shijou no ato de, bouhantouroku to jitenshahoken o kakuninsuru.

After the test ride, I check the anti-theft registration and bicycle insurance.

Breakdown of shijou no ato de, bouhantouroku to jitenshahoken o kakuninsuru.

• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 確認かくにんする: to check

Questions & Answers about shijou no ato de, bouhantouroku to jitenshahoken o kakuninsuru.

How do I read this sentence?

A natural reading is:

しじょう の あとで、ぼうはんとうろく と じてんしゃほけん を かくにんする。

Word readings:

• 試乗 = しじょう
• あとで = あとで
• 防犯登録 = ぼうはんとうろく
• 自転車保険 = じてんしゃほけん
• 確認する = かくにんする

Why is 試乗 followed by の?

Because 試乗 is being used as a noun here.

試乗 is a suru-noun: it can act like a noun, or it can become a verb with する.

• 試乗する = to test-ride
• 試乗のあとで = after the test ride

So の is linking two nouns:

• 試乗
  • あと
• literally, the after of the test ride

This is very natural in Japanese. You could also say 試乗したあとで, which focuses more clearly on the action having test-ridden.

What exactly is あとで doing here?