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[Para Bellum]

once HD launches their new CVO 114" 8 valve water-cooled engine in an Ultra or RoadGlide Ultra, I'll be heading to my dealing as soon as they get back from the show.

I admire your optimism and adventurous spirit, but standing at the side of the road 1000 miles from home, waiting for a tow truck and watching my vacation time tick away, doesn't meet my definition of "first-adopter excitement."  I'm not doing any more beta testing for HD.   

[DesertHOG]

I admire your optimism and adventurous spirit, but standing at the side of the road 1000 miles from home, waiting for a tow truck and watching my vacation time tick away, doesn't meet my definition of "first-adopter excitement."  I'm not doing any more beta testing for HD.   

That happened to me on my '11 SERGU. No guarantees regardless of your ride.

[HarleyJeffOregon]

Never Buy a Harley without the warranty if your going to ride it. I am at a little over $12.000.00 in claims. lol

[Mano]

Never Buy a Harley without the warranty if your going to ride it. I am at a little over $12.000.00 in claims. lol

Yup.

I am just over $20.000.00

[Heatwave]

I've been pretty fortunate with a reliable 2010 CVO but even still I got my money's worth out of the extended warranty with a replacement heated seat, replacement heated grip control and a replacement outer fairing covered under warranty. The seat alone is $1200.

[Grizzly]

Yup.

I am just over $20.000.00

Yeah, but you're talking Canadian $, so comparable to above.
 

I just renewed for a 3 year warranty last year (after having 7 years of coverage) and the renewal has already paid for itself, and then some.
It is nice that things get covered, but a pain to be without your ride.

[Rooster]

This entry for Polaris is interesting.

Jerry

Isn't the Slingshot the three wheeled car type thing

[OBB]

Isn't the Slingshot the three wheeled car type thing

Yup.

[JCZ]

Never Buy a Harley without the warranty if your going to ride it. I am at a little over $12.000.00 in claims. lol

I've been singing that tune for years.  I've never bought an extended warranty that didn't pay for it's self at least two times over.  It's a Harley for God's sake!      And this is even more true if you're somebody that puts more than 10k miles a year.  The more miles you rack up, the more value you'll get out of that extended warranty.

[fastfreddy]

I'm  learning the hard way and thinking I won't keep an other new one longer than a year or more (give or take a few months) no matter what return on trade is poop and they seem to fall apart around that time so my plans are just keep trading...now hope I can stick to my plan, cause I got one I dumped a bunch in, it's a good bike but will never see any return on it

[Chief2505]

I have had 5 new HD's starting in 2004 and have not purchased an ESP yet and have had no need for one yet. But I am certain if I had kept that 2012 for more than the 1 year I had it that it would have eventually needed that ESP if not sooner!

[bbrown]

Ihave only purchased two Cvo's a 2004 SEEG and a 2011 SESG.   In both cases the extended warranty served me well albeit there was some things not covered.  Bottom line if you buy a first year engine bike it's a good value.    BTW.  ITS A GOOD XMAS LIST ITEM.

[Para Bellum]

That happened to me on my '11 SERGU. No guarantees regardless of your ride.

No argument with that, just that, based on HDs recent history (2007, '08) the beta testers discover many of the problems--the hard way.  Plus, there are problems that are generally early, somewhat later, and so on.

How many miles on yours when the problem bit?

[DesertHOG]

No argument with that, just that, based on HDs recent history (2007, '08) the beta testers discover many of the problems--the hard way.  Plus, there are problems that are generally early, somewhat later, and so on.

How many miles on yours when the problem bit?

40k, clutch bearing blew out.

[Heatwave]

Looks like it might not be a 4 valve engine they announce next week after all.... http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/harley-davidson/harley-davidson-to-announce-107ci-and-114ci-milwaukee-eight-engine.html

Although I suspect the article might be wrong since this picture (since pulled from the Harley online parts catalog) shows the new 114" upgrade kits with 8 valve springs....