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    Does anybody know if there's anywhere local that either does motorcycle hire, or 2 day test rides? Want to take a few days off in August and go somewhere with the missus on 2 wheels...

    Seems to be loads in London but I can't see any local ones. I've had cars before on weekend test drives, don't know if you can do it with bikes at all.
     
     

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    Riders of Bristol do bike hire.
     
     

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    From what I remember with my uncle doing it when he visited from Oz it was not at all cheap though.
     
     

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    Yeh I was gonna say, sounds expensive :/ good idea tho!
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    Hmmmmm, dragons den....?
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squashed_Fly View Post
    Hmmmmm, dragons den....?
    Most people can't stay on their own bikes for more than a few hours without lobbing it down the road, can you imagine the carnage that happens when people hire a bike for the day?
    Got to be horrendous to insure and need a constant supply of uncrashed bikes to meet the bookings.


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    I guess that's why most of the places I've looked at charge £1000 deposit!
     
     

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    £1000 thats cheap.... Excess For bike hire is normally £4000 +.
    Its Public Liability which is the killer. My Demo excess sky rocketed this year!!!
     
     

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    yes agree with demo excess - as birthday treat thought I would try ducati 1199 and 848 - mmmm £5000 excess on 1199 £1000 on 848 - so contented myself with 848 evo corse
     
     

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