Extended warranty
Discussion
Evening all,
Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
As above really, for an example my bike has LED headlights, if the unit fails its £900 for a new one, it's also got lot of fancy electronics with expensive ecu's which will all be in excess of a grand to replace I'm sure, an extended warranty makes sense for me, but if it's a relatively simple bike you have bought then it might not make sense to buy one.
AlphaRomeo said:
Evening all,
Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
If it's a KTM, yes.Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
Anything else, maybe not.
AlphaRomeo said:
Evening all,
Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
What Bike and for how much?Recently passed my Mod1/Mod 2 and just bought my first bike.
I’ve been offered an extended warranty and whilst it seems like a good deal, I’m not sure whether to go for it.
My question really is “what makes an extended warranty worth having?” Is there obvious elements of a policy that I should be looking at?
Is it a manufacturer warranty ?
Read the policy to see what is and isn't covered.
Before the 3 yr warranty ran out on my bike I claimed for: new swing arm for corrosion, new exhaust valve thingy, New quick shift. All of these were NOT covered under the manufacturer extended warranty.... so I didn't bother with it.
There was a post on here many moons ago that helped me make the decision not to bother with the extended warranty on my bike; there was even a pretty graph and everything 
It indicated that the period that an extended warranty typically covers you for is actually the least likely period of ownership during which something is likely to go wrong; any manufacturing faults are most likely to make themselves known during the original factory warranty period (ie: 2 years), and then age-related faults are more likely to occur after the extended warranty period expires (5th year onwards). Certainly seems to have rung true for me so far, although I suspect not a hard and fast rule by any means!
It indicated that the period that an extended warranty typically covers you for is actually the least likely period of ownership during which something is likely to go wrong; any manufacturing faults are most likely to make themselves known during the original factory warranty period (ie: 2 years), and then age-related faults are more likely to occur after the extended warranty period expires (5th year onwards). Certainly seems to have rung true for me so far, although I suspect not a hard and fast rule by any means!
OverSteery said:
What Bike and for how much?
Is it a manufacturer warranty ?
Read the policy to see what is and isn't covered.
Before the 3 yr warranty ran out on my bike I claimed for: new swing arm for corrosion, new exhaust valve thingy, New quick shift. All of these were NOT covered under the manufacturer extended warranty.... so I didn't bother with it.
It’s a used Ducati Monster 821 and (based on some of the comments here) it sounds like it wouldn’t be a bad idea...Is it a manufacturer warranty ?
Read the policy to see what is and isn't covered.
Before the 3 yr warranty ran out on my bike I claimed for: new swing arm for corrosion, new exhaust valve thingy, New quick shift. All of these were NOT covered under the manufacturer extended warranty.... so I didn't bother with it.
It’s a Superbike Factory 15 month warranty (£200). Seems pretty good but only covers items up to £500. It does have roadside assistance thrown in.
I’m not making any comment on Superbike Factory but to me that warranty would need a fair bit of further investigation before I signed up!
Just some of my concerns...
£500 is not an awful lot, and of the things that you’re likely to need to claim on a warranty for, £500 probably won’t even scratch the surface when you factor labour in. Clutch, engine, radiator, suspension etc.
Would Superbike Factory fix it in-house as part of this warranty? I wouldn’t trust a motorbike warehouse like them to have the facilities, expertise or ability to work on a Ducati. No slight on them (they obviously do what they do very successfully, although from what I’ve seen online they don’t look like my sort of place) but it’s not what they do. For warranty work I’d preferably be wanting a good Ducati specialist or at a push a Ducati main dealer.
Just some of my concerns...
£500 is not an awful lot, and of the things that you’re likely to need to claim on a warranty for, £500 probably won’t even scratch the surface when you factor labour in. Clutch, engine, radiator, suspension etc.
Would Superbike Factory fix it in-house as part of this warranty? I wouldn’t trust a motorbike warehouse like them to have the facilities, expertise or ability to work on a Ducati. No slight on them (they obviously do what they do very successfully, although from what I’ve seen online they don’t look like my sort of place) but it’s not what they do. For warranty work I’d preferably be wanting a good Ducati specialist or at a push a Ducati main dealer.
TT1138 said:
I’m not making any comment on Superbike Factory but to me that warranty would need a fair bit of further investigation before I signed up!
Just some of my concerns...
£500 is not an awful lot, and of the things that you’re likely to need to claim on a warranty for, £500 probably won’t even scratch the surface when you factor labour in. Clutch, engine, radiator, suspension etc.
Would Superbike Factory fix it in-house as part of this warranty? I wouldn’t trust a motorbike warehouse like them to have the facilities, expertise or ability to work on a Ducati. No slight on them (they obviously do what they do very successfully, although from what I’ve seen online they don’t look like my sort of place) but it’s not what they do. For warranty work I’d preferably be wanting a good Ducati specialist or at a push a Ducati main dealer.
To be fair, the deal itself doesn’t seem too bad and it can be used at any garage (including Ducati) but being new to this I haven’t really got a clue what the worst that could happen is. The comment about cases costing £3.5k were slightly worrying! I’m going to put it into Ducati as soon as I have it to preempt and servicing issues etc.Just some of my concerns...
£500 is not an awful lot, and of the things that you’re likely to need to claim on a warranty for, £500 probably won’t even scratch the surface when you factor labour in. Clutch, engine, radiator, suspension etc.
Would Superbike Factory fix it in-house as part of this warranty? I wouldn’t trust a motorbike warehouse like them to have the facilities, expertise or ability to work on a Ducati. No slight on them (they obviously do what they do very successfully, although from what I’ve seen online they don’t look like my sort of place) but it’s not what they do. For warranty work I’d preferably be wanting a good Ducati specialist or at a push a Ducati main dealer.
As an aside, I found the service to be pretty good there. I would use them again (providing there’s no issues with this bike of course!).
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