Yamaha Extended Service - YES

[Mike]

I bought mine because of all the 'ticking' rumors going around. I got it D & H for $340 about a year ago, right before my 12 month warranty ran out. Did I waste my money? Maybe, 32K miles and no ticks! Figures!

Carl

I got mine from D & H as well, for about the same price, soon after buying the bike. The ticking started around 12,000 miles, and got pretty bad by around 32,000 miles. The ~$2200 repair bill was covered. At ~42,000 miles my ignition switch died; I don't remember exactly how much it would've cost me, but at the very least it was as much as the YES.

My advice: if you intend to put lots of miles on the bike, and/or to help maintain its resale value, YES is a good investment.

[Wanderer13]

When I bought my 2006 FJR last year, the dealer threw in a 3 year YES agreement as part of the deal.  You may want to try that when you negotiate your deal.  Statistically, if something is going to go wrong, it will happen in the first year.  On the other hand, any work done by the dealers not covered by the warranty are pretty expensive.  The question should be "If the bike has a serious mechanical problem after the warranty expires, can I afford to have it fixed?"  If you can, forget the warranty, otherwise you may want to consider it.

[Baz]

When I bought my 2006 FJR last year, the dealer threw in a 3 year YES agreement as part of the deal.  You may want to try that when you negotiate your deal.  Statistically, if something is going to go wrong, it will happen in the first year.  On the other hand, any work done by the dealers not covered by the warranty are pretty expensive.  The question should be "If the bike has a serious mechanical problem after the warranty expires, can I afford to have it fixed?"  If you can, forget the warranty, otherwise you may want to consider it.

The best you will do in my town is 300 Yamabucks, whjich could be put toward the $1200.00 3 year extended warranty plan.

I am still considering yes, but so far I am still on the fence.