Ok, So i've finally got the money to get what I think I want. A Can-Am Spyder. I've looked at them ofton over the last 3 years since they came out but i've never gotten a chance to try one out. I can't ride 2-wheelers due to screwed up inner-ears not giving me the balance to keep one upright. I have tried 2-wheelers. Anyways, I started seriously calling around today and got a huge run-around.
First, I called a dealership that had a demo to test ride. They said you have to have your M endorsement to test ride it. So, I called the DPS to see what all I would need to gain this endorsement (I've already got my A CDL). They said I needed to take a motorcycle safety class. So, we called a couple of those and posed my problem to them that I would have to ride a trike and could not ride a bike. One hung up on us at the mention of a trike, the other blew us off. A little reading and calling later we found out that there are trike classes around Texas. We called these, No one rents trikes. We found one in killeen but as I said, they do not rent trikes and no one that dose. Thus, I need a trike to take the class to get the licenses to test ride the trike in the first place.
I'm certainly not going to go drop $13,000+ on a desire that I think I may enjoy it. Without finding a place that would rent a trike of some sort, I'm stuck in a loop I can't seem to find a way out of. I would even be willing to pay what I think is a high fee for the trike class just to get to try one at this point, but i can't get one to ride for it. The cheapest class I've found is $195 in Killeen TX. One place in Dallas offered to do it for $780 and I still have to bring my own trike. Finally, I've taken to looking online for a solution to this conundrum. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Waco, TX (between austin and dallas/ft worth).
First, I called a dealership that had a demo to test ride. They said you have to have your M endorsement to test ride it. So, I called the DPS to see what all I would need to gain this endorsement (I've already got my A CDL). They said I needed to take a motorcycle safety class. So, we called a couple of those and posed my problem to them that I would have to ride a trike and could not ride a bike. One hung up on us at the mention of a trike, the other blew us off. A little reading and calling later we found out that there are trike classes around Texas. We called these, No one rents trikes. We found one in killeen but as I said, they do not rent trikes and no one that dose. Thus, I need a trike to take the class to get the licenses to test ride the trike in the first place.
I'm certainly not going to go drop $13,000+ on a desire that I think I may enjoy it. Without finding a place that would rent a trike of some sort, I'm stuck in a loop I can't seem to find a way out of. I would even be willing to pay what I think is a high fee for the trike class just to get to try one at this point, but i can't get one to ride for it. The cheapest class I've found is $195 in Killeen TX. One place in Dallas offered to do it for $780 and I still have to bring my own trike. Finally, I've taken to looking online for a solution to this conundrum. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Waco, TX (between austin and dallas/ft worth).