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Tefal · 13 Mar 2015 at 17:44

with the susepnsion fixed in 2014, the z1000sx is seriously temptimg me.

whats the deal with booking test rides at dealerships? never boguht a new bike

ElliorR · 13 Mar 2015 at 17:52

The excess is usually around £1000 and I only know of 1 dealer who charges to test ride, refunded if you purchase the bike, to offset their insurance costs they claim.

You'd need the usual documentation, though hasn't the paper counterpart now been scrapped?

wazza300 · 13 Mar 2015 at 18:06

just take your licence along

why not a used z1 though? save you loads over new

Tefal · 13 Mar 2015 at 18:21

wazza300 said:
just take your licence along

why not a used z1 though? save you loads over new

because i want the fairings, the panniers that arnt a pile of ****e and dont need ugly racks, and decent rear suspension lol.

Captain · 13 Mar 2015 at 18:25

What do you ride atm Tefal?

Tefal · 13 Mar 2015 at 18:27

Clov!s said:
What do you ride atm Tefal?

vfr800.

was looking at the new version of the vfr when i came across the z1sx which seems to be abetter over all bike, if missing a few gucci features.

tom_e · 13 Mar 2015 at 21:03

ElliorR said:
You'd need the usual documentation, though hasn't the paper counterpart now been scrapped?

Not until June or July AFAIK.

eddie101 · 15 Mar 2015 at 19:27

Not sure if i put this in here before. My FZS600.

My first 'big' bike. Had it 2 years and still love it.

Captain · 15 Mar 2015 at 19:43

Very nice.

As this is your first big bike, have you been using a 125?

eddie101 · 15 Mar 2015 at 19:59

Clov!s said:
Very nice.

As this is your first big bike, have you been using a 125?

Nope, did cbt then DAS. So straight to a 600

Captain · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:25

eddie101 said:
Nope, did cbt then DAS. So straight to a 600

Nice

How long did you have to wait inbetween?

eddie101 · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:43

Did my CBT at the start of August 2013, Theory at the end, 5 day DAS in the middle of September.

Bish bash bosh

Captain · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:52

eddie101 said:
Did my CBT at the start of August 2013, Theory at the end, 5 day DAS in the middle of September.

Bish bash bosh

I think that's the route i'm going to take too, but i want some practice out on the road before going for my DAS!

Euro_Hunter · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:55

eddie101 said:
Not sure if i put this in here before. My FZS600.

My first 'big' bike. Had it 2 years and still love it.

Very nice, I've had 2 Fazer 600's love them. :cool:

duc999 · 16 Mar 2015 at 11:18

Booked a test ride on the new Multistrada , be interesting to see what the new engine is like

sgavan · 16 Mar 2015 at 20:35

eddie101 said:
Not sure if i put this in here before. My FZS600.

My first 'big' bike. Had it 2 years and still love it.

My first bike was a fzs600, in gold great bike comfy and very capable

Freeman · 18 Mar 2015 at 21:02

acemastr said:
Picked it up Saturday, 0 miles on the clock

Really? When I asked Triumph if it'd come with 0 miles on the clock when I picked it up (just so I could say I've ridden every mile on the bike!) they said it had to be tested at the factory so it'll have about 4 or 5 miles on it!?

Rubbish, or legit?

wazza300 · 18 Mar 2015 at 21:04

cant they not reset the clocks at the factory after testing?

m4rkw7 · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:09

Dealers will normally do some testing then they're not giving you an untested bike.

ElliorR · 18 Mar 2015 at 23:56

I think mine had something like 5-10 miles on it when I picked it up. They test it on a rolling road at the factory and the dealer test rides it as part of the PDI I believe.

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