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From: Lafayette, Louisiana
Dealer here lets you sit on bikes, but a salesman must be present. They sometimes hold the front wheel between their legs so you can lift both feet up while vertical, in a riding position.
To test ride them, you have to fill out a form and sign a few things.
I am just glad it wasn't a customer's bike she knocked over. That would have ended badly.
VROD's aren't heavy and are not top heavy, so it is kind of silly she dropped it unless she was unusually short.
I recently test rode a 2015 VRSCDX Night Rod Special. Needless to say it was a lot different than my Evo powered Heritage.
To test ride them, you have to fill out a form and sign a few things.
I am just glad it wasn't a customer's bike she knocked over. That would have ended badly.
VROD's aren't heavy and are not top heavy, so it is kind of silly she dropped it unless she was unusually short.
I recently test rode a 2015 VRSCDX Night Rod Special. Needless to say it was a lot different than my Evo powered Heritage.
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From: Des moines IA
Last year at the local dealers Demo Days, 2 different people dropped the CVO Limited. Both were taking it for a ride. 1 dropped it coming back in the parking lot. The other dropped it in the parking lot before leaving on it. They still let him test ride after he dropped it. That was crazy!
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Dealer here lets you sit on bikes, but a salesman must be present. They sometimes hold the front wheel between their legs so you can lift both feet up while vertical, in a riding position.
To test ride them, you have to fill out a form and sign a few things.
I am just glad it wasn't a customer's bike she knocked over. That would have ended badly.
VROD's aren't heavy and are not top heavy, so it is kind of silly she dropped it unless she was unusually short.
I recently test rode a 2015 VRSCDX Night Rod Special. Needless to say it was a lot different than my Evo powered Heritage.
To test ride them, you have to fill out a form and sign a few things.
I am just glad it wasn't a customer's bike she knocked over. That would have ended badly.
VROD's aren't heavy and are not top heavy, so it is kind of silly she dropped it unless she was unusually short.
I recently test rode a 2015 VRSCDX Night Rod Special. Needless to say it was a lot different than my Evo powered Heritage.
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From: michigan
I have a friend who lives in Bad Axe and he is out in the country as soon as he pulls out of his driveway.
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From: Post Falls, ID
I guess I see it differently. What's wrong with sitting on a bike that is on display at a dealership (unless it is a custom with a sign that says do not touch). I remember being in a dealership years ago and a guy asked a salesman if he could sit on a bike. The salesman's response.... this is a dealership, not a museum. Sit on any bike you like.....Agreed you shouldn't be lifting them off the stand if you don't know what the hell your doing.
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From: SE Michigan
That's not so bad, you see that working in a dealership. The ones I liked were the guys that dropped there new bike pulling out after delivery. Nothing like a drop repair before your first service.
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A couple weeks ago I was at Great Lakes Harley in Bay City Mi and just as I pulled into the parking lot I looked in my rearview (was driving the wifes car) and saw the craziest crap I ever seen. Some chick that was walking to the door as I pulled in apparently jumped up on a brand new V-Rod sitting out front and decided to pull it up off the kickstand. LOL That bike was havin NO part of that, it went right over and she went flying head first into the asphalt parking lot right behind my car. Got out to help the poor bike up, but before I could get there, there were 3 salesmen picking the bike up and checking it for damage. All she said was I'm so sorry, I promise not to get on another one of your bikes again. LOL The rep replied, not unless you buy it first! Apparently they found no damage to the bike. HAHAHAHA
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From: Kinde, MI
I'm 8 miles north of Bad Axe
