For me its a no, but that's because I bought my bike as a keeper, am reasonably handy with spanners and have another bike to ride if necessary. In the last 4 years out of warranty the only thing I have had to replace are the ESA shocks which had done over 30K anyway and I took the opportunity to upgrade to Wilburs to benefit from a better ride/handling plus the ability to get them serviced in the future. That works for me but appreciate not everyone wants to get their hands dirty working on their bikes.
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Much the same really!
Avoided the dynamic pack as too much tech going on there.
Have the ESA and have every intension of going back to the far superior Technoflex/Wilbers when it goes pop.
Fuel strip and flappy exhaust thing done under the 2 year warranty & can please 'emselves if they want to last this time.
Spare FPC has done about 50,000 miles under the seat on 2 different 1200s and is ready to deploy if needed. As is stop 'n' go tyre plugger with inflation (rear tyre been plugged for the last 3000 miles) ...... and a spare heavy duty H7 bulb from Halfords at reasonable cost.
I can get a final drive rebuild for £350 & the oil seal for about the same.
So there is quite a bit you can do to help yourself, and with a bit of jiggery pokery, refuse all the unwanted tat that the salesman sells you & then slips out how much they cost to replace ... and that an extended warranty is a good idea.
So there you go, I just saved you £1500 for a dynamic pack & 400 to protect it with no excess ... on the house!
lots of mentions of ESA failure on this thread, and my bike has ESA. So what happens if/when they do fail? Do they stop working altogether or do you just lose the adjustment which as it happens I never use anyway? If its a blown seal can you not just buy a new seal and replace it? How likely is the ESA to fail?
blwyddyn newydd dda by the way.
blwyddyn newydd dda by the way.
Shocks (whether ESA / electronic or conventional) are probably past their best anywhere after 25000 miles and need to be replaced or serviced, irrespective of whether anyone has extended warranty or not. The deterioration is gradual and progressive, meaning that the rider probably doesn't notice, until that is they ride a newer bike. It explains much of the 'The handling is awesome...' hype; it's often not much of an improvement, it's just that their old bike had slipped downwards so far.
Generally speaking it seems to be the shock itself that gives up the ghost not the electronic motors that do the adjustments - which is the actual ESA. If you go the Wilburs route they utilise the electronics from your existing ESA units to fit to their shocks.
1130cc
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In my case, the ESA was still working.
I only mentioned ESA to help quantify the cost.
Mine had leaked the oil out of the bottom rear pipe.
So, it had become very soggy.
You could press the back of the bike down, compress the shock, and it would take its time coming back up.
I only mentioned ESA to help quantify the cost.
Mine had leaked the oil out of the bottom rear pipe.
So, it had become very soggy.
You could press the back of the bike down, compress the shock, and it would take its time coming back up.
King Key
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The rear ESA shock on my K1300s just started to lose oil, it didn't feel any different at the time, (in fact I did a trackday on as it was booked and paid for
) I guess there was still enough oil in the unit when it went into the dealer for replacement.1130cc
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I investigated the same thing when I renewed.
I did find it very slightly cheaper, but not by much.
I then noticed that the BMW policy seemed to offer more.
Also, a lot to be said for keeping it in house, in the beleif they may be more understanding in a questionable claim.
I did find it very slightly cheaper, but not by much.
I then noticed that the BMW policy seemed to offer more.
Also, a lot to be said for keeping it in house, in the beleif they may be more understanding in a questionable claim.
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