I went to buy a new DRZ400 with cash in a sandwich bag but they wouldn't let me test ride it first.
Wanted to buy a $500 Shoei helmet once but wanted to zip it around the block once to see if it was going to be as quiet as everyone said it was. Counter guy stared at me like a cow looking at a new gate. What? $500 is not throwaway money.
Went to an Indian demo day a while back to play with the FTR's. They only had one there. They'd started out with half a dozen a few weeks earlier but they'd all been crashed except that one 😂
One Japanese/KTM dealership around here don't want you even sitting on the bikes without a salesman holding it. Their sister location ( Japanese/Husky) will call me on the phone when the model I'm interested in shows up and toss me the key. The BMW/Ducati/Triumph/Indian dealership almost won't let you out the door until you ride something. Every location is gonna have a different vibe.
Wanted to buy a $500 Shoei helmet once but wanted to zip it around the block once to see if it was going to be as quiet as everyone said it was. Counter guy stared at me like a cow looking at a new gate. What? $500 is not throwaway money.
Went to an Indian demo day a while back to play with the FTR's. They only had one there. They'd started out with half a dozen a few weeks earlier but they'd all been crashed except that one 😂
One Japanese/KTM dealership around here don't want you even sitting on the bikes without a salesman holding it. Their sister location ( Japanese/Husky) will call me on the phone when the model I'm interested in shows up and toss me the key. The BMW/Ducati/Triumph/Indian dealership almost won't let you out the door until you ride something. Every location is gonna have a different vibe.