warranty if you do it your self
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I do my own servicing. Keep receipts, old parts etc. if they need evidence of regular maintenance.
Personally I only take my car into the dealership for major services as well. I have an extended warranty on that also and I've had warranty work done. Subaru don't complain, so I don't see why Suzuki should either. It would be major negative press for them if they did.
Obviously, if your bike has been heavily modded, has a turbo/nitrous and it blew up on the dragstrip they might have a case, otherwise it should be business as usual.
Personally I only take my car into the dealership for major services as well. I have an extended warranty on that also and I've had warranty work done. Subaru don't complain, so I don't see why Suzuki should either. It would be major negative press for them if they did.
Obviously, if your bike has been heavily modded, has a turbo/nitrous and it blew up on the dragstrip they might have a case, otherwise it should be business as usual.
Agreed with all of the above. My dealer told me to just keep receipts and records. I went one step further and took digital pictures of all maintenance and odometer readings.
As far as extended warranty while having performance parts...they told me it would only be a problem if the performance part was the cause of a particular failure. That's still a major gray area and if I had any performance mods on my bike I would not have bought the extended warranty.
As far as extended warranty while having performance parts...they told me it would only be a problem if the performance part was the cause of a particular failure. That's still a major gray area and if I had any performance mods on my bike I would not have bought the extended warranty.
I had the dealer perform the first service for me, just so that I kept that peace of mind. I probably could've done it myself, but what the heck, I just let them do it.
How much did they ream you?
Easier and better? I can't agree with that.
By the time I take the bike to the dealer, have a friend follow me there and then take me back home and then back again to pick up the bike it's definitely not easier.
As far as better goes...the dealer isn't going to put their top mechanics on an oil change. Some minimum wage punk who doesn't care about your bike will be doing the work. He won't care about scratching you body panels, breaking off tabs or cross threading screws. There's also the stories such as the guy who changed his oil out early and used a Fram filter, took the bike in for its 600 mile service only to find out it still had that Fram filter in it when he got home.
First service consists of changing the oil, adjusting chain tension and checking the torque on various bolts. Basic hand tools and a torque wrench is all it takes. It's nothing but basic maintenance that every bike owner should know how to do and the typcial dealer will charge $200 to $300 for this "service". It's like paying someone a few hundred $$$ to rape you.
As far as warranty issues, there are laws in the US to protect consumers. As long as the required maintanence has been done, whether by the owner or another mechanic, the dealer can not refuse warranty service. If the break in maintenance was required to be performed by the dealer they would have to include it in the price of the bike and not charge extra for it later on.
By the time I take the bike to the dealer, have a friend follow me there and then take me back home and then back again to pick up the bike it's definitely not easier.
As far as better goes...the dealer isn't going to put their top mechanics on an oil change. Some minimum wage punk who doesn't care about your bike will be doing the work. He won't care about scratching you body panels, breaking off tabs or cross threading screws. There's also the stories such as the guy who changed his oil out early and used a Fram filter, took the bike in for its 600 mile service only to find out it still had that Fram filter in it when he got home.
First service consists of changing the oil, adjusting chain tension and checking the torque on various bolts. Basic hand tools and a torque wrench is all it takes. It's nothing but basic maintenance that every bike owner should know how to do and the typcial dealer will charge $200 to $300 for this "service". It's like paying someone a few hundred $$$ to rape you.
As far as warranty issues, there are laws in the US to protect consumers. As long as the required maintanence has been done, whether by the owner or another mechanic, the dealer can not refuse warranty service. If the break in maintenance was required to be performed by the dealer they would have to include it in the price of the bike and not charge extra for it later on.
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