07-22-2014, 11:07 AM
Your dealer won't let you go for a test ride? I ordered my bike from my dealer when they had none on the floor, with no immediate plans to order one. I placed a $1,000.00 deposit and waited about eight weeks for it to arrive. When it was time to pick the bike up I informed the salesman that I wanted to take it for a test ride before paying the balance, and he told me this was not possible (the typical insurance song & dance story). After I got over my disbelief I spoke to the sales manager, who also refused to allow me to take the bike for a test ride before I paid my remaining balance and completed the paper work. I seriously considered asking for my $1,000.00 deposit back, but we reached a compromise: If, after paying off the balance and completing the paperwork I was dissatisfied with the bike in any way, the dealer would refund my entire purchase price. However - the catch was this! For a full refund to be made the bike had to be ridden less than three miles! I am withholding the dealer name because in spite of this, I continue to do business with them (I actually like their parts department team, and I'm sure the salesman were just following company rules).