| Author | Message | ||
     Tommy_2stroke |
So, Tommy's about to become a Buell man, for the first time and damn I am jumpin' at the thought as you might well imagine...  But the ink's not on paper yet, and my question for the BWB's is how much extended warranty should I buy? One year? Two? Seven? Or should I buy any at all? Any other words of wisdom on delivery would be appreciated. I already know to make sure the suspension is set up for my weight... anything else I should know? Thanks in advance... | ||
| Odie |
I'm not a big fan of extended warranties as you usually are paying for something you don't really need.........but after my motor died at 194 miles I was glad that I bought it for the future. It only increased my payment by $8.00 a month. | ||
| Glitch |
I got one year added, because the interest rate went down a percent. At 20,000 miles my stator went out, if I had not bought the extra year I would have had to pay way more than the $50 it cost me. One question you may want to ask yourself is, do you plan on leaving your engine stock? If not go with the standard two year that comes with the bike. If you plan on leaving it stock, how much insurance do you want to buy? | ||
| Reepicheep |
The extended warranty is to a large degree only as good as the dealer that will be delivering it. To me, they are worthless, and this is coming from a guy with a Cyclone that has had plenty go wrong. To take my bike to the dealer, I would have to schedule an appointment, wait 1 to 4 weeks until they can get me in, load the bike up on a borrowed truck, drive an hour to the dealer, drive an hour back, wait 1 to 4 days for them to finish, get somebody to take me back to the dealer, and pick up the bike. Without the warranty, I just run over to the dealer after work (I work close to them) and pick up whatever parts I need, and put them in that night. Very few jobs have ever taken me more then an evening once I have the parts in hand. The prices for these warrantys are typically calculated by figuring how much, on average, the dealer will spend on issues with bikes like yours, adding some large profit margin to it, and then selling it. After that, its a crapshoot to see if your bike is better or worse then average. You may win, they may win. That being said, it could save your ••• if there is a catastrophic engine failure, or if you never want to do any of your own work on your bike. | ||
| Dj_rider |
i bought the 5 year warranty, i think i spent almost 1500 buxs more, BUT, if something bad were to happen to the bike 4 and a half years into it, it would still be covered, and that my friend, is one less stress i need to worry about  | ||
| Loki |
All I got to say. Read the fine print really good. See what is actually covered and what is not. Live close to the servicng(selling) dealer? Lots of headaches if you do not. Lots of headaches if you do. Can(WILL) the cost be refunded due to catastrophic loss? Before any claims against it are brought forward. |
