wrote:
>Wakko wrote:
>>> Good morning:
>>>
>>> I am in the process of purchasing a 2006 Road King (my first
>>> Harley).
>>> I realize there are a lot of things to consider when purchasing the
>>> motorcycle. One item in particular is the extended warranty. Any
>>> thoughts on whether or not this should be purchased? Also, any other
>>> suggestions on what to buy and what not to buy would be appreciated.
>>
>> You might want to use Google groups to search this NG for that info.
>> It's been posted many times.
>>
>> Basically it comes down to how many miles you might ride the new bike.
>>
>Also depends on how comfortable he is working on his own
>bike.......
>I bought the extended warranty on my Deuce back in
>02......traded the bike in on an Ultra in 05 and never made
>a claim against the Deuce's warranty (should I have gotten
>something back on that from Harley???)......so although the
>cost was wasted, I did have some piece of mind.
I traded in my FXD after 2 years and cashed it in. Got back about 2/3
of the original cost.
>I bought the extended warranty again on my new bike, mainly
>because as a (semi) retiree.......I planned on riding a lot
>more than I was (was only riding about 10K miles a year)
>while I was working full time for a living. So far I'm not
>riding any more than I was (about the same annual mileage
>without a daily 30 mile commute)......
I would have but I voided the warranty with the engine work I did.
I plan to do my own service after the break in service.
>I still have some piece of mind.
>Although I spent most of my life as a mechanic, and have a
>pretty complete set of toys out in the garage in that big
>red box.......I'd never really worked on bikes much, so with
>the Deuce......the extended warranty was covering my ass on
>that.
Never was a mechanic and never did much at all on bikes except for a
couple of beater Ducati singles I had and replacing chains and
ignition switches on a Kawasaki.
>Now that I'm 4 years into this......and have been doing all
>my own service work.....I'm pretty comfortable that I could
>handle most stuff. But I expect that that stuff probably
>won't happen in my garage here in Phoenix, it'll probably go
>wrong up in the middle of Colorado, over in New Mexico, up
>by Reno..... <sfsf>.
That's the way these things generally work isn't it?
>> Also, here's a FAQ for this group: www.rmhfaq.com
>>
>Yep.
FAQ that.
--
Bob Mann
85 K100RS (traded for...)
04 FXD Stage 1(traded for...)
04 FLHTCUI 95" Stage 3
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>>> Good morning:
>>>
>>> I am in the process of purchasing a 2006 Road King (my first
>>> Harley).
>>> I realize there are a lot of things to consider when purchasing the
>>> motorcycle. One item in particular is the extended warranty. Any
>>> thoughts on whether or not this should be purchased? Also, any other
>>> suggestions on what to buy and what not to buy would be appreciated.
>>
>> You might want to use Google groups to search this NG for that info.
>> It's been posted many times.
>>
>> Basically it comes down to how many miles you might ride the new bike.
>>
>Also depends on how comfortable he is working on his own
>bike.......
>I bought the extended warranty on my Deuce back in
>02......traded the bike in on an Ultra in 05 and never made
>a claim against the Deuce's warranty (should I have gotten
>something back on that from Harley???)......so although the
>cost was wasted, I did have some piece of mind.