How long are each and which ones actually honor the warranty respectfully?
Thanks

 

Pretty sure my 400EX's warranty was for 6mos, but I opted to extend that out 2 more years....for a couple hundred $.

It's already paid for itself: My headlight assembly suffered a manufacturers defect, resulting in a broken (and un-repairable) headlight mount (LAME ENGINEERING, HONDA). Thus, the $180 headlight assembly was replaced under warranty.

 

I didn't get any extended warranty, but I rode my bike hard after break-in to shake out hopefully all of the gross manufacturing defects. That lame plastic mount on the headlight assembly was the first thing to break.

 

I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that nobody has a warranty that goes past 6 months. That is, unless you pay for it. As for who honors it better, that is mainly up to your dealer. If you have a good dealer, they will work with up until the last day of warranty (and in some cases, PAST that last day). It's the dealers call, not the manufacturer.

 

When I was looking for a new 4x4, I was tempted to get a 500 H.O. because I could get a 5 year extended warranty. (somewhere between $300 & $400). I was only able to get a 3 year extended warranty on a kawasaki. Not sure about other brands.