Pre-Paid maintenance or not

For the majority of riders, it's not worth it because they don't put on enough miles to get their moneys worth. If you rack up the miles and prefer having a mechanic do your services, it is a good value. Look at it this way, 3 10k services @ $465 each is $1395, 3 5k services @ $345 is $1035. So you would pay $2430 for just the services if you only ride 10,000 miles a year. For me you can double that mileage and I'd be killing the dealers profit margin. But most of the folks that I see with the prepaid maintenance plans don't put 15,000 miles on in 3 years. The value of the plans depends on how much riding you do and if you trust the mechanic at the dealership. I do have a few regular customers that are really getting their money out of the plans, but I'm a wrench that cares and from what I read here one of the few.

Prepaid -- I have an appointment in the morning for my 30K mile service on my 07 Ultra. I paid $1500 for the three year plan. I don't have the tools to service my ride and really don't want to turn wrenches. (By the way I respct those who enjoy turning wrenches. My son makes his living do it as did my grandfather) I put 25K to 30K a year on my scooter. Yep, I spend a few hours at the shop while they service it but I spend time there evey week anyway. I've take a few test rides on new scooters while they service mine. I'm planning on taking an 09 out in the morning. However, my friends tell me not to --- unles I'm planning on buying it. We'll see I'd planned on putting 100K on this one before I swapped it out and I don't see any reason to trade yet, but I'll take the 09 out for a run

I did not get the pre-paid on my Dyna but I did on my Ultra. There is not much that I could not do on my Dyna but the Ultra seemed like a lot of bike to learn about. By the time my plan is over I will have everything figured out to do it myself. One nice thing that came with the plan at the dealer is a rental bike at no charge every time I bring mine in for service. So I have tried a few different bikes this summer since I put on 10,000 miles this summer I was there a few times.

not, I got scamed out of 3/4 of a prepaid maitnence. no refunds. got caught in a winter inviorment where you couldn't get the miles.

If I recall that's a new maintanance plan and if I remember right didn't harley increase the tire size on the 09s??, I know they have on a couple of models at least.

I'm putting on about 6500 miles a year, I use mine for work (70 miles/day), short trips and cruzin around town and ride whenever the weather is good, so I think 10K/year would be tuff for most of us. However if the plan includes tires (and I think it does) it may well worth it especially since the 09 tire size increase, I would say (I don't really know) the 09 tires probably will be in the $500(ea) range.

I think it was resizing of the rear tire for the 09s but not sure about the UC, tires are costly regardless, if tires included, might be wort it.

Like others said... If you ride alot its worth it!!! I ride alot, but I don't have it!!!

If you ride a lot, it is worth it. I have ridden 74,000 miles since May of 06.
I am in about once a month. I am so far ahead of the game, it is not even funny

Let's face it the dealers know's how to make money and keep ya coming back. The self pay service thing is almost like the warranty. The dealer is always ahead of the game cuz most cats that buy these scoots are taken by the all mighty dealer. They'll never really utilize that service plan effectively. Just like an extended warranty if something doesn't break it will never be used. When I bought my scoot in 01 I purchased the extended warranty, well I never had to use it. I live in the big apple and my scoot hibernates longer than I ride it, so before ya know it the warranty is over. IMHO I think it's just a gimmick for them to take your dollars up front and to keep ya coming back. Most cats bring the scoot in for service, hang around the dealer, see some chrome or some other nonsense, and there ya go, the dealer is making money selling the chrome and installing it. Is a no brainier... I say If your not mechanically inclined and can't do your own service just bring it to your local indy shop. They will treat you better and won't rape ya, I think? Buy the extended warranty cuz if something really goes wrong with the scoot you'll be covered. But the pre paid service thing, I'll decline on that. Just my 2