If your friend bought the bike new and knows how to ride and not constantly slipping the clutch while underway then its a no brainer bike problem that needs to be fixed under warranty but if its like the little old lady that keeps her foot on the brake and gas at the same time and wonders why her brakes keep frying well its on him..cant imagine someone constantly slipping their clutch all the time though..most likely the clutch was never fully engaging or disengaging and dragging all the time.

 

Well I personally agree with you about extended warranties, but most riders don't have the ability to fix their own bikes, so I can see why they do it.

The question I have about this is, did the bike have the transfer problem? It's possible the grinding in the transmission and the burned up clutch stem from oil being transferred to the primary.

I have a DD7 and a 10 plate clutch pack that I will install in the future. DD7 is a definite improvement on the stock transmission.

 

People that say the above are quite slow minded

 

Man, that sucks. Sounds like a dealer/service dept I would never do business with again.

 

Is it because it started with "Yup"? Personally, I won't leave a bike alone long enough for the standard warranty, so why would I want an extended warranty.

 

Vegas Odds would be heavily in favor of not purchasing an ESP

I won't because of the following:

by foregoing I already have 'applied' a couple thousand bucks to repairs just in case
they lump the RK in with all Touring bikes so the cost is the same which is not good value
my MC Insurance covers reimbursement for towing, hotels, etc.
they will do everything they can to try and weasel out of approving warranties unless it's cut and dried (that's claim adjusters job, to find ways to not pay)
I usually get a different bike every few years or so
I have an emergency fund
by spending a lifetime foregoing extended warranties and never been bit in the a$$ for that decision I'm waaaaaaaayy ahead and can afford to roll the dice this time once again

 

My experience has been the complete opposite. I bought ESP for each one of my 4 Electra Glides over the last 24 years. I have yet to lose money on any of them. My 1994 FLHTP needed base gaskets before the 4 year ESP was up. Broke even on that. My 2002 FLHTCUI dropped a valve guide @ 133,000 miles on the last day of the 7 year ESP ... covered along with assorted repairs over the previous 5 years ... I definitely won on that bike. Next up was a 2009 FLHTCU that had the crank replaced @ 65,000 (bad rod bearings) and @ 99,000 (spun the rightside crank bearing, new cases & crank. Each one of those repairs was in excess of $3000. I was so far ahead on that bike that it even if my 2104 FLHTK was perfect (which it wasn't) I would still be ahead. I never had a claim denied but I also don't do any mods to my bikes. I just ride them until the warranties are up or I decide I want a new one. Just my experiences.

 

sure thing Jerry, enjoy your extended warranty.

 

I am. In the three years I have owned the freewheeler I have had front and rear master cylinders replaced, front wheel bearings replaced, full set of lifters replaced, compensator replaced, rocker gaskets replaced, breather valves replaced, both rear hubcaps replaced, and now they tell me that because my leak down test shows a 9 and 4 percent leak down that this fall they will be rebuilding my top end and maybe the bottom end depending on the crank run out. This bike has only 50,000 miles (80,000 kms) and it still has 4 years left on the warranty so I think I will be quite a bit ahead

 

Sound like you should stop buying Harleys.

Then you're one of the lucky ones. I think that $30M check the moco wrote to the EPA has changed things up in the warranty dept. Just from what I've seen.