07-16-2014, 01:31 PM
(07-16-2014, 01:21 PM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote:(07-15-2014, 08:00 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Can anyone seriously expect a person to spend $10K or thereabouts on a motorcycle without riding it?
This place is/was a used car lot and now a Honda motorcycle dealership. They have General Motors car dealerships so they have money. I asked the same question. Im local, Im on a clean 11 year old Honda, Im an old fart, and I am not paying 10-12K for anything without a thorough test drive. Its not like they are handing a kid the keys to a Corvette. I told him his prices were too high and I am not playing the payment game along with I can go drive a 50K truck anywhere in the county and he knows it. He just said its policy. Said good luck and out door I go.
I dont get it. Why is a motorcycle made out of gold and people are not allowed to test them?? This is the second time I have tried to coax them out of test drive yet they still blow me off. I thought they may remember me and finally hand me the keys knowing I fit the profile of a potential customer.
Primarily because safely operating a motorcycle requires some specialized skills and you can't really tell if someone has the experience to handle a particular bike just by looking at them.
I can't rent a plane without taking a check out ride with the owner/operator's instructor. Just having a license isn't enough to be turned loose with a vehicle that I may or may not be able to operate safely.
I applaud those dealers that do allow test rides, but I can't really blame the ones that don't. It's a liability nightmare.