totalled a 2014 limited on a demo ride
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At 22 I had my own house and a 1yr old Corvette.
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I was at the Orlando Harley dealer yesterday waiting for my turn on a demo ride. I heard them talking at the check in counter about waiting on the police to show up. They explained to me that a 22yr old kid decided to take a ride and apparently didnt know what he was doing. They were trying to be nice and let the kid ride but he struggled just to get it out of the parking lot so they went down the street to a few back streets. The road turned and he didnt. He hit a curb, went flying off the bike, basically crushed his jaw and totaled the bike. Needless to say they asked people a few times.. " now are you sure you can handle a bike this big..?" That kid is now the proud new owner of a totaled 2014 limited cause yes, they told me if you break it, you buy it. hahaha
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Too many stupid concepts here to follow. A dealer of any type of vehicle lets people test drive them and if there is any damage the test driver buys the vehicle?
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
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Too many stupid concepts here to follow. A dealer of any type of vehicle lets people test drive them and if there is any damage the test driver buys the vehicle?
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
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Too many stupid concepts here to follow. A dealer of any type of vehicle lets people test drive them and if there is any damage the test driver buys the vehicle?
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
Are you sure you haven't been hanging out in antique shops with your wife and reading the signs that say "you break it, you buy it"?
Not only will the kid not pay for the bike, the dealer will be lucky if they don't pay for his medical bills.
I am not saying this is the way it should be, I am just saying this is how the real world works.
Dennis
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I was at the Orlando Harley dealer yesterday waiting for my turn on a demo ride. I heard them talking at the check in counter about waiting on the police to show up. They explained to me that a 22yr old kid decided to take a ride and apparently didnt know what he was doing.
They were trying to be nice and let the kid ride but he struggled just to get it out of the parking lot so they went down the street to a few back streets.
The road turned and he didnt. He hit a curb, went flying off the bike, basically crushed his jaw and totaled the bike.
Needless to say they asked people a few times.. " now are you sure you can handle a bike this big..?"
That kid is now the proud new owner of a totaled 2014 limited cause yes, they told me if you break it, you buy it. hahaha
They were trying to be nice and let the kid ride but he struggled just to get it out of the parking lot so they went down the street to a few back streets.
The road turned and he didnt. He hit a curb, went flying off the bike, basically crushed his jaw and totaled the bike.
Needless to say they asked people a few times.. " now are you sure you can handle a bike this big..?"
That kid is now the proud new owner of a totaled 2014 limited cause yes, they told me if you break it, you buy it. hahaha
I didn't see that?
I seriously doubt he is the proud owner of anything other than a broken jaw and a bruised ego.
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Harley Davidson demo ride events..now renamed demolition ride.
Anyone know if dealers make you sign a waiver when you take a bike for a spin ?
If so, liability answers are on the waiver.
Anyone know if dealers make you sign a waiver when you take a bike for a spin ?
If so, liability answers are on the waiver.
I wonder if he has the extended warranty on his new bike? I guess the next question will be is do I run dino or synthetic 20/50.
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Lots of 22 year olds are fully capable of riding a touring bike, especially if they have had previous experience on smaller bikes.
Don't believe that age alone should disqualify a rider.
The liability on test rides is usually spelled out in great detail in the waiver that is usually required to be signed prior to being allowed on the demo bike.
I was just at my local dealership, and was offered a ride to check out the new 2014 bikes. They had me sign a form and took a copy of my license. That pretty well spells out who is responsible for damages or theft during the demo ride.
(I really liked the new Street Glide)
Don't believe that age alone should disqualify a rider.
The liability on test rides is usually spelled out in great detail in the waiver that is usually required to be signed prior to being allowed on the demo bike.
I was just at my local dealership, and was offered a ride to check out the new 2014 bikes. They had me sign a form and took a copy of my license. That pretty well spells out who is responsible for damages or theft during the demo ride.
(I really liked the new Street Glide)