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Originally Posted by Zaph42
I don't think I would have taken an unfamiliar bike out in the rain myself.
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It wasn't my first choice, but it was raining when I went to buy my 250. I negotiated a price and told the young owner that I needed to ride it before I closed the deal. He started to scrunch up his face, but I handed him the cash amount we had agreed on and told him that if I crashed it, he keeps the money and I keep the bike. His face looked better right away.
I rode very conservatively about a mile or so in the light rain, checking that the transmission was OK, there weren't any odd sounds, etc., then came back and loaded it onto my van.