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Hit a few really bad potholes and bent my rear rim. Super happy to have tire & wheel coverage! So far I'm at 5 tires, and 2 rims being covered. Definitely worth it with the way and places I ride.
I've been riding for 54 years and I've only trashed ONE wheel and that was a 21" on the front of my '87 Softail Custom.
I have the T & W coverage on my Tri-Glide but since I have upgraded to chrome wheels (F&R) I may have to "eat" the difference in price IF I ever have to make a claim.
Before my wife retired she had (leased) vehicles (sedans) with the "low-profile" aluminum wheels and I accused her of "off-roading" because her vehicle(s) constantly had a damaged wheel (or two) but she somehow managed to only have ONE tire damaged to the point to where it had to be replaced and miraculously was close enough to a dealership to drive it into the shop on her way to work.
I finally convinced her to switch to an SUV (that has "real tires") and she has had no bent wheels since.
Hit a few really bad potholes and bent my rear rim. Super happy to have tire & wheel coverage! So far I'm at 5 tires, and 2 rims being covered. Definitely worth it with the way and places I ride.
Been off-road on my bagger a few times, and one completely washed out road after a bad storm. Had to wash the mud off using the waste basket from a motel room as a bucket. But I never bent one (knock wood).
You should stay out of those places.
I have the tire and wheel warranty too. Last year prepping the bikes for a trip to BC and found this. I think the rim is close to $700 and add a tire.....
Low-profile tires are a bad idea for a street-driven vehicle. The factory did the rider a huge disservice when they put these on Harleys. I don't care for the way they look, either.
I can't argue with some of you guys' experience, but here's mine: 53 years riding, 19 different bikes including 3 Harleys, one trip to Fairbanks AK from lower 48......no failed tires or bent rims. Maybe location is a big influence...never lived east of the Mississippi and usually avoid driving in cities as much as possible.
I can't argue with some of you guys' experience, but here's mine: 53 years riding, 19 different bikes including 3 Harleys, one trip to Fairbanks AK from lower 48......no failed tires or bent rims. Maybe location is a big influence...never lived east of the Mississippi and usually avoid driving in cities as much as possible.
That's awesome, you've definitely been lucky! Not sure how many miles a year you ride, but averaging over 75K per year (160K in 2021) traveling all over the US is pretty hard to avoid it happening. Just law of averages I guess riding that much and all over the place.
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