I got my motorcycle at last. They delivered it today. It is raining! I rode it anyway! Super fun!
I will explain generally how I got my bike. In December, I went into Kobayashi Motors and asked them I had them make me a quote for the bikes that I was interested and the options I wanted on it (USB, ETC, and drive recorder). Mr. Kobayashi (owner of shop) gave me a print out which I took home. After I got my large motorcycle at last and figured out my finances, my wife and I went to the shop in January and said we wanted to buy the bike with a credit card (we wanted Rakuten points). Sadly, the credit card option was not available because they only accepted cash or a loan for motorcycle payments. We said we will purchase it by cash later and give them the number for our car insurance company so they could send a fax of the bike inspection certificate so I can get insurance. I went back to the shop 2 days later and gave them the full payment for the bike. I got a call a day later telling me that they sent the inspection certificate and I would get plates that week and they were still waiting for some of the part that I wanted added to the bike. My wife was taking care of my insurance because we were getting insurance through the company she works at, so she was notified about my inspection and license plate number. Last Sunday, he called again and told me that he got the parts at last (drive recorder) and that it would be ready probably by Tuesday or Wednesday. I didn’t get a call Tuesday and during the day on Wednesday so we decided to walk to the shop to ask when the bike would be ready so we could set the starting date for the insurance. By funny coincidence we, arrived at the door of the shop just as Mr. Kobayashi was calling me to tell me my bike was ready. He showed me the bike and explained everything for me (drive recorder, indicators, etc.). He then asked me how I wanted to receive the bike (I couldn’t ride it then because I didn’t have my helmet and stuff). I asked him to deliver it to me today. My wife was talking to his wife and, because I hadn’t bought a bike lock yet, they gave me a lock for free! We went to buy a bike cover at a local car good store. Today, one of the staff came with a huge white van and dropped off the bike. He gave me my documents, coupons for maintenance and oil change, box for the drive recorder, and a nice blue Yamaha t-shirt (my bike is Suzuki though). I then moved my bike to the parking spot and checked it out. I decided to take it for a ride and fill the gas even though it was raining. It was fun and surprisingly not as scary as I thought. I will probably be riding it again tomorrow afternoon because it should be sunny!
