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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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There would be a good argument for saying this is utterly normal for a motorcycle produced by a chainsaw manufacturer and whos engine rebuild intervals are normally measured in hours on their competition models. I'd expect a husky to break down frequently and expensively.
I remember a few years back that GASGAS did a road bike which came with a 90 day warranty (and the reviews pointed out this is 90 days longer than their competition bikes).
The weird thing is why anyone (either the purchaser or the supplier) would want to enter into an HP agreement on such a peaky, fragile bit of exotica in the first place. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Why does anyone do anything?
These things are MEGA fun. The most fun on a bike I have ever had. Last bike was a 1299 Panigale and have an RSV4 RF currently. Not exactly two bikes / brands known for complete reliability but they're exotic and immensely fun to ride. I'm not here to ride the same bike for 10 solid years, the same old boring shite, I like to mix it up...which is why I like to change my bikes every 18 months with something new and shiny and having them on HP / PCP is how I like to do it. |
Well said, our tastes in bikes may be different, and like you, I don't intend to keep my bike for 10 years or more, although, even for me, 18months is a fairly quick turnover !! Especially, as I've had 2 of my bikes just over and juts under 3 years, and another just over 12 months. ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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linuxyeti wrote: |
Well said, our tastes in bikes may be different, and like you, I don't intend to keep my bike for 10 years or more, although, even for me, 18months is a fairly quick turnover !! Especially, as I've had 2 of my bikes just over and juts under 3 years, and another just over 12 months. |
18 months is inside the warranty on new bikes, which is what I like these days. Sometimes I will keep one for 12 months, others I might run over to 2 years... depends but last 3 have been within 18 months.
The RSV4 is going soon, only 2 months left on the warranty (it was new but registered in Sept 16 with 0 miles) and thinking about a Superduke 1290R but not sure if I will wait until next year now. |
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Posted: 18:57 - 09 Jul 2018 Post subject: Re: 2018 Husqvarna 701 Engine Failure |
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It's not your bike. It belongs to the finance company. They're renting it to you. If it were rejected as not fit for purpose, the cost of it would be refunded to them.
Given that, I'd be inclined to tell them that they can provide you with a working equivalent, or they can go and collect their bike at any time. If they have a problem with their bike's condition, they can talk to the dealer from whom they purchased it, or to Husqvarna. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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I feel for OP and his situation, especially as we are right in the middle of a heat wave and perfect evening weather for supermoto hooligan shenanigans too. I do think mate that they should have offered you a courtesy bike seeing as a full engine re-build and the waiting time on the parts order isn't a quick process with firms like KTM. Even if it was a Duke 125 they should give you something to ride in the sun IMO.
But I do see Stinkwheel's points too, and he is right about firms like KTM and their race bike ethos with no warranty on most of the range. Realistically you can't warranty an off road competition bike anyway, as it could be damaged or destroyed in an event a week after purchase etc.
Back to KTM parts, years ago I remember my mate having to wait nearly 3weeks for a front mudguard and some other plastic bits for his lads KTM SX50. They were silly expensive too for little bike parts.
Its a shame this has happened to OP's bike, but after signing up to an 18month or more PCP or Credit on the bike, I think you've got to really have it fixed and have it back to use and enjoy until your monthly plan is up, or you have the option of changing the bike or handing it back.
And I wanted OP's experience to be a blast too, as me having a shed full of non runners, I was thinking of going down a similar route with a brand new very silly supermoto bike on finance for next year. I would probably prefer a lower cc example though with a bit less power.
Oh and my reasoning to Stinkwheel to make sense of the question he asked about 90day warranty bikes and why is:
I barely ride and wouldn't cover 1000miles a year on two wheels. Im silly and more like 12 than 40. And I like these stupidly silly light weight and highly strung bikes, that normal people and those that really ride bikes wouldn't give the time of day to.
If I had Jay's bike or something similar, then it'd actually make me want to get it out of the shed on more occasions and go for a hoon. If I had a really good capable and very useful bike in the shed like a VFR750 I'd probably leave it to gather dust and do fuck all with. I don't need to ride or go anywhere on a bike, so to actually use one at all it'd have to grab me by the balls and say let's go for a daft evening thrash. Stuff like KTM's do that, but nice big powerful, smooth and comfortable bikes would turn me off like a switch. |
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Have you spoken to the bike's owners yet? Also, what does your rental contract with them say about your right to have a ridable bike? ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Posted: 23:37 - 10 Jul 2018 Post subject: |
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That's what I meant, just Husky livery all over the frame.. they are pretty much identical.
There's 6 or 7 x 701's from 2016 - 2018 in the group and 2 x KTM 690's one 2011 and other 2015 and the 2015 one looks identical sat next to the 701s.
I'll ring the finance company tomorrow and see what they say. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 293 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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