Why wouldn't it be covered in Canada?
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Are you near enough to the US that you could take it back there for warranty work?
I am just facing up to the fact that my beloved 2010 Concours may get totalled due to hitting a deer last month. I am trying to figure out options. Whether to buy back and fix the bike. (It is mostly Plastic and all the cowling brackets etc) or let it go and look at a replacement.
This leads me to the question in the title. As I live in Canada the prices of the connie is $19,000 +tax etc, but the US prices are way cheaper. Particularly when I see 2012 for $12,600 (In the Arabian Red, which I love). If I buy in the US and bring it back to Canada the warranty will not be covered here. With my 2010 I had zero warranty issues. The question is was I lucky, or generally are there no real, costly issues.
Any comments welcome
It's not covered in Canada because it is Kawasaki Canada here. You have Kawasaki USA they are 2 different companies.
You are right that I could make a trip down to the US and have a shop there do the work. But that is a major effort to travel a full day down and have the work done, plus possibly having the bike on my trailer and having to explain everything to the boarder crossing officers.
I myself would take the gamble of saving ~$6,400 with only the possibility of ever having to make a warranty work trip(s).
Over on the other site there was a Canadian owner who bought a US bike and took it home. He had some kind of warranty issue and his home town dealer contacted Kawasaki USA and it turned out that they covered the repair. I took a quick look 'over there' but I couldn't find the thread.
If you are looking at 2012 or newer its a bit early to predict the big buck items of ktrak and linked brakes, both big bux to fix.
2010/11/12/13/14 are all identical. I think there is enough data at this point to say high ticket failures on the 2nd gen C14 are very rare.
I agree maxtog. Seems like there are few to no complaints that would add up to $$$. Still waiting for my insurance to decide what they are doing with my 2010. I love the bike. The best outcome would be to fix it. But at least I know that if I need to move to a different bike, buying in the US is a rseal option