Originally Posted by
AllanB
So this started as a groan about short warranty periods on new motorcycles -
I see the car sales in NZ must be getting more competitive - it's now common to get a 5 year 150,000km new vehicle warranty and new vehicle pricing does not appear to be increasing at a standard inflation rate.
A 2014 report says on average men travel 12,000kms per year and women 8,000 in their cars.
(Road) Motorcycles sadly still carry a pitiful 2 year warranty.
Whats' the average yearly coverage of a motorcycle? 5-7k, likely half a car.
I checked offshore - 2 years appears to be the global motorcycle standard but you can purchase interesting extended service plans in the USA.
Then moved on to our KB favorite - statistics
Looking up the report was interesting in that motorcycles barely registrar as transport in the house hold survey.
https://www.transport.govt.nz/assets...1-Final-v3.pdf
The warranty protects against the possibility of faulty manufacturing or materials. Parts and labour costs relating to normal scheduled servicing are in most cases at the owners expense. Those with a warranty issue ... READ THE WARRANTY. If you buy a motorcycle ... Read the warranty FIRST. Before you go anywhere. It may not be as good as you think it is ... or as you think it should be. The written warranty is usually thrown in the bottom drawer for the first few months un-read. Exceed the time/distance for the service's can void the warranty in the first few months.
Some riders do (hundreds of) thousands of km's per year. Some do very little. "Average" distance traveled has as much relevance as New Zealands "Average" annual income.
Statistics are collated facts ... so they can't be wrong ... right ... ???
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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