How many miles should a new bike have?
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How many miles should a brand new have, before leaving the dealership? I'm in the process of buying a new RGC. I was told that my bike will have 5 miles on it. When I got the call that the bike was in. It had 19 miles on it. The salesman said that the bike has never, been test rode by a customer. Is 19 miles the norm?
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The PDI manual that the dealer is supposed to follow specifically outlines and states test riding the vehicle as part of the PDI and getting the vehicle up to operating temperature in order to check the oil, etc. I would say the fella with 1 mile on it got an improperly PDI'd vehicle. Most I've seen have 7-15 miles on them.
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ex ninjadude,
There is usually about 4 miles on a new bike unless when they test drive it the engine starts smoking then they do an extra 5 mile test.
Sounds like that particular bike had a real engine smoke problem and they had to do 3 extra test runs.
I would not even give a second thought to 19 miles. Buy it, ride it and just enjoy the heck out of it.
Good luck.
Big Red
There is usually about 4 miles on a new bike unless when they test drive it the engine starts smoking then they do an extra 5 mile test.
Sounds like that particular bike had a real engine smoke problem and they had to do 3 extra test runs.
I would not even give a second thought to 19 miles. Buy it, ride it and just enjoy the heck out of it.
Good luck.
Big Red
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How many miles should a brand new have, before leaving the dealership? I'm in the process of buying a new RGC. I was told that my bike will have 5 miles on it. When I got the call that the bike was in. It had 19 miles on it. The salesman said that the bike has never, been test rode by a customer. Is 19 miles the norm?
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I talked to a fellow that worked in the factory, they don't actually ride them there, his job was to test every bike on the dyno. I don't remember but I think he put around 2 miles on them. I suppose if there was a problem they would have to fix it & test it again. I purchased a new '99 FLHT, picked it up (hauled it) when it came in Dec. '98, it was winter here in Alberta. It had 2.3 miles on the odometer, the dealer obviously didn't take it for a spin.