Extended warranty worth it?
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From: north of Daytona
If you can do the work yourself...then it is a no brainer.
I had a 2009....first bike I ever bought that I bought a warranty for (2011)...rear valves, stator, compensator, starter......rear brake switch (before and after recall),
I am forgetting something. All at differant times of course. My now bike...2013 Road Glide...I debated getting a renewed warranty, but since I had not ridden it in
several months due to a broken leg..I let the warranty lapse. I finally got to ride it several hundred miles of Charleston, SC. My stereo digital screen went blank.
You takes your chances with a warranty. I MADE out on my '09....didn't need warranty on my '13 until a week after it expired.
Chuck
I had a 2009....first bike I ever bought that I bought a warranty for (2011)...rear valves, stator, compensator, starter......rear brake switch (before and after recall),
I am forgetting something. All at differant times of course. My now bike...2013 Road Glide...I debated getting a renewed warranty, but since I had not ridden it in
several months due to a broken leg..I let the warranty lapse. I finally got to ride it several hundred miles of Charleston, SC. My stereo digital screen went blank.
You takes your chances with a warranty. I MADE out on my '09....didn't need warranty on my '13 until a week after it expired.
Chuck
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From: Ct
If you can do the work yourself...then it is a no brainer.
I had a 2009....first bike I ever bought that I bought a warranty for (2011)...rear valves, stator, compensator, starter......rear brake switch (before and after recall),
I am forgetting something. All at differant times of course. My now bike...2013 Road Glide...I debated getting a renewed warranty, but since I had not ridden it in
several months due to a broken leg..I let the warranty lapse. I finally got to ride it several hundred miles of Charleston, SC. My stereo digital screen went blank.
You takes your chances with a warranty. I MADE out on my '09....didn't need warranty on my '13 until a week after it expired.
Chuck
I had a 2009....first bike I ever bought that I bought a warranty for (2011)...rear valves, stator, compensator, starter......rear brake switch (before and after recall),
I am forgetting something. All at differant times of course. My now bike...2013 Road Glide...I debated getting a renewed warranty, but since I had not ridden it in
several months due to a broken leg..I let the warranty lapse. I finally got to ride it several hundred miles of Charleston, SC. My stereo digital screen went blank.
You takes your chances with a warranty. I MADE out on my '09....didn't need warranty on my '13 until a week after it expired.
Chuck
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: New Brunswick
Just had new cylinder and pistons replaced on mine, plus have a Road Glide for ten days while the parts came in. I'm away from home and would have miss 10 days of riding without it.
This covered the cost of the warranty.
Its also cover the cost of repairing a electrically problem which took three trips to the dealer and about 12 hours of trouble shooting to repair the problem.
Also had my valves seals and piston rings replace another time.
I travel and ride a lot and if I am not over the mileage limit when it run out in 2019 I will buy 5 more years.
This covered the cost of the warranty.
Its also cover the cost of repairing a electrically problem which took three trips to the dealer and about 12 hours of trouble shooting to repair the problem.
Also had my valves seals and piston rings replace another time.
I travel and ride a lot and if I am not over the mileage limit when it run out in 2019 I will buy 5 more years.
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I've purchased two new Harleys. A Heritage Softail and a RK. Put about 20K on each of them without one issue and didn't buy the extended warranty. Guess it's like bying any kind if insurance...great to have it when you need it. Sucks when you pay and never need to use it. Peace of mind is worth it for many folks though.
Tourer
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From: Hebron, CT
I bought one for my 2015. It's not the repairs that bother me - it's the diagnostic work. Trying to chase electrical gremlins can take hours upon hours and you never know if you replaced the correct part or not until the symptoms completely go away. Also, That boom radio isn't cheap and if it goes - there is no aftermarket replacement. I say - extended warranty.
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From: Houston
Three months out of warranty my oil pump "ate something" and grenaded oil pump, cam plate, and lifters. Decided to replace 259E cams with Woods 777 and ditch SERT with Powervision. Plus side is I had the option to upgrade, negative side...I had to pay for it! Next problem will make warranty a bargain. I'm at break even now.
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I have a customer that has had 3 complete motors replaced in an SE Road glide...total cost out of pocket...$150.00! 3 motors and parts to r&r alone would run over 10k, not to mention paying labor if our away from home when something lets go, which he was all 3 times! Ive seen several hundred people get thousands of dollars worth of repairs for 50 buck! Its the only insurance policy I would ever recomend anyone to buy!
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From: Florida
Just don't pay retail for it. Call out of state if you have to. There are plenty of dealers that sell them at a discount.
Worth it? Electronics & the possibility of problems with them on today's bikes probably make it worth it, especially if your buying a Touring model with tunes & navigation. If you're buying a trike, it will be worth buying an ESP. Its not a matter of if that reverse motor will fail, its a matter of when.
Worth it? Electronics & the possibility of problems with them on today's bikes probably make it worth it, especially if your buying a Touring model with tunes & navigation. If you're buying a trike, it will be worth buying an ESP. Its not a matter of if that reverse motor will fail, its a matter of when.