Getting that "new" bike home?

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#11 Unread post by KeithB »

When i got my first bike, a used 360 Honda. I had never riden. The dealer says: "can you ride a bicycle?" i said yes, he then told me to ride it home, so i did. Of course i live in a rual area.
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#12 Unread post by snwbrdr »

I had never ridden before so i just tossed it in the back of my truck and carted it home. it was a twenty five minute highway drive home... the woman wouldnt allow it. something about inexpereince and never having ridden before led her to put her foot down on this one.
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#13 Unread post by VermilionX »

never ridden, no truck either so i paid $100 for delivery.

but the worst part was that i had to wait 2 days before i got it since i have work on the next 2 days after i bought it.

those are 2 of the longest days of my life. :(

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#14 Unread post by canuckerjay »

I'm about to buy, and am likely going to borrow the father in law's trailer. I've been off bikes for a few years now and don't want to take a chance. Plus, there's a couple of centimetres of snow on the road nowadays. . .
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#15 Unread post by i fly cl600-2d24 »

canuckerjay wrote:I'm about to buy, and am likely going to borrow the father in law's trailer. I've been off bikes for a few years now and don't want to take a chance. Plus, there's a couple of centimetres of snow on the road nowadays. . .
Ought to move to Arizona, it was 72 degrees yesterday. Oh, I'm sorry, let's make that 22 degrees Celcius!

On another note, I rode my bike home from the dealership three days ago. About a 20 mi ride, back roads, main roads, and just a little bit of freeway. They told me it's legal to ride a bike home from a dealership without a license.
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They'll tell you just about anything these days :wink:
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#17 Unread post by KeithB »

i can see you explaining that to the man :laughing:
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#18 Unread post by JustJames »

I put my bike in trailer (rented from U-Haul, $39.00/day) since I din't have license nor experience and where I pick up was about 70 miles from home. waited about a week to get permit and then a couple weeks later for MSF course.
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#19 Unread post by tlpina »

I Drove it home... From sanford to Orlando. About 50 miles

My brother was my "BLOCKER"... And the I-4 was Realy a chalenge.
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On another note, I rode my bike home from the dealership three days ago. About a 20 mi ride, back roads, main roads, and just a little bit of freeway. They told me it's legal to ride a bike home from a dealership without a license.[/quote]

I don't know the law in Arizona, but this sounds a bit fishy to me. Did you check on this? Sounds like a con.
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