Dropped bike on a test ride?

[Oakie]

Anyone dropped a bike or had a calamity on a test ride?
I haven't myself but am curious as yesterday I took Mrs Oakie in to have a sit on a bike, only to find that a woman had that very morning allowed that bike to fall over during a test ride. No serious damage, just a scuffed handlebar end, bent brake lever, the foot brake connection to the frame was broken and a wee scuff in the exhaust. $150 damage all up but the dealer wasn't overly upset as she finished up buying the bike. Sort of 'you break it and you've bought it' I guess.

[Coyote]

Haven't crashed anything myself (on a test ride) but when I test rode the 600K5 at Wellington motorcycles I had a bit of trouble. I was at the lights 50m away from the shop. I was in the left lane and a boy racer was to my right. Went off from the lights smoothly as I was about to stop, then boy racer decided he liked my lane more and turned without indicating. He then noticed I was there and stopped turning so he was in between lanes, then he decided to keep going. I'm on a bike, it was expected of me to get out of his way so I hit the brakes hard. If I wasn't outside the shop and if i was on my own bike I would've sped up along side him and kicked his wing mirror in.

[dangerous]

Ohh it happens alright, not to me but for example Thunders Tuono was droped rather well on a test ride, but the bike shows no damage at all, the thing is if Thunder hadent already knowen the bike had been down... I wonder if the shop would have thought to have mentioned it to him?

[Big Dave]

How many do you want to know about?

You know my policy. If you want something that doesn't fall over - get a car.

[Nasty]

Most shops have insurance waivers and stuff you sign before they let you on a bike ... its something around the $1k mark last time I went out.

[smoky]

I wonder if Terminaladdict will post here

[Disco Dan]

The young fella who bought my old ZZR250 dropped it on my driveway... I had the money in my hand so not toooo worried

[McJim]

Yeah I was a bit worried about selling my bike and people test riding it. I've just got a policy of "You drop it, you bought it" I'll let them know that it's at the buy now price too.

[Her_C4]

Anyone dropped a bike or had a calamity on a test ride?
I haven't myself but am curious as yesterday I took Mrs Oakie in to have a sit on a bike, only to find that a woman had that very morning allowed that bike to fall over during a test ride. No serious damage, just a scuffed handlebar end, bent brake lever, the foot brake connection to the frame was broken and a wee scuff in the exhaust. $150 damage all up but the dealer wasn't overly upset as she finished up buying the bike. Sort of 'you break it and you've bought it' I guess.

Hmmmm - thanks for the prompt Joni

I have done it twice now...

Check this thread out - the first one -

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=6366


The second one? Well I made a better job of damaging myself and the bike with the second one and have only been outta hospital a couple of days!!! I might write it up when I get the use of both my arms back

Doh....

BOTH wheels on the road Chrissie - BOTH wheels!!!! ha ha ha

[Mully]

Most shops have insurance waivers and stuff you sign before they let you on a bike ... its something around the $1k mark last time I went out.

AMPS have a $1500 insurance excess if you bin it. I guess this is why they want to make sure you have a full licence before they let you go out.

[The Stranger:Me]

Most shops have insurance waivers and stuff you sign before they let you on a bike ... its something around the $1k mark last time I went out.

I recall a discussion a while back. Someone (will let him come forward if he wishes) binned a bike on a test ride and found that the cover to which you refer was for the shop. The insurer fixed the bike for the shop ok, then went him for the cost of repairs.

[pritch]

Most shops have insurance waivers and stuff you sign before they let you on a bike ... its something around the $1k mark last time I went out.

I guess it depends on how well they know you.

My local Honda dealer has never asked me to do this for one of their bikes, but when they had an out of town dealer bring a Goldwing for test rides everyone had to do the paperwork...

[Dodgyiti]

Not on the actual test ride, but putting on the side stand back at the shop on a busy Saturday in front of about 15 people on a brand spankers K Series BMW. I could not even afford the indicator/mirror I broke off, let alone the machine I was pretending to be interested in. I have run out of gas twice while 'testing' bikes. Tight arse bike shops!

[White trash]

Had a FARKIN bee-udy when I was still fairly green at the sccoter center.

Two actually!

The first was when I was working in spares back in 98. I'd just bought the first fuel injected GSXR750 and to make the deal a bit more affordable for a young fella, the bike was to be used as a demo for "selected" customers who were very likely to purchase one.

Anyway, some tosser that thought he could ride a bike outbraked himself and dropped it in the gravel around Shelly Bay. Never bought one either.

Second one, now this is good.

I was on my third tour of duty at Welly Motorcycles, this time in the slaes department. Dude comes in looking at a particularly nice, custom painted Buell M2 Cyclone we had. Now, it's not normal procedure to accompany test rides but the new XB9R had JUST been released and I figured I'd go for a ride on it with this gent.

We shot out to the airport round about on Cobham Drive, doing a full circuit of it to return to the city. Big wide two lane round about, this cat's thinkin he's pretty cool hugging the inside curb. Me thinking I'm Valentino and just riding the XB right around him in the outside lane. Exiting the roundabout, and I'm a little way in front, our hero gives the M2 a BIG dose as he chucks it over to the left and promptly highsides the shit outta this imaculate machine. Watched the whole incident in the mirrors, he got a nice wee ambulance ride. I felt really bad for him actually as he's a hell of a nice guy. Cost him a $1000 excess and I got a reaming from the boss.

Ahhhhh, good times....

[GSX-RJIM]

Haven't dropped a test ride bike but I was pulled over by a Cop, I was f3cking lucky the Cop knew me, as he got me at 181 KMPH !!!. It was my shout, big time.
imagine getting the bike impounded hehehe that would be fun.