Warranty? I was amazed the FE501 came with a 6 month one. Dirst bikes I think the warranty expires they are wheeled off the showroom floor. Had a hell of a time dealing with the Austrians over a KTM300XC that had a factory engine assembly defect. Seized itself solid in the first 3 hours. The response was something like: "Vat is dis? An engine problem on a KTM? Not possible! You should feel fortunate Hans gave you 1 1/2 head gaskets...