Aftermarket stuff & Warranty

[notbike]

So on my Ninja I have 24 months warranty in case something goes wrong with it, apparently. I don't exactly know what this means because the booklet doesn't explain the perks of warranty properly, it only really explains conditions where it would become void.

One of those conditions was, in short; "if you fit anything aftermarket to the bike, your warranty is void"

Problem is that I've ordered some aftermarket stuff for the bike already and don't intend on keeping it in a box.

So 2 questions.

#1 Is warranty important or should I just not care?

#2 can I just put all the stock stuff back on the bike when service time comes around and they'd be none the wiser?

tenks

[Pol Anorl]

Might aswell just leave it standard rather than running the risk, 9 times out of 10 they will find any way to worm out of paying out.
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[Dave70]

I had a two year warranty on my R125, which has just expired.

I always used the Yamaha dealer back on the IoM, mainly for the sake of the warranty but, also as they were only two streets away from home, I also got to know then quite well and could trust them and they helped me out quite a bit and always did me good deals when buying gear. They were a small business and their labour costs were relatively reasonable (£45 p/h as opposed to the £70 p/h the local yamaha dealer around here charges, which is why he doesn't get my business btw).

I've used the warranty on a few occasions for various things and have never had an issue with any claim being denied or even argued about. Admittedly, it's not been for anything major, just the overheating/airlock problems I was having, a new radiator cap and a new plastic tank cover, as the original one stated to crack around the petrol cap.

The only after market parts I have are bar ends, chain and sprockets, plus an R&G tail tidy. All of which have never been questioned.

Personally, I'd go ahead and fit the parts you have bought and unless you are doing anything major that could possibly cause harm to the bike, I wouldn't be concerned about the warranty being affected but, I can only go by my own experiences, other peoples may differ.
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[Rogerborg]

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I'd take it to local dealer after putting the aftermarket stuff on in the event of a warranty part failiure.

If they refuse to honour warranty, ask how stuff is related to the Kawasaki part failing. I.e how does a double bubble screen make a wheel bearing collapse?

I know we've honoured warranty on bikes with aftermarket bits before now, I'd like to think most dealers would help you out where possible
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[Taught2BCauti...]

If you paid for the warranty, the only value it has is to teach you a lesson about interpreting smallprint.

In the event of something major failing, you would have to prove that the defect was present when it left the factory, and that the manufacturer was aware of it, or at least admits that it was their fault.
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[MarJay]

The warranty is extremely important. It means that if anything goes wrong with the bike (that cannot be reasonably assumed is your fault) then you get it fixed for free. As Rogerborg says, heated grips or hard luggage aren't going to affect your warranty, but poorly fitting an aftermarket exhaust and not having the bike remapped might do. It's similar to insurance I guess, where if they can prove the aftermarket part was a contributory factor in the accident then they can not pay out if they didn't know about it.
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[notbike]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I understand it a little better now. I think I will put the aftermarket kit on when it arrives because the only thing I can see affecting the bike in any significant way will be the exhaust. The rest is cosmetic/ergonomic mods that don't affect performance at all.

As for the exhaust, it's not a full system because those are extortionately expensive, just an end-can/slip-on type thing which is louder. Although the washing machine noise is quite comforting, I prefer being a little more heard on the roads especially since I'll be doing a lot more dual carriageways. Anyway, I've read this exhaust doesn't affect performance of the bike much if at all.

So far everything's alright with the bike so I'm hoping it won't go bang for no reason any time soon. Also I haven't been abusing it, just been following the manufacturer's recommended breaking-in procedure.

I reckon I'll be more relaxed about it after it's had it's first service.

Probably only thing I'll be swapping out when I take it to get it's bits done is the exhaust then just to be on the safe side in case they find something's wrong with the engine and blame the aftermarket exhaust.

Probably giving it more thought than it's worth but better safe than sorry.

[chickenstrip]

As said, fitting aftermarket parts won't necessarily, in itself, prevent you from making a realistic claim on the warranty, even though the small print may say so. Warranty claims are submitted through a dealer. If you know them well and have a friendly relationship with them, they are likely to want to get any claims through (as long, of course, as you haven't done something that obviously contributed to a failure). They want you to come back time and again because they want your business. If they piss you off by immediately turning down a claim that (may) cost them little to deal with (in reality, the labour they are given on warranty work by the manufacturers doesn't realistically cover their costs), then they lose a customer. If the dealer says to the manufacturer, "no, there were no contributing factors from aftermarket parts to this failure", and it doesn't sound likely that there were, the claim will likely go through ok.

[TheBikerStig]