Extended Warranty

[Woolie]

I talked to the local Honda dealer yesterday, he said I could get a 3 year extended warranty for my 2009 Goldwing with Adventure kit. It is not from Honda. It covers everything except normal wear items such as tires and brake pads. It would cover the Goldwing and the Motor Trike Kit. Cost is $1500 for 3 years with $25 deductible. Don't know if that is a good deal or not, what do you all think? I doubt I would need it but you never know, It only has about 4500 miles on it now.

I have a friend who had a screaming eagle Road King 09 or 10 don't remember which but just out of warranty. He took it in for an oil change and surprise, it needed a new engine. Had about 20,000 miles on it. He traded it for a 2012 Road Glide, the dealership overhauled the engine and took it for a road test and totally shelled the engine, 110 Cu In.

 

[don graham]

I think I'd have to shop around, for that price and see if there is anything else out there. I do have an aftermarket warranty. I'd have to look in the bike to see who it is through. They paid to replace the Secondary Master Cylinder while the bike was being triked. About $300. And they replaced the Audio control panel. Buttons for CB, intercom, radio etc. When that goes it has to be completely replaced. The cost for the part alone was $2154. Labor extra. Definitely nice to have when you need it. Not saying $1500 is high, but I would have to be sure before I paid out that type of money.

 

[Oldmsocko]

I think I'd have to shop around, for that price and see if there is anything else out there. I do have an aftermarket warranty. I'd have to look in the bike to see who it is through. They paid to replace the Secondary Master Cylinder while the bike was being triked. About $300. And they replaced the Audio control panel. Buttons for CB, intercom, radio etc. When that goes it has to be completely replaced. The cost for the part alone was $2154. Labor extra. Definitely nice to have when you need it. Not saying $1500 is high, but I would have to be sure before I paid out that type of money.

What was the price you paid for yours??

 

[eagle1]

just as info the h-d ext warrenty doesn't cover adjustyments. like adjusting the drive belt that has been rubbing since new. now 18k on trike.

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

My advice on any "aftermarket" warranty, read ALL of the fine print. Many of these companies will only pay a very specific amount! Many repair shops do not like to even mess with it as it's not worth their time for what these companies are willing to pay for repairs. If the verbage is "unclear" call the company, as what they pay to replace the rear end, or something similar, this will give you an idea. Some of these companies are on the "up and up", others however, make their money on the back end by low balling the repair facility on the repair work.

 

[Konrad]

The odds of something going wrong with any particular Goldwing are probably about the same as the chances of having an accident for any particular rider. I have a tendency to distrust aftermarket warranties (I'm a retired lawyer and have read the weaselly fine print) and instead of paying the premium which I am unlikely to ever see again, I simply deposit that premium amount in a savings account labelled "Bike" at my bank. Been putting $1,000 a year in there since 2005 - and have NOT had to take any out for the drastic problems supposedly covered by the warranty. It is now 2012 and that adds up to a tidy sum. For me, the self-insurance is the better solution. Others may differ.

 

[Bikerbozo]

Does that extended warranty only apply at the issueing dealer? if so, and you travel alot, maybe not a good deal. that said, I always get extended warranty on my HD and it has always been a good thing.

 

[Rex Slye]

The odds of something going wrong with any particular Goldwing are probably about the same as the chances of having an accident for any particular rider. I have a tendency to distrust aftermarket warranties (I'm a retired lawyer and have read the weaselly fine print) and instead of paying the premium which I am unlikely to ever see again, I simply deposit that premium amount in a savings account labelled "Bike" at my bank. Been putting $1,000 a year in there since 2005 - and have NOT had to take any out for the drastic problems supposedly covered by the warranty. It is now 2012 and that adds up to a tidy sum. For me, the self-insurance is the better solution. Others may differ.

From info I have read a 3rd party extended warranty is hardly worth the paper it's printed on mostly. Most, it seems to me, will find a reason why they can't pay much or anything at all.

 

[carbco]

I just purchased an extended "HONDA" Warranty from Direct line parts. It is for 4 additional years on my '10 CSC Trike and there's no mileage limit on it. It was $499.00 for the additional 4 years. This is the only way to go in my opinion. It's by Honda and is good at any Honda Dealer. Covers everything including parts and labor. The only exclusions are things like tires, batteries, consumables. I now have a 7 yr. no limit on mileage warranty. I wouldn't go with any insurance plan. Stick with the manufacturers plans to avoid any problems I called Honda and spoke with them prior to purchasing this extended warranty. They indicated they would indeed cover anything on the Honda motorcycle but not anything related to the trike kit. That's fine with me. How much can go wrong with the trike kit? It's transferrable to a new owner and I'm sure I can recover the cost when I decide to sell the trike. At least I hope so?? Stick with Honda warranty not insurance policies. Just my opinion.