Originally Posted by
R650R
The real question is would you buy an overpriced second hand bike?
As thats what many demo bikes are. I'm fastidious with early oil changes and worry too about have the initial oil changes actually been done on time at least if at all or just once the demo group gang bang session has ended.
Modern bikes are very good but i tend to keep things for a long time so would rather run in myself than get a mediocre discount.
The stealerships complain about margins and overheads etc but a demo bike is cost effective advertising, what would direct marketing to potential customers cost.
What oil changes? The bike in question has only done 450k. Demonstrators are not necessary second hand, they may have been ridden on D plates. (X plates?)
Some dealers use a trusted staff member or other person to take a new bike for it's first ride. I have done that for two different dealers the only instructions were not to thrash the bike and just ride it normally.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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