Well after ringing all round the state and NO ONE has one , I was on my way somewhere on saturday and popped into a honda delaer on the other side of the city , He did'nt have one because I rang them theday before and was told no we don't have one and will not be getting one in .
So there i am looking at these 3 bikes , a red700,,, a red f65 godlwing or whatever its called ,, and right in the middle a red CTX 1300 .
wHAT THE ##### do these guys want to sell bikes or what , so i sat on it apeard comfy , size wise it suprised me how much bigger it was than the 700 , but definetly smaller than the f65 , ,
I'm looking through the mirrors , and you guys are right,there a waste of time , i said to salesman , i can't see through these mirrors at all , his answer , no one else has the problem you must be the wrong size for the bike ,
Ok no worries i said , but you need mirrors so it looks like if you want to sell any you will have to spring for a set of aftermarket mirrors for anyone my size .
I asked the price , not sure he said, but it $18500 plus on roads , quick calculation brings it to roughly $20,200.
Whats the availability of the back rest i asked , don't know was the answer ,, The bikes gonna be for 2 up and she will not get on without a back rest , so its very important there available , can you check i asked ,
Give me your number and i'll get back to you he said , Err Derr , i'm in there don't let a customer of the hook . So i asked is this a demo , No he said , are you getting a demo , Don't know he said ,
By then i was getting frustrated at the lack of knoledge of his own product , so i asked ,HIM HOW MANY DO YOU EXPECT TO SELL . what do you mean he asked , i said well
I've rang up 3 times to see if these are in , and been told NO , i come here 80 klm from home because i'm pasing , and you have one on the floor when you yourself told me yesterday you did'nt have one ,
You cannot tell me the price , you can;t tell me if the accessories are avaiulable , you don't know how to unlock the panniers , (he could'nt open them ) and you don't know if your going to get a demo .
He looked at me all vacant like , and said , do you want to buy it , , i politly declined , and said
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Firstly , unless i can get the backrest and luggage rack , i don't want it at all , because its for touring and i need the luggage rack ,and i need the backrest to stop her in doors falling off , so without somewher to put my luggage i cannot tour , yep i understand he said .
Secondly --- i would definetly want to try before i buy , so uless theres a demo floating about , i will have to wait till you or someone else gets one and then try it out . Ok i understand he said ,
Thirdly --- to pay 20 grand for a bike to tour on , which i cannot tour on without the accessories , you cannot be bothered to go find out if they are available , just seems silly , i understand he says .
And last but not least , Paying 20 grand for this bike , which is over the top , but knowing that when they cannot sell them , in 6 months honda will do what they have done to the st the goldwing and the vfr and thats knock thousands of the price , well that may not sit well ,
Ok i understand he said , and then he added , what do i need to do ,to sell you this bike .
Easy i said , Firstly stop telling me you don't have one , learn how things work panniers ect , so you can show me , work out a price i will not refuse , offer me a quick ride round the block perhaps 2-3 kilometres , and maybee just show some enthusiasm .
End result , he rang this morning and told me if i put down a $500 NON REFUNDABLE deposit , i can have a ride around the block , but if i don't buy the 500 pays for there time to set it up .
What about the backrest i say , Err don't know i've not checked that one up .
Fack sake its getting to hard to part with 20 grand , i think i'll stick with what i've got .
