Topic: Riding a new bike home?

[BobbyR]

In CA you need Insurance to get on a bike and start it on city streets.

I once was pulled over test driving a motorcycle. The Pig gave me a riding without insurance ticket.
SUCKED

Well, in Illinois, I'm wondering what happens if you take a bike out from a dealer to test drive, and you get pulled over.....Who's liable for insurance in that case, or what happens if you're in an accident.  Would the dealer be liable for insurance?  I doubt it.  They'll most likely leave YOU to handle all the insurance issues.  Just never thought of it before. 

Dealers have special plates and insurance to cover any car they have in their inventory. When you take a test drive they make a copy of your license and file it for their insurance company. They also have Transporter plates which junkyards and car builders use to pick up cars and test them, they also have special policies to cover it.