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Roboco · 10-15-2007, 08:14 AM

According to a dealer here in Florida, it is illegal for the dealer to let you test ride a motorcycle unless there's a bill of sale. Anyone know information on this matter? Or do they just not want people to test ride for liability reasons?

clunk · 10-15-2007, 09:40 AM

Don't know about the strict legality of the "test ride", but I know I've gotten different responses from different dealers.

First dealer I visited after MSF claimed that I couldn't test ride without specific motorcycle insurance (a claim later refuted by my agent). They wanted you to temporarily purchase the bike, take up to 50 miles/50 minutes to evaluate it, and then return and make a final decision (buy or tear up check). Sounded kind of risky to me.

My friend and I then visited a Victory dealer. Their response (to my friend's request ... too big a step for me) was "saddle up"!

Before buying my bike, I went to two Yamaha dealers and test drove a used SV650 and an '06 FZ6 with no problem (just show driver's license and proof of auto insurance).

Bottom line is that it's their bike, and they don't have to let you drive it. But it's also your money, and you don't have to buy their bike.

crazy_canuck · 10-15-2007, 10:18 AM

Yeah its always difficult to find a dealer that will let you test ride one of their bikes. That's why I try and make it out to every demo day for any make that I can and go to the bike show here in town every year.

**Bill** · 10-15-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Roboco

According to a dealer here in Florida, it is illegal for the dealer to let you test ride a motorcycle unless there's a bill of sale. Anyone know information on this matter? Or do they just not want people to test ride for liability reasons?

I do not know of any "laws". Although the liability issue sounds better to me. Before I bought my bike one dealer said I couldn't ride it period. So I went to another dealer. I told them "I am seriously looking to buy" and I needed a test ride to determine weather I wanted a FZ6 or a SV650 ( I never considered the SV, just a little white lie)... Guess what. I got to demo the Fazer, and they got the sale.

DefyInertia · 10-15-2007, 01:23 PM

That would be state law so I'm not sure about FL but in IL it's a liability thing and some dealers here (Buell) let you test right a bike with a valid M-class and gear.

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Roboco Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Bike: '07 FZ6 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 5 Member #725	Test Rides According to a dealer here in Florida, it is illegal for the dealer to let you test ride a motorcycle unless there's a bill of sale. Anyone know information on this matter? Or do they just not want people to test ride for liability reasons?

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10-15-2007, 09:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
clunk Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arlington, TX Bike: 2007 FZ6 (Blue) Posts: 114 Rep Power: 6 Member #628	Don't know about the strict legality of the "test ride", but I know I've gotten different responses from different dealers. First dealer I visited after MSF claimed that I couldn't test ride without specific motorcycle insurance (a claim later refuted by my agent). They wanted you to temporarily purchase the bike, take up to 50 miles/50 minutes to evaluate it, and then return and make a final decision (buy or tear up check). Sounded kind of risky to me. My friend and I then visited a Victory dealer. Their response (to my friend's request ... too big a step for me) was "saddle up"! Before buying my bike, I went to two Yamaha dealers and test drove a used SV650 and an '06 FZ6 with no problem (just show driver's license and proof of auto insurance). Bottom line is that it's their bike, and they don't have to let you drive it. But it's also your money, and you don't have to buy their bike.

10-15-2007, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazy_canuck Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Bike: 2006/Yamaha/FZ6 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 5 Member #479	Yeah its always difficult to find a dealer that will let you test ride one of their bikes. That's why I try and make it out to every demo day for any make that I can and go to the bike show here in town every year.

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DefyInertia Saratogian Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Bike: '04 FZ6N - Silver Posts: 1,914 Rep Power: 54 Member #419	That would be state law so I'm not sure about FL but in IL it's a liability thing and some dealers here (Buell) let you test right a bike with a valid M-class and gear.

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