Booking Test Rides

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

How does it work generally?

Say I wanted to test ride the brand new ZX6R?

What happens if you bin it?

Mystery · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Karma :

your insurance goes in as a normal claim as you were ridding, and to book one just ask your nearest dealer and ask they will give you all the info you need
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SimonB · Brolly Dolly Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Karma :

I booked a test ride with a Honda dealership about two years ago. I had to sign a contract stating that if I crashed it there would be a £1000 excess to pay.
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Mynameisdann · Derestricted Danger Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Karma :

yeah if you drop it even minimal damage £1k excess

johnsmith222 · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Karma :

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

£1000 excess!

I wouldn't mind having a go on a brand new 600 to see the difference from my 98 zx6r. I have never ridden another 600 road bike before an think it would be interesting to see the difference with a view to getting one next year.

Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

It'll vary from garage to garage but when I test rode a ZX6R a few years ago I had to sign up and agree to paying for any damage caused ! Write off the bike and I would have been liable for the total cost.
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MattEMulsion · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Karma :

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Agree with MattEMulsion

Went to George Whites yesterday for my missus to test ride a Gladius. We'd booked it but the bloke didn't tell us she needed to bring both parts of her licence when I phoned.

When we got there it hadn't been put in the book and as she only had the pink bit of her licence the salesman said she couldn't take it out.

I had a little rant as we had ridden down from MK and the manager came over. Within 30 secs the salesman went off to get the Gladius and five minutes later she was out on it.

My point is that if they think it could result in a sale, most dealerships will go out of their way to facilitate you having a test ride. If they think your just after a blast on a new bike, they'll find a way to say no.
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the grim reaper · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Karma :

The worst bike dealership I ever asked for a test ride from was 3X Motorcycles at Ringwood, although this was years ago and they seem to have improved since then. They sat me down and made me fill out a form, listing everything except my cat's name, then the bloke started this conversation:

Sales Bod: 'What's Your budget?'
Me: 'Enough'
SB: 'How much?'
M: 'Enough to buy the bike I want to test ride'
SB: 'We'll need your bank details before you go'
M: 'Why?'
SB: 'In case you crash it'
M: 'If I crash it, my insurance will be paying, not me'
SB: 'Yes, but there is a £500 excess'
M: 'Which is in my savings account, not my bank account'
SB: 'So give me your savings account details'
M: 'No.'

At that point I gave up and cancelled the test ride.

Cheers

Grim
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

lmao @ £1k deposit.

If they think you're serious about buying then you'll be allowed a test ride/drive without problems like that as they don't want to put off a potential buyer.

I got a test drive in an £18k car when I was 19. They wanted to see my license, they took it with them to go and check with a manager, they came back saying it was all ok. They hadn't noticed that it was a full motorcycle license and only provisional car. Laughing

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Seb · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Karma :

On my last test ride I just had to sign an insurance form and that was it, they were more than happy for me to ride the bike ~100 miles to roads I knew to get a proper feel for it, I suspect they were less than pleased about me getting caught up in a bit of a snow storm though. In hindsight I probably should have just parked up at home and paid for it over the phone to keep them happy, but the look on their faces as I nursed it through the icy dealership carpark was utterly priceless Laughing

Mind you I'd bet they would have been a lot less accommodating and humorous about it if I hadn't brought bikes from them in the past Smile

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