MarkK92

Haha! Yeah makes sense. Just the managers attitude is the problem. Doesn't make you want to buy from him

Find yourself a new dealer mate - this one is an idiot. Of course you can test ride. Thanks very much for letting me know. I did think it sounded strange. Didn't seem to make any sense. Makes me wonder if I turned up with cash in hand and said I'm not buying it without a test ride, what would he say? Funny thing is that although I've talked about PCP earlier, if I were to hang on until summer I'd have a chance of being able to afford it outright. Would love to see his face if I turned up with cash but say I've decided to go to the Yamaha main dealer up the road as they allowed me to test ride it!

According to the dealer which I mentioned in an earlier post. I'm not allowed to test ride anything as I'd be a new rider. He said that's not his policy. I'd get that anywhere. He said this after one of this team was showing me the ZX6R. He came along and said "I'm not selling you that. No, I won't allow it. You'll kill yourself". I was bit taken a back as I was simply looking at it! I'm sure he had my safety in mind but his delivery is in such an arsey way. I presume that's true? It's believable when I look at all the other crazy hurdles you have getting your motorbike licence vs car licence

Thanks for advice. Thnk I just need to take my time. As someone said earlier, just get my test done and then really start research. Just so I can start somewhat of a search now, any suggestions on alternatives to the MT09. If I were to put together some sort of list now, it would be: MT09 MT07 Z900 I want a naked bike but any suggestions would be great. I do like Yamaha, BMW, Kawasaki, KTM, Honda. But open to other brands. Thanks

Yeah, fair point. Although he really does come across like a bit of an arse in general. Other guys there seem good. A Particularly one guy who was great. It's just him. Something off about him.

Yeah thanks. Manager in store basically was having none of it. Prices aren't set by him or store. Yamaha set them and he answers to them. I was just surprised. I've never heard about that before. Always thought dealerships would be open to negotiation if it meant a sale.

Thanks very much. Really helpful stuff. The manager in the shop said there was only 1 left in in this part of the country and this was in his shop. So as soon as that's gone Yamaha will put the price back to around £8500 from around £8300. Yes, good point about PCP. See originally I was only planning to get a MT07 so that made sense on PCP as I would likely want something with a bit more power after a while. However, after talking to a few people they recommended looking at the MT09 as that has plenty. Now, I'm still looking the PCP because of low monthly prices but I am wondering whether I'll really want to get rid of the bike 3 years from now. I suspect the MT09 will be more than enough. And I guess I can always have a bank loan or HP of 3 years and if I want say an S1000R after 4 or 5 years then I can part exchange MT09 as I own it? No, used is definitely an option. I'm just getting sucked into PCP and you say is easy to do! Yes, thanks. Good advice to take time. As I said at start I don't see myself buying a bike until at least March 2020 anyway so no rush to decide yet.

Thanks very much. Yeah I'm not really fussed about getting the latest look. It's just that I love the look of the latest MT09 if that makes sense. Will just keep having a look around. I only realised last night that I've not even looked at Honda or KTM or BMW!

Hi All, This is only my 2nd post after joining, so hopefully this is the right place to ask. So currently doing my DAS. Only did my first lesson today. Anyway in terms of bikes I'd like once passed. I've always loved the MT 09. I'm looking at the finance option. Question I have is - When (if at all) is the best time to buy a bike from a financial point of view. My local bike shop has had a few different offers over 2019: FEBRUARY - £7895 or £89 a month with £900 deposit. AUGUST & OCTOBER- £7895 or £106 a month with £850 deposit Currently - £8399 or £ 99 a month with £1898 deposit. This is on PCP by the way. I don't want to pay almost £2k on a deposit for PCP. Although realise I can lower deposit and pay more a month. I asked the manager in the shop if it's likely to come down in price in next 6 or so months and he said that prices are set by Yamaha and that they have no say in how they are set. He said its likely to go up to £8,500 without OTR as it'll be 2020 model. Basically the £89 a month option was perfect. Just want to see if you guys would be able to advise if it's likely that the bike will be down at similar price again. Sorry I'm just new to world of bikes and finance. Also, if there is any particular time of year where you can usually get a good offer on finance that would be great to know. I'm doing my DAS now and say if I hopefully I pass in December then I'd like to buy a bike in March or April. Just to allow me to save up a bit more and hopefully start out on bike in better weather. Thanks Mark