I think you ' re being rather entitled to expect a 100 % free replacement outside of warranty , when they have zero legal impetus to do so . Unless you have a law like the Consumer Guarantees Act or similar legislation in other countries which guarantees a product to last a reasonable time out of warranty , you ' re S . O . L . I would jump on the 500 dollar replacement , as you ' re being given a very good deal from the dealer who has no reason to need to offer you anything at all . Sure , failures suck , especially early in the scoots life . I certainly wouldn ' t expect that to happen to a Honda , but it has , and the warranty has passed . Thus , you should take the replacement bike , and sell it , if you ' re not happy to keep riding it , IMO .