Ducati UK demo sale

[andrewsmith]

haha

u mite get 2 ktm dukes for £14k

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

I know for a fact the running in process on the Hyper and the Monster 1100 have not been adhered to.

I can confirm the same for the 848 and 1198S...

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Nope not really just saying...I didn't realise the rev limit was so low on the 1100 engine and it was only when it was bouncing off it I saw that the bikes only had about 45miles on the odometer.

Why?

Because I regarded your efforts to test ride and cane as many dealer demo bikes as a waste of dealer's time and money. They are there for prospective purchasers to test ride, not for members of the public who have no intention of spending any money to have a bit of fun on.

When we demo'd bikes at my last job they were always accompanied rides and we'd guide them round a route, bearing in mind most of the bikes were running in, so speeds were kept legalish. I had one guy trying a new ZX6R and he was told to follow me and keep the revs down because the bike was almost straight out of the crate. About 6 miles into the ride and he screams past me on a straight, so I chased him down and pulled him over. He wanted to know why I'd stopped him so I repeated what I said at the shop and asked him if he heard me, he said he had. I reached across, took the keys from the ignition and told him he could walk back or get a taxi, because he wasn't riding our bike any further. He started ranting about how he thought this was crap etc and he could have buggered off and left me for dead anytime and we then wouldn't be having this conversation, to which I replied "You reckon? I caught up and passed you on a 63bhp Versys, so maybe a ZX6R isn't the bike for you". I called the boss who came out in the van and took the bike back, and he graciously gave matey a lift back to his girlfriend at the shop.

People who waste salesmen's time by 'demoing' bikes when all they want is a bit of fun get my back up.

[Mr Speirs]

Not sure if you still regard my post as that after explaining but fair enough, I could see how that would be annoying from your point of view.

I ended up buying one of the models I test rode anyhow.

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Not sure if you still regard my post as that after explaining but fair enough, I could see how that would be annoying from your point of view.

I ended up buying one of the models I test rode anyhow.

But you tested a lot of bikes you had no intention of ever buying for whatever reasons.