05-05-2018, 02:32 PM
(05-05-2018, 01:31 PM)tommymck_imp Wrote:(05-05-2018, 09:31 AM)Frulk_imp Wrote: So.. did you buy this bike for yourself or your daughter? confused by the thread title.
Haha.... Originally I was considering getting the CB1100EX and keeping it in CA for the once a month that I visit my daughter. She got her license recently there and my thought was that it might be something that she could ride also. The consensus (correctly I think) was that it would be too much bike for a new rider. I still couldn't get it out of my head though, so I got it for me at home....
(05-05-2018, 11:27 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: Flynrider Wrote:I think if dealers around here actually allowed test rides, they'd probably sell more of these.
Absolutely. In fact, I'll go one step further. If dealers actually encouraged test rides, they way all dealerships do in the car business, they would sell buttloads of CB1100s.
Absolutely. In fact, I'll go one step further. If dealers actually encouraged test rides, they way all dealerships do in the car business, they would sell buttloads of CB1100s.
The local dealer was great. First thing he suggested when he saw me looking at the bike was to take a test ride. The procedure 'round these parts is that they ride with you on another bike and have you follow them around the area. Really smart actually because they seem to know the best routes and it's very nice. I wouldn't have pulled the trigger if I didn't ride the thing. Surprising to hear that dealers don't encourage this. The local BMW dealer does the same thing...
Typical for H-D dealers.
(05-05-2018, 02:26 PM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: BMW has offered demo bikes for decades, at least in the U.S. The dealers around here let you keep the bike all day, and even take it home overnight if you wish.
Congrats on your CB! She's a beauty!
In 2012 I rode a R1200R for a couple of hours, courtesy of the local BMW dealer. They have since changed ownership, so I do not know if that is still policy.
My CB had to be uncrated to be ridden.