Worth buying a heavily discounted Extended Service Contract from Kutter?
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From: anacoco, la
your local dealer shouldn't give a rat's *** where you bought the esp from. in fact, they might not even know. you take your bike in for warranty work, they will check that it has esp. yep, okay, let's fix it...... the computer is only going to tell them you have it, not where you bought it from.
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your local dealer shouldn't give a rat's *** where you bought the esp from. in fact, they might not even know. you take your bike in for warranty work, they will check that it has esp. yep, okay, let's fix it...... the computer is only going to tell them you have it, not where you bought it from.
I normally do not have anything in my cars that have my name and address on them. Because I had a car stolen at a Casino in Vegas and they had my address and Garage door opener Home Link. I was in a show so they had three hours to go to my home and just take everything. Since then I keep my registration and Insurance proof in my wallet for bike and car. I was a little nervous seeing the contract with my name and address in the wifes RAV so I took it out. I will ask the next service if my contract is
"in the system" so I can take it out of her car.
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your local dealer shouldn't give a rat's *** where you bought the esp from. in fact, they might not even know. you take your bike in for warranty work, they will check that it has esp. yep, okay, let's fix it...... the computer is only going to tell them you have it, not where you bought it from.
the term "extended service" is a little misleading, I think. Its an "extended warranty" plan. I currently have a prepaid maintenance plan for the duration of my two year warranty. might look at getting that renewed by my local dealer as they don't transfer.
I have over 18000 miles on my 2103 FLHTK and hope to put another 7000 by the time it rolls over the two year mark. While I know a lot of folks do their own maintenance, the dealer I have had since 2009 is pretty square and has a good bunch of guys in the svc department.
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It all depends on if you do your own work on your bike. If you do, I think the extended warranties are a waste. I couldn't wait to break ties with my service dept after I got a first hand look at their "assembly line" work. Plus at least my dealer ,treats the bike like a hunk of metal. I witnessed one of the guys that pulls in the bikes at night with a huge chain and keys dangling out of his pants, hopping on like 1/3rd of the bikes outside. Not for me...
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It all depends on if you do your own work on your bike. If you do, I think the extended warranties are a waste. I couldn't wait to break ties with my service dept after I got a first hand look at their "assembly line" work. Plus at least my dealer ,treats the bike like a hunk of metal. I witnessed one of the guys that pulls in the bikes at night with a huge chain and keys dangling out of his pants, hopping on like 1/3rd of the bikes outside. Not for me...
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I had heard that the esp price changes after 6 months of ownership? Then available at a slightly higher price during the balance of the factory warranty. Kutter just shows one price as long as the bike is covered by the factory warranty. Is that correct?