New Member w/ a New GS (in the crate!), and questions for this group.

[glynnd89]

Oh, and aren't most warranties voided if someone other than a certified mechanic does any modifications or maintainence to the bike anyways?

[GSrookie500]

all mexicans are originally from spain,

Geez, what are they teaching these days?

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. LMAO

[treehouse99]

I don't need no stinking warranty...

[treehouse99]

Oh, and aren't most warranties voided if someone other than a certified mechanic does any modifications or maintainence to the bike anyways?

Of course they are... another reason why I took my chances w/ this deal. I planned to modify the bike anyway. First order of business- convert it to the GS500 we can no longer get in the U.S.

[tt_four]

....and furthermore, I'm sure it was just a joke.....

Yes! for once sarcasm wasn't COMPLETELY lost on this board!

[annguyen1981]

Oh, and aren't most warranties voided if someone other than a certified mechanic does any modifications or maintainence to the bike anyways?

Yes and no.

Modifications...  usually the warranty is void.

Maintenance...  I believe it's illegal for companies to void the warranty on the grounds that someone else did the maintenance themselves. Now, I'm talking about oil changes, filter changes, etc.

A scheduled valve check done by the owner SHOULDN'T void the warranty, but if there's any problems that arise, the company might rule that the problem occurred because of improper maintenance by the owner.

[gregvhen]

all mexicans are originally from spain,

Geez, what are they teaching these days?

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. LMAO

hahaahahaa no no no, i wasnt serious  i was kidding but still trying to tell the guy that the bike was shipped from spain so it wasnt made by mexicans. and he said that was because mexicans speak spainish. and i was just. ughhhh.... then i said that hoping he would get the point. even though it was a joke. its what i like to call, an INFORMATIVE JOKE JOke joke oke ke .......

[tt_four]

all mexicans are originally from spain,

Geez, what are they teaching these days?

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. LMAO

hahaahahaa no no no, i wasnt serious  i was kidding but still trying to tell the guy that the bike was shipped from spain so it wasnt made by mexicans. and he said that was because mexicans speak spainish. and i was just. ughhhh.... then i said that hoping he would get the point. even though it was a joke. its what i like to call, an INFORMATIVE JOKE JOke joke oke ke .......

Still unclear as to whether you knew I was kidding about the mexicans coming from spain. That was also a joke.


As far as warranties with modifications done to a bike. They can void a warranty, but only for certain parts. If you change your brake lines, and then a seal goes in your brake caliper, it probably won't be covered under warranty. If you put a slipon on your bike, and the front rim cracks, the manufacturer can not try to skip on fixing the front wheel. The modifications you do have to actually impact the warrantied part in question for them to try to get out of it.