03-05-2015, 12:57 AM
I may trailer it back out to the dealer for a look. Its cold and wet here now, so it'll be a few days until I can put some miles on the bike.
Not sure why the bike was sitting for so long, but I guess it's not unlike the other 50 bikes sitting there on the showroom floor there, or any other Honda dealer. They put them together and put them on the floor so people can look, touch, sit, and feel the bikes I guess, idk, I've never been a salesguy. Nevertheless, and for whatever reasons (test rides I'm guessing), the bike was gased up, and presumably, we know the rest of the story.
This particular '14 DLX was the last new '14 DLX in Texas. I chased a number of leads trying to find a '14 DLX over a few week period, and I located a demo unit in Kyle, TX, the new unit I bought here in Texas, and another new unit in Lafayette, La, 4 hours away. So for me, wanting a '14 DLX, my selections were slim, and this was the best option for me.
A week ago, I took time off work, and drove 1 1/2 hours to look and ride the '14 DLX. Loved it for all the reasons you already know about. BUT . . . . it was sputtering a little bit when I rode it - sales guy at Honda dealer said " . . its been sitting up, I'll have my mechanic look at it . . ". Fast forward a week, I took another day off work - second vacation day
- and drove down 1 1/2 hours to pick up the bike - did that yesterday.
When I get there the mechanic has the bike in the back working on it, and the mechanic pulls the bike out front and rides the bike up the ramp onto my trailer. I walk out to chat with him and he told me it runs good now, no sputtering, I drained the gas, should be good-to-go etc. At that moment, it started drizzling, so we quickly put installed the tie-downs on the bike before I left.
When I got the bike home, I took a short ride 'round the neighborhood, and that's when I discovered it still sputtering and then I phoned him.
After that long story, I guess I will run some tankfuls of gas through it and see what happens. The bike is under factory warranty of course, and I may just take the bike back down and drop it off for the dealer to repair. . . I guess we'll see . . .
Thanks for all the input gentlemen, I really appreciate it.
Trey in Houston
Not sure why the bike was sitting for so long, but I guess it's not unlike the other 50 bikes sitting there on the showroom floor there, or any other Honda dealer. They put them together and put them on the floor so people can look, touch, sit, and feel the bikes I guess, idk, I've never been a salesguy. Nevertheless, and for whatever reasons (test rides I'm guessing), the bike was gased up, and presumably, we know the rest of the story.
This particular '14 DLX was the last new '14 DLX in Texas. I chased a number of leads trying to find a '14 DLX over a few week period, and I located a demo unit in Kyle, TX, the new unit I bought here in Texas, and another new unit in Lafayette, La, 4 hours away. So for me, wanting a '14 DLX, my selections were slim, and this was the best option for me.
A week ago, I took time off work, and drove 1 1/2 hours to look and ride the '14 DLX. Loved it for all the reasons you already know about. BUT . . . . it was sputtering a little bit when I rode it - sales guy at Honda dealer said " . . its been sitting up, I'll have my mechanic look at it . . ". Fast forward a week, I took another day off work - second vacation day
- and drove down 1 1/2 hours to pick up the bike - did that yesterday.When I get there the mechanic has the bike in the back working on it, and the mechanic pulls the bike out front and rides the bike up the ramp onto my trailer. I walk out to chat with him and he told me it runs good now, no sputtering, I drained the gas, should be good-to-go etc. At that moment, it started drizzling, so we quickly put installed the tie-downs on the bike before I left.
When I got the bike home, I took a short ride 'round the neighborhood, and that's when I discovered it still sputtering and then I phoned him.
After that long story, I guess I will run some tankfuls of gas through it and see what happens. The bike is under factory warranty of course, and I may just take the bike back down and drop it off for the dealer to repair. . . I guess we'll see . . .
Thanks for all the input gentlemen, I really appreciate it.
Trey in Houston