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Originally Posted by KC911

It's not an honesty thing... it's skill set on a strange bike imo. What's the point in a test ride... no reasonable person is gonna "test" it.... the owner can do that for them .... unless the cash changes hands first .

edit: The offer to buy it back within an hour (as sold) seems reasonable too.

I get the difference in a motorcycle, but "no reasonable person is gonna "test" it.... the owner can do that for them" when buying a car, I wouldn't trust anyone but me to drive it ahead of time, and I also need to be able to get it up to highway speed. Bike's may be simpler in a way that a thorough ride is less important, but I once found an issue in a vehicle (Ford Aerostar) on the test ride. You could sedately drive around all day and it seemed fine, but if you ever got into the throttle, it made a horrible noise. I'm sure it was bad motor mounts that allowed the fan to contact the radiator which gave up the ghost when we parked it.