Would you buy a demo bike ?

[bigpoppa]

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The last demo day I did at GP; I just gave them a copy of my CC, signed my life away, and they said go wherever you want and be back in 30 mins. Bike did go to redline and power wheelies

had a similar experience with GP on a multi V4 and a street triple, ended up buying the triumph not long after

 

[Aens]

I’ve always had the impression that demo bikes tend to live a hard early life. Most of them aren’t even past the break-in period, and you just know a bunch of ham-fisted riders at demo days have been bouncing off the rev limiter (honestly… I probably would too).

The bikes in a Demo Day are not usually a dealership's bikes. If it were, it'd be used as it would also be a transfer from the manufacturer to the dealership.

So, the real question is would you buy a Dealer's demo unit and that is going to depend on the dealership and their internal practices. I wouldn't pay new money and I would expect a new bike warranty or better than. Otherwise, just buy new.

I wouldn't buy a demo day unit. It's not just one demo day with those bikes. It's all the demo days, across the country.

 

[nobbie48]

Do the dealers ever allow unsupervised demo rides? I thought it was all sedate group runs at or under the limit.

(Excepting the Aprilia track day demo bikes, of course...)

I was offered a few hours on a comparable BMW when I mentioned having a 1500 Goldwing but never took them up on it.

 

[nobbie48]

The bikes in a Demo Day are not usually a dealership's bikes. If it were, it'd be used as it would also be a transfer from the manufacturer to the dealership.

So, the real question is would you buy a Dealer's demo unit and that is going to depend on the dealership and their internal practices. I wouldn't pay new money and I would expect a new bike warranty or better than. Otherwise, just buy new.

I wouldn't buy a demo day unit. It's not just one demo day with those bikes. It's all the demo days, across the country.

Good point. A dealer demo is different than one from the manufacturer's trailer stable.

 

[BKnight]

Not a demo bike but Yamaha gives their executives bikes for the year and they then return them to a Yamaha dealer. I got one of those bikes from the dealer with 10,000 kms on the odo. Yamaha gave me a 25% discount off retail and full warranty from time I took ownership. Rode the bike for six years with no issues.

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