As my dvt mutley was a demo-bike never got offered the extended warranty (only from new according to J&L in Carlisle). So now my warranty is up as of a few weeks back. Anyone got a aftermarket warranty or am I just being paranoid? Alot a of the dvt issues have been sorted under warranty but because of those issues (and the impending pannier recall) I'm a little uncertain Love the DVT it's a great bike after a test ride on a Kawi ZZR1400 with ohlins and Akra pipes (always wanted a go!) still keeping the Duc. Any advice please?
Morning Nigel There's a non- safety, longevity recall on them. I think it's on the fixings on the panniers that lock into the holes on the DVT Mutleys subframe. As I didn't have mine on the bike at the service last week I was asked to drop of the loose panniers for the modification. That's all I know really.
HI Broke When did you extend yours. J&L did say things have changed recently for Duc warranties ... I've possibly just missed out? How much was it if you don't mind me asking?
I extended it last year, there's a thread on here about it. Can't remember exactly how much but I think it was around the £500 to £600 but I could be wrong.
Sell it and buy a new one nothing like a new bike and you get to go through the warranty crap all over again
My new one is on order for the same reason - this time with a 1 year extension (3 years total) for £349 So I change it before its out of warantee.
Ducati weren't offering a warranty when your bike was new. It had been withdrawn and only recently been reinstated. I have the same issue.
Mine is about to go out of warranty as well (bought May 2015). I'm getting the 2 year service done just before to catch anything untoward. I won't be getting an extended warranty. The bike is solid and reliable. If anything goes wrong then that's life, but I'm not keen on making the warranty companies rich and slogging through pain as they try and wriggle out of a claim in every possible way. I'm looking forward to fettling it myself TBH.
Over a vehicle-owning lifetime I think it's true that extended warranty costs add up to a lot more than taking the occasional disaster "on the chin", unless one is very unlucky. And I say this having had two expensive car problems over the past year. However, two things that I think car and bike manufacturers now use to put themselves in a stronger position, making extended warranty a more tempting proposition, are: - Increasingly complex electronics/software so that diagnosis and resetting become more and more costly or difficult for DIY - Outrageous spares prices in some cases (even by the standards of spares prices) which can in some cases render a vehicle a write-off unless you can find a way to refurbish or, use salvaged spares. This also puts the manufacturer in a position where they can use "goodwill" to reward those who have paid for full dealer service history by making big reductions in spares prices but only on a case by case basis (fortunately I have benefited from this). This combination can put people without warranty into a nightmare scenario of replacing a number of expensive parts in a process of elimination to resolve a fault that does not show up as an obviously broken or worn out part.
Trouble is Tobers most if the stuff that has gone wrong on mine and fixed under warranty was not fettle-able without a ducati computer system or expensive parts that needed set (keyless steering lock was one needed set up and new red key issued and old rider key reprogrammed.), aftermarket warranties can be upwards of £400 a year and as you say it's keeping someone well oiled...haha. Live tge bike it's great just don't shit me pants the next time it goes wrong. TT next trip bit might not take the dvt !
I've had good service from Warranty Direct. 150 miles into the ride back from World Ducati Week in 2012 my 2010 1200 ABS went onto one cylinder and then cut out completely. The bike was three weeks out of warranty. I was on a long European trip, so I'd taken out a policy with W.D. It was a Sunday and Italy was shut. Ducati didn't want to know or do anything. Long story short W.D. were very helpful and told me to get it fixed out there and send them the bill. The bike ended up at a Ducati dealer who took four weeks to to eventually locate and repair the problem as a short in the wiring loom under the tank. I had to pay all other costs (Autostrada recovery,hotel, travel etc) but W.D. reimbursed the dealers bill of around Euro 500. Also, recently, my Saab's key security system cratered. I had a cheapo recovery policy with W.D. and as the car was not at my address they ended up paying me back about £450 of the £700 bill (the car was 11 years old so there was an element to account for age). So I'd say Warranty Direct are a good choice if you can't get an extended warranty form Ducati. If I remember correctly W.D. and Ducati policies cost about the same. My bike is from October 2015 so I may go that route again in a few months.
I got the extended warenty on my 2014. To be honest the only thing that went in the last year was the fule sencor, I'm not going to get a third party warenty cover, to be honest I think I can fix most thing my self it's only the ECU patches I wouldnt be able to do, even if the engine distroyed it's self you can pick a low milage engine up for less than 2 years third party cover. as for all the other stuff I think some of the cheaper after market stuff is an improvment for less money.
Trouble is the DVT mutley is all electronic faults (apart from the Exhaust flapper valve) which needed electronic diagnosis and parts. Other weak points are front discs (bobbins seize up) and clutch (feels 'graunchy' and selects gears poorly , not just my foot host lol). So these can be sorted. It's the expensive electronic bits that give me the jitters.
Hello everyone, if you are interested, I have been called a ducati for a TSB of the couplings and another accelerator, all in warranty and without having any problems with the
Hi José I've just had my throttle (acclerator) recall done. Just gotta take my panniers in fir that recall
On the Warranty Direct potential, I've also used them before with a 2010 model and they were eventually excellent, once I managed to get through the lack of European cover, so check the small print carefully! I also tried to see how interested they might be with my 2015 Pikes Peak and they wouldn't budge on £425.00, which I thought was a joke, but then "you pays your money and you makes your choice" as the saying goes. Instead I've bought a European breakdown cover policy from Start-Rescue and I'll take my chances on paying for any repair costs.
