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Trailer question
Okay, first off, sorry if this has been posted else where, but I could not find the information I needed, so here goes:
I am going to be buying a Ultra Classic or a Roadglide next summer and would like to add a hitch to it to tow a small Bushtec type trailer behind on longer trips... but when I asked my dealer service guy about cost of putting it on for me, he tells me that " Doing that will void all factory warranty on the bike." WTF? I thought at best it would void a section of te warranty IF they could show causal effect from the hitch, like tranny bearings go bad in 10K miles, it's due to extra load of the trailer, but if the EFI Comp went bad, no causal effect, so still covered....
Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thanks in advance!
I am going to be buying a Ultra Classic or a Roadglide next summer and would like to add a hitch to it to tow a small Bushtec type trailer behind on longer trips... but when I asked my dealer service guy about cost of putting it on for me, he tells me that " Doing that will void all factory warranty on the bike." WTF? I thought at best it would void a section of te warranty IF they could show causal effect from the hitch, like tranny bearings go bad in 10K miles, it's due to extra load of the trailer, but if the EFI Comp went bad, no causal effect, so still covered....
Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thanks in advance!
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From: sand mountain Alabama
Service the bike yourself and save some $$$. Take off the trailer hitch if warranty work is needed.
If you usually have a dealer do your service let them do the first few to build a relationship.
Just my thoughts
Oh, yes I have heard this from many dealers that is 1 of the reasons I did not buy the so called extended warranty.
dd
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If you usually have a dealer do your service let them do the first few to build a relationship.
Just my thoughts
Oh, yes I have heard this from many dealers that is 1 of the reasons I did not buy the so called extended warranty.
dd
In God we Trust
Tourer
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From: montgomery, il.
seems to me that taking that much weight off the bike and pulling it would make it easier on the bike overall.
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From: Colorado Springs CO
I have had 3 ultra's with hitches on all of them and pulled many miles AND had warranty work done on one of them WITH the hitch on with no problems... I have read many of these same things.
And to further clarify the warranty issue came about after I bought the bike in one state, moved to another state where the local dealer I had never been to performed the warranty work with no issues!
And to further clarify the warranty issue came about after I bought the bike in one state, moved to another state where the local dealer I had never been to performed the warranty work with no issues!
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