Thinking of renting a Harley in Orlando? DH did

[idontknow]

Dh informed me Sat morning that he wanted to rent a Harley. (He just got his endorsement a few months ago) When we stopped for soda and such Thursday we saw a new Harley place on I-drive just north of Jamacia Dr infront of the Walgreens. I called them on the cell phone and asked how much. DH rented a Sportster for $99 a day. The full coverage insurance was $28 a day. (I didn't want to deal with any problems he might have encountered, so we got the insurance from them, even thought our insurance would have covered him) There isn't a helmet law in Florida, but their insurance says that you have to wear one. For the $99, he got the bike, helmet, gloves, raingear, and locks for 24 hours. Total, with the insurance, was about $135.

He really wanted a Dynaglide, which they do rent but they were out of them. After trying to find him one, they couldn't, though. (anything other than a Sportster would have been around $130 a day) DH "settled" for the Sport that they had there. Poor Baby. LOL He had a great time on it! He got lost a few times north of Orlando, but had fun checking out the scenic routes he took. The only thing he didn't like about the bike is it was stock. There is just something about hearing a Harley's gutteral rumble. The bike didn't have that because it had the stock pipes on it and they have "mufflers" on them. Other than that, DH loved it. (He missed his in the garage) He turned the bike in without any problems. They will probably get to know us in the next few years. LOL

Just thought someone might be interested. If you have any questions, let me know.

 

[Jcricket Fan]

Hi, was DH able to get a discount on the rental? I thought I saw in my DH's HOG info. that you can get discounts when you rent them but I wasn't sure if Orlando was one of the places. I know on our next visit DH will want to rent one...just wondering.

Thanks, Colleen

 

[idontknow]

You mean I missed a discount?!?! I've never seen them for bikes before. I've looked thru MANY of the discount books that are all over Orlando and don't recall any for Harley's. I've seen the flyers around advertising one place or another, but no coupons to speak of. That is something to look into, though. Geez, see what happens when DH's don't let you in on what they want to do. LOL Maybe there are discounts out there and he would have been able to rent the bike for 2 days. Please post if you find anything out. I'll keep a lookout, too.