pgeorgiades
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A couple of days ago my R1200RT suddenly rather severely blued the header on the starboard cylinder. I discovered this when I got off the bike at home.
This could indicate a problem with fuel injector causing that cylinder to run way too lean, or maybe an exhaust baffle isn't operating correctly, or maybe something else. Rather than risk doing damage running the bike with too lean a fuel mixture or otherwise way too hot, I contacted the nearest dealership with the equipment to evaluate the problem.
That dealership is 109 miles from my home in the middle of Pittsburgh. (Imagine, a metro area of 1,700,000 people now has NO remaining active dealerships, and I have to go 109 miles for service.)
Rather than ride the bike when I don't know what's wrong with it, I decided to use my "100 mile basic roadside service" benefit which i have paid for for years. Guess what? Because the dealership is 9 miles over the 100 mile limit, there was essentially no coverage. Not that I am covered for up to 100 miles and then I pay for the remaining 9 miles: no coverage. That means I have to pay for the 109 miles going, AND the 109 mile return trip. I was told by the MOA roadside assistance dispatcher it would be over $180.
The dealership will come and get it for fifty cents a mile, or about $110.
Thank God I was not stranded out on the road someplace.
So, as the MOA ad says: "Never ride alone." Rather, take your lawyer with you, because if you ever get into a jam, you will need one to beat these people into giving you what you paid for.
This could indicate a problem with fuel injector causing that cylinder to run way too lean, or maybe an exhaust baffle isn't operating correctly, or maybe something else. Rather than risk doing damage running the bike with too lean a fuel mixture or otherwise way too hot, I contacted the nearest dealership with the equipment to evaluate the problem.
That dealership is 109 miles from my home in the middle of Pittsburgh. (Imagine, a metro area of 1,700,000 people now has NO remaining active dealerships, and I have to go 109 miles for service.)
Rather than ride the bike when I don't know what's wrong with it, I decided to use my "100 mile basic roadside service" benefit which i have paid for for years. Guess what? Because the dealership is 9 miles over the 100 mile limit, there was essentially no coverage. Not that I am covered for up to 100 miles and then I pay for the remaining 9 miles: no coverage. That means I have to pay for the 109 miles going, AND the 109 mile return trip. I was told by the MOA roadside assistance dispatcher it would be over $180.
The dealership will come and get it for fifty cents a mile, or about $110.
Thank God I was not stranded out on the road someplace.
So, as the MOA ad says: "Never ride alone." Rather, take your lawyer with you, because if you ever get into a jam, you will need one to beat these people into giving you what you paid for.