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[OldF7Guy_imp]

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.

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.
I can understand it on an airplane but they have to have insurance surely. I would sign something to say if I got killed my heirs would not sue them. Surely, there has to be a way around the lawsuits. I have "I want a Honda CB1100 written all over my forehead" if you are a sharp salesman and profile me. I fit the guys that buy them perfectly. But, these guys are used to running a used car lot and want to talk payments, extended warrantys and other BS before you can get a word out of your mouth. They are rookies in the MC business and dont have a clue. Thats why I think the place is just a joke. I was hoping to have a better experience right here locally but like everything else I have to buy it on the internet or way out of town. People must think we are all idiots and dont shop online and do our homework before a major purchase. Its not like I am buying a new washing machine or something.