I'm a first-time motorcylcer - never been on a bike before, and I went to buy one from Kelly's Kawasaki. They had a used bike there, for a decent price. Not knowing ANYTHING about riding, they let me ""look"" at the bike, then were all too happy to sign me up and sell the bike, ""hook me up"" with gear, etc. THEN I took MSF's Basic Rider Course. I learned that the gearshift lever was WAAAAAY too high for me, as was the brake pedal. We had to stop the class, pull out the tools, and adjust them before I could learn how to ride. The instructor, holding back cuss words, stated that they should have had the sense to at LEAST put me on the bike and check that stuff. These guys KNEW I was taking a class in a couple of days. They KNEW I'd never ridden. You think they'd put a little gas in it, since they KNEW I couldn't ride it to the station and fill up? Nope. Good thing Dave had a gallon in his 5-gallon can, or I would've been SOL for class. All in all, ridiculously poor service.
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