Visited my friendly local Yamaha dealer. Wanted to test ride an FJR. They laughed. Made my first post on this site, and a local FJR owner Bustanut Joker said come on over. Extremely nice guy,gave me the keys and said enjoy. If Yamaha would employ these kind of people they would dominate the market. Thanks Joker.
Huge liability for dealerships and test rides. You take a ride and bin it, and the dealership could possibly loose there business. Doesn't matter how good of a rider you are, you can never anticipate everything.
Try a BMW dealer, or Buell, they just ask how long you will be gone. I imagine BMW and Yamaha have similar liability problems. How can anyone ask for $13,000 without a long test ride? Rant over, Thanks, Doug