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Old 05-29-2007, 09:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Test riding bikes?

So I've decided to go out and get myself a new bike (current ride is a 2000 CBR600F4). The problem I'm running into is that many dealers seem to not be interested in letting me test ride a bike. I'm 38, have been riding regularly for a couple of years, been to MSF school, been to racing school, etc., so I'm not exactly a newbie rider.

I'm not interested in buying a bike without test riding it first, but dealers in my area seem to be leery about allowing test rides. Anyone else experienced this bizarre behavior? What have you done about it?