I'd say it all depends on the dealer. I have a large dealer just down the street, and he's gotten so he doesn't allow test rides.
Now, the small dealer that I bought my intruder 1400 from two years ago, when I went to look at a burgman this summer, he told me to go get my helmet form my bike, by the time I came back, he had the burgman out and ready for me to ride. I hadn't even asked him if I could ride. I told him I was just looking at that point. But, again, he is a small country dealership.
Now, the small dealer that I bought my intruder 1400 from two years ago, when I went to look at a burgman this summer, he told me to go get my helmet form my bike, by the time I came back, he had the burgman out and ready for me to ride. I hadn't even asked him if I could ride. I told him I was just looking at that point. But, again, he is a small country dealership.