Buying a new bike - how long does it usually take?

[djrikki]

Hey folks,

Trading the 125 in for a bigger bike and been told from the moment I put down the money on a new machine it will be at least a full week before I can ride it away from the dealership. Thats for a bike thats sitting on display in their showroom.

Is this the norm? Im a bit more keen than waiting a full week once I have a license and the money to be on the road.

Cheers

[P.addy]

Feel sorry for the people that buy cars to their spec and have to wait 2 months

I had to wait about a week for my old 125, that wasn't new. It goes through the process really, get them to check for flux.

Oh, you passed then? Well done or is this all pre-emptive. If so, best fail mate, yous gonna fail.

[MarJay]

That's pretty quick.
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[djrikki]

[P.addy]

I did lol at that, so well done

Best of luck

[pinkyfloyd]

Took 2 weeks for my model to arrive at the showroom. The other model I was looking at was the SP version and I was told 2 months to wait. Decided against it and a few months later I saw one in the flesh and I was glad I didnt wait. Liked my colour scheme better.
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[James83]

Ordered a new bike on the 3rd, expecting delivery this week (Although don't have a specific day yet). So assuming it turns up, around 2 weeks.
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Jonathan A wrote: tart.

[Rogerborg]

Pretty standard. It's so they've got time to register it, tick the boxes on the pre-delivery check, and for Daryyyl to wheelie it up and down the car park a few times from cold.

Speaking of which:

https://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
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[clancy]

a week sounds ok to wait. gives you time sit at home drooling and them to sit in their ass for 4 days before doing the paperwork

[ajag]

I am sure it would be faster if you let your girlfriend do all the talking
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[Baffler186]

Had to wait a week for mine, it wasn't new but had to be serviced and MOTd.
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[waffles]

I think I waited a week for mine that was sitting in their showroom. They serviced it, cleaned it, gave it a check and as fa as I can tell smeared chain grease everywhere afterwards. They also fitted a tracker (badly) and crash bungs for me.

So yeah, a week is ok to wait. My brand new car was ordered at the beginning of July and I had to wait until the 1st September.
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[thewhyoffry]

A week seems pretty quick to me. I had to wait 2 weeks for my bike to be shipped over because I wanted it in a colour they didn't have. (typical.) Then about a week for them to fit my extras (alarm, mushrooms etc) and their bike checks. The DVLA registration was all done on the day I picked up the bike, you have 14 day pardon for not showing road tax.
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[Rogerborg]

[djrikki]

[fozzym]

If your really tight like me! I'd ask them to get it ready and registered for the 1st of next month or you'll be paying for a couple of weeks tax that you don't actually have the opportunity to use.

[CyrilSwan]

I rocked up early on a Saturday morning, enquired about a used CBF125, ended up buying a new one for the same price.

I then bought a top box and heated grips which they fitted for free and I rode away on it about three hours later!

Must be my charm!
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[m3-paul]

As the others said, seems reasonable to be a week. Would rather that than a day or two and it is rushed and things potentially missed.
As for cars, I went to a dealership yesterday to check out a new car and was told if I put down a deposit now I could expect delivery around mid 2016. Two years for a bloomin car
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[stuartt]

it took me 3 hours

i phoned the dealer when i was in my truck to say i was on my way .

nothing like putting someone under pressure

it nearly as long to count all the money .

[djrikki]

All sorted for saturday as long as test ride goes well Friday