ReconRat Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Starting in Las Vegas, to see how it works out. Five or six Harley models to start, maybe other brands later and other cities. Helmet provided, valid motorcycle endorsement and over age 25 required. About $161 per day, probably cheaper for longer rentals. http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/usa-enterprise-rent-a-car-to-enter-motorcycle-rentals.htm http://www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?bid=056&dcpCode=MCYCLES https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=db9K762wMyR5xqMwQUOJi8EY_aDUM&siidp=aa87a32589a9593ff9e2d91dc1904ea41184 Street Glider, Road Glide Custom, Electra Glide Classic, Electra Glide Ultra Limited, and the Road Glide Ultra. The Heritage Softail Classic and the Fat Boy Lo will be available by the end of November. Edited October 17, 2013 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sweet...once they get some real bikes it'll make a nice way to test ride one for a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sweet...once they get some real bikes it'll make a nice way to test ride one for a day or two.This. Or rent a harley, go slummin and bang a toothless hag with sloppy tits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 It would be nice to have that kind of infrastructure when trying to rent a motorcycle. When i was in socal last time, the only place i could find that would rent a motorcycle was a luxury car rental. On the bright side, the blackbird was an option there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 This. Or rent a harley, go slummin and bang a toothless hag with sloppy tits.Hookers and blow FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 You can fit 3 skinny coke whores on a harley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revelstoker Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Interesting, though I have to wonder why they want to compete with harleys. HD has a pretty well established rental program from the dealerships. I think Enterprise is on to something but I would target different biking segments that are underserverd in high demand Western riding states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_ Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Arent the harley rentals from dealers realllly expensive? We were going to rent a motorcycle when we were in myrtle beach last summer but couldnt find anywhere good to ride it. I think it was like $100 a day. Just checked, its Eaglerider.com they also rent in other cities. Edited October 17, 2013 by Jester_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 That rental agreement has to be 10 pages long... I'm certain they disclaim everything, and you're totally effed if you lay the bike down. I agree with Pauly on two different levels here: 1) The liability exposure is going to be huge. Even with said air-tight disclaimer in place, there are going to be lawsuits. Winning still costs money. 2) I don't see how it's a financially viable business model unless they are doing a lot more volume than I would anticipate. They must be getting some kind of "fleet" pricing on the bikes, and have talked to HD dealerships about accepting low-mileage rentals at an agreed-upon price when Enterprise is done with them. That's how I think they'll have to make money... Knowing that they're only "renting" the bikes themselves, and then selling them with a few thousand miles on them while the resale value is still high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I'm sure the liability thing is all worked out...it's been done for years. I've rented scooters to tool around on in Key West and it's pretty much the same principle. I will say, the majority people renting scooters have no business being on one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhsv Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 A friend of mine rented a Harley in florida last year. $1,000 down on a credit card and $140 ish a day. He didn't say anything about the paper work. It was from a dealership and all the rentals were new 2012's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 place right by me you can rent 600cc supersports, vfr800s, full size ST bikes FJR and ST1300, dualsport bikes ....anything you want besides liter bikes...im sure the liability thing isnt a problem. they will probably have restrictions (minimum age 25, must have endorsement, etc etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantahertzdonut Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) place right by me you can rent 600cc supersports, vfr800s, full size ST bikes FJR and ST1300, dualsport bikes ....anything you want besides liter bikes...im sure the liability thing isnt a problem. they will probably have restrictions (minimum age 25, must have endorsement, etc etc) There were places all over Honolulu renting similar bikes for a fair bit less than Eaglerider or HD dealers. Oddly enough they were cheaper than the HD dealer which usually is not the case. This was great for me because I'm sick of renting Heritage Softail Classics. I rented this 04 Bonneville and it had similar stipulations that you mention; 25 years old, must have your endorsement, deposit held on the bike so you don't take off with it, etc. However being able to pick one of these up at the airport would be all kinds of kick-ass. Edited October 22, 2013 by wantahertzdonut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCQTT Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 http://ohioriders.net/index.php?/topic/101083-motorcycle-rental-eaglerider-columbus-iron-pony-motorsports/?hl=eaglerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Enterprise will fail at this, I wanted to rent a Harley while I was in Daytona a few years ago. I looked online and it was $500 down on the credit card and $149 for the day. Well I was going down for 2 weeks while I was laid off for the winter, Fee rent from exgf/booty call Anyway, I said screw it I'll just rent it when I get down there instead off prepaying. So I went in to rent it and they had a fat boy I wanted so I gave him my card for the deposit and he said, $35 dollars for 24 hours fill it back up with gas when your done. Now I don't know if this was because it was early February and to late for winter break and to early for spring break. I don't know but I can see enterprise screwing it up royally as most people who rent bikes are of the, well not so responsible side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I don't know but I can see enterprise screwing it up royally as most people who rent bikes are of the, well not so responsible side. They do fine with cars, and nobody is gentle with a rental car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_ Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 They do fine with cars, and nobody is gentle with a rental car...Cars cant fall over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Took my last rental offroading... 2013 equinox... Guess awd doesn't equal offroad ready.. Hit some ruts and did a few grand in damage (cracked both bumpers, all 4 inner fenders, front fender got bent out when bumper, trailer hitch cover broke)... Luckily I rigged it up with zip ties and push pins and they didn't notice when I returned it lol... It only had 1200 miles on it... Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotleadsingerguy Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 California's been doing it for years. They only rent cruisers and a few sport-cruisers, but the prices are around $150 for 2 days, including gear. If you bring your own gear it's like $120 for 2 days or so. It's not Enterprise, but there are a bunch of companies that do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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