wheel.
It just rolled 70,000 miles i've saved over 3 grand now just in parts and tires not counting labor........ I haven't totaled it up in a while over 2500 in parts and 6 tires (3 in a month) last time i added up the tickets.
The extended warranty is for a bike your going to rack miles up on.
If you put 3k miles a year on it's a suckers buy.
Stage IV
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: Utah
Does anyone have experience with Corner Stone Extended warranty plans. My factory warranty is expiring soon and the ESP from Harley is very expensive. I was quoted $3079 out the door from the dealer. The Corner Stone is $1732. They cover everything that the manufacture warranty covers.
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From: Idaho
And a main part of the problem is the fact that so many people keep calling them extended "warranties", which implies that the "warranty" is extended, instead of calling them the correct name, which is "Extended Service Plan".
And it starts the day you buy the bike/ESP, and runs concurrently with the new bike warranty.
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Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Pacific Northwest
Is the extended service plan worth it? Only if you use it. And I've certainly used mine. I've got about 15k on a 2015 CVO RGU. It gets ridden nearly every day usually back and forth to work and occasionally longer trips. Not a lot of miles really but consistent use.
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From: Ottawa, CANADA
1. It's not an extended warranty, it's an Extended Service Plan. Different.
2. No other motorcycle has a 4 year factory warranty.
3. The H-D two year factory warranty is "unlimited mileage". That's important if you don't own a garage queen.
4. The Extended Service Plan covers MORE than the factory warranty. That's why it runs concurrently with the factory warranty. It covers Rental Reimbursement, Pickup Reimbursement, and Travel & Lodging Reimbursement.
5. For example, the 5 year ESP ends 5 years from the day it goes in service, not 7 years from the day the bike goes in service. So, you're getting all of the extras in #4 above added to the 2 years of the original factory warranty.
As has been mentioned, unless you do real mileage, it's probably not worth it. Even if you do a lot of riding, you're still betting/gambling on whether or not something breaks. I put 25,000 miles on my RGS in the first 14 months I've owned it, I'll probably break 50k by the end of next year, and I fully intend to keep it at least 4 years, so it made sense for me to pop for the 5 year ESP.
As always, ymmv.
2. No other motorcycle has a 4 year factory warranty.
3. The H-D two year factory warranty is "unlimited mileage". That's important if you don't own a garage queen.
4. The Extended Service Plan covers MORE than the factory warranty. That's why it runs concurrently with the factory warranty. It covers Rental Reimbursement, Pickup Reimbursement, and Travel & Lodging Reimbursement.
5. For example, the 5 year ESP ends 5 years from the day it goes in service, not 7 years from the day the bike goes in service. So, you're getting all of the extras in #4 above added to the 2 years of the original factory warranty.
As has been mentioned, unless you do real mileage, it's probably not worth it. Even if you do a lot of riding, you're still betting/gambling on whether or not something breaks. I put 25,000 miles on my RGS in the first 14 months I've owned it, I'll probably break 50k by the end of next year, and I fully intend to keep it at least 4 years, so it made sense for me to pop for the 5 year ESP.
As always, ymmv.
Cheers!
