Details! Did you crash it?
If I didn't know any better, it seemed as though it was the Honda Demo Team's first ever Demo Ride. For example, the Demo Lead (before we even sat on our bikes) stated that it was ok for participants to pass each other...as long as it was safe. I've never been to ANY demo ride where they even suggested the possibility of passing.
Then, the Demo Lead said that they would be going faster than the speed limit...and more than just a by a little...and that if we get a ticket, it's on our head.
Then, the group took off and within 2 min of riding (not exaggerating here), we were split and the front half of the group (which I was part of), had to wait for about 15 minutes on the side of the road while the Demo Lead went off on a "Search and Rescue" mission. Then, we got split again...and the Demo Lead had to go on another "Search and Rescue" Mission.
SIDE NOTE: What I found surprising is I don't think the Demo Tail ever took the lead for the "Back Half" when the groups were split.
Then, the front half of the group got completely split from the back half, and the front half got lost in Hamilton. Our lead had no idea which way he was going and had to make atleast 4 or 5 course corrections along the way.
...what was particularly scary, is how he was cutting across lanes and not waiting for our group (just the front half at this point) to be tight before progressing through a yield (thus splitting the "front half" into 2 groups). Heck, at one point, he got caught on a red-turning-to-green light unprepared as he was checking his smartphone (I'm assuming, he was looking at a map to find his way around).
But, I should also say that I spoke with a few other participants who had gone on rides prior to my time, and they said everything went smooth.
This was probably "one in a million" demo ride...but, it was my first ever Demo Ride with Honda, and will certainly be my last.
