Warranty Up! I'm On My Own!

So today is the first day of the rest of my Road King's life. The 2 year factory warranty expired today. I have mixed emotions, but since there was very little factory work done on it in the first two years, I guess I am fairly confident that everything will be OK.

I put the Harley to the test. I had a goal when I drove it off two years ago to put 20K miles on it before the warranty ran out. I have no idea why I picked that number, but it seemed nice and round and seemed like a good goal. I had read that the average Harley rider puts 1500 miles a year on his/her bike. I find that hard to believe but I wanted to do my part to change that.

So as of today, I have 19,371 miles on my bike. Not 20,000 but pretty close. And if you look at the 1500/year average number I mentioned above, that means that there are 5.3 people out there who bought a Harley on the same day I did that have not driven a single mile!

So what work was needed over the past 2 years? Here is the list:
1. Pipes - Of course, but not warranty work
2. Chrome - Of course critical, couldn't get Harley to cover it under warranty.
3. 1 Rear Tire - Not covered under warranty
4. Recall for Fuel System - Covered under warranty
5. Battery - Covered under warranty

That's it! I am taking it in for the 20K service next week to get ready for the Sturgis trip. I hope Murphy doesn't come along and point out a ton of things that are wrong only a week after the warranty expired!

All in all if I enjoy the next 20K as much as I enjoyed the first 20K, I will be very happy with my purchase. I would like to get another (not a different) bike at some point but I have promised myself (and my wife) I will not do that until I have 100K on this one.

So all the stories, myths, etc about Harley problems? Well, I can't speak to them. I have had noting but fun since I bought this one!