I brought my 2014 Honda Rancher in because it was making a tapping noise. I first thought it was the valves needing adjusting so I bring it in to a Honda dealer close by and it wasn’t the valves. Come to find out the piston is scarred and there is a small chip missing from the piston. So they send in pictures to Honda and they claim it was caused by lack of lubrication possibly by installing the oil filter backwards. So the dealership gave me a number to call Honda and the guy that I spoke to says the same thing. I told him the engine never locked up or smoked etc. It still runs to this day. Then he tells me it was caused by normal wear and tear. The bike is 10 months old. The service manager from day one has been telling me that he doesn’t think the bike was abused or not taken care of and he is fighting to get this covered under warranty. My bike has been in the shop for two months now. So they investigate more and the district manager went to take a look at the bike and the dealer calls me today saying he denied the warranty also. I have three bikes presently. A 2014 250 Recon that I bought 4 months ago and a 2014 Rancher and a 2014 Foreman that I bought last year in August. Ive owned 5 Honda ATV’s total and I know how to install an oil filter and never abuse my bikes. I don’t know where to turn now. The dealer says the total to repair the bike is $2990.00 which includes a total rebuild. Not sure what to do now. I will not give up knowing that I didn’t install an oil filter backwards or caused a lack of lubrication on my part. I can’t believe I have to fight tooth and nail to get warranty work done. SMH