Well I kinda look at it like this. It is not just Honda. All dealerships, all manufacturers seem to be about the same. I as I am sure many of you have learned, you have to go to a dealer to purchase a new bike, car, lawnmower, whatever, but we do learn early in the game, that is about as far as it goes. None of us like to return.
If a serious warranty situation does occur, whether it be Honda or Ford Motor Company, it can be a fight.
I myself prefer to never see the dealer or manufacturer once the sale is done, I already know I will get poor service, higher prices and incompetent work.
Just went through it with my backhoe, brand new, bolt fell out of the control linkage on the job, in the dirt somewhere, went to the dealer and .......yep they charged me for the bolt. It is a special bolt with a shoulder on it to fit a section of the linkage and the nut is supposed to be punched to stop it from falling off, evidently it was not. So I just pay for the bolt and go fix it, it is what I expect, from any dealer or manufacturer of anything. Not just Honda, all of them.
The 1800 is sure a great machine, so they will not spoil my day, but they may never see me if I have my way. I already know what they represent, no big surprise.
Kit