BMW Motorrad Insured Warranty

[clutchspring]

I received my BMW warranty quote today £ 414.21 plus £65.00 road side assistance.
What shocked me was on the back page it said the road side assistance only covered bikes up to 10 years old probably the people selling the warranty insurance have little faith in the reliability of bmw bike when they get older .
As I have sold my gs now it’s of little interest to me now unless I buy another gs in the future

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Moved from an old thread from 2019.

Richard

 

[MotoRevive]

They cover everything that's unlikely to fail and nothing that is.

It also doesn't cover anything classed as consumables. So that includes the clutch.

Also excluded is anything damaged by environment. So seized brakes, corrosion, dirt Ingress.

There isn't a lot on a modern boxer that someone hasn't worked out how to professionally fix. TFT screens even.

You can get an ESA shock rebuilt for £200.

I've never seen an ECU failure on an LC in my entire career.

Personally I don't think it's worth it if you keep the bike for a few years. Paying £1000 for cover over three years. It's too much.

You would need to have a total engine failure to get your money back. And that's pretty much unheard of too.

If I was doing a lot of European touring then it is arguably useful. Although if they're busy or it's a difficult repair, you could still be waiting weeks for an resolution.

I think AA european cover is better for that. (Which I get with my Nationwide flex plus account).

 

[Santa-2512]

They cover everything that's unlikely to fail and nothing that is.

It also doesn't cover anything classed as consumables. So that includes the clutch.

Also excluded is anything damaged by environment. So seized brakes, corrosion, dirt Ingress.

There isn't a lot on a modern boxer that someone hasn't worked out how to professionally fix. TFT screens even.

You can get an ESA shock rebuilt for £200.

I've never seen an ECU failure on an LC in my entire career.

Well they do fail, and they cost a small fortune to replace,

Mine failed on my 2016, I had no bike for 6 months, parts were back order, & covid

The ECU was north of 1k and then diagnostic,

Fees probably added another similar amount

Coupled with throttle body, throttle grip,

throttle loom, cam sensor, rear shock ( £1300

my contribution) fuel pressure regulator,

Warranty costs were probably north of £5k

and 18 months off the road

So £400 vs 5k is a no-brainer

But it doesn't take In to account 100 hrs spent

on the phone trying to sort things, no bike, for

18 months etc etc

 

[MotoRevive]

Well they do fail, and they cost a small fortune to replace,

Mine failed on my 2016, I had no bike for 6 months, parts were back order, & covid

The ECU was north of 1k and then diagnostic,

Fees probably added another similar amount

Coupled with throttle body, throttle grip,

throttle loom, cam sensor, rear shock ( £1300

my contribution) fuel pressure regulator,

Warranty costs were probably north of £5k

and 18 months off the road

So £400 vs 5k is a no-brainer

But it doesn't take In to account 100 hrs spent

on the phone trying to sort things, no bike, for

18 months etc etc

That sounds like you had a really terrible experience with your dealer.. Where was that ?

It sounds like the dealer was continually firing the parts cannon because couldn't actually diagnose it properly. Working their way down a list using process of elimination.

I'm not saying none of those parts weren't faulty.. But all of them ? Incredibly unlikely.

Your situation is incredibly rare. I was in the dealer network from 2012-2024. We swapped ONE ECU. And that was from an F800GS. You're more likely to win the lottery than having a faulty BMW Bosch ECU.