What motorcycle would you buy next?

[KiowaEagle_imp]

It was maybe 7 years back when a friend who was interested in Honda's DCT found a new, 2 year leftover NC700X DCT at a dealer near State College, PA. so he drove there to look it over. Needless to say it was heavily discounted and they really wanted to sell the thing. He asked about test riding it to see if he liked the DCT before buying. They said their insurance didn't permit test rides but they would bend the rule and let him ride it around the parking area. He donned his helmet while they rolled it out and went over the DCT shifting procedure. He said when he drove it around the thing would barely turn, he had to stop to make a 3-point turn at one point. When the salesman asked how he liked the transmission he said "it is fine but the bike is horrible to ride, could the tire pressure be low"? Salesman yelled for the kid to bring a gauge out and checking the rear tire it it didn't even register. He said get another gauge this one isn't working. A mechanic came out with his gauge and it showed the same, both tires were completely flat! LOL if I were an insurance company I wouldn't want to cover them for test rides either!
After puffing them up he said he took it around the lot again and it handled wonderfully so he bought it and loaded it in his trailer.

Such a simple and necessary thing. I check my tires before I ride if it's been a week or two whether I've ridden or not. It's amazing these dealers don't.

And yes I check my tires as soon as I've gotten home from buying a bike or had tires changed. They're nearly always out of spec. When I bought my concourse I had a 3 hour ride home and I noticed I could feel every bump. I checked the pressures when I got home. The spec is 42 for both front and rear, they were both nearly 50.