Recent purchasing experiences

[ninja9]

Ive bought both my bikes from Sydney City Motorcycles in Kogarah. The guys there are really helpful, know their stuff and when I went to buy the Z let me take 3 different bikes for a ride before I bought. No deposit, no charge. Did me a reasonable deal but I was really like a shot duck when I went in there... so many shiney tihngs! I didnt screw them to the wall, and asked them for a fair price which might not be a great tactic, but they threw in oggys and some other stuff. We need to remember that they have to earn a living to pay for the workshop, tools, wages etc. Im happy for them to make money from me, thats their job, and if you give them a hard time when buying, dont expect them to grovel at your feet when service comes around. Having worked in retail/sales all my life I know you get a lot further by giving up a little bit rather than scrabbling for the last cent.

Couldn't agree more. These guys take a genuine interest, share their lunchtime pizzas, and encourage you to give their bikes a good fang to be sure you are happy with your potential purchase. Can't say fairer than that.

[Neka79]

Ive bought both my bikes from Sydney City Motorcycles in Kogarah. The guys there are really helpful, know their stuff and when I went to buy the Z let me take 3 different bikes for a ride before I bought. No deposit, no charge. Did me a reasonable deal but I was really like a shot duck when I went in there... so many shiney tihngs! I didnt screw them to the wall, and asked them for a fair price which might not be a great tactic, but they threw in oggys and some other stuff. We need to remember that they have to earn a living to pay for the workshop, tools, wages etc. Im happy for them to make money from me, thats their job, and if you give them a hard time when buying, dont expect them to grovel at your feet when service comes around. Having worked in retail/sales all my life I know you get a lot further by giving up a little bit rather than scrabbling for the last cent.

yup..i agree..and as a retail asswipe, i try to be the best scumbag for taking ppl's money...
i also try to back it up with good advice, and gr8 service..so they dont feel like there getting screwed!!

[Strika]

I know this thread is a tad old, with it being originally posted almost two years ago now, however after yesterday and today, i felt it was well worth reviving.

As some know, I am sniffing about for a new or newish muddaboik. Having narrowed the list to a ZX14, I decided to utilise two free days I had to try and move a step closer to getting one. If that be just a look, so be it, or if someone wanted to talk and I bought it that would be OK too, with a mid Feb delivery. So, off I went yesterday afternoon to RR! Guess what...closed! I though, it would be a bugger should I need a part to keep my Kawasaki moving over the christmas period, where so many riders are out nad about in the warm weather??????

So, this morning after seeing Billy's post for a coffee, I thought I would go to Brighton to have a look! Got down there and they are closed!!! But the Suzuki Dealer was.......So I had a little lok at the new Hay abuser!

Thinking it couldn't be ALL the Kawasaki dealers closed, as that would be really really inconvenient for say a Kawasaki Rider travelling through needing a part?? Or a local customer wanting an oil filter!!! So I decided to try FTG, ....CLOSED! I then went to Ringwood.......(I know they are the same) CLOSED!

Kawasaki are dead set fucking unbelievable!!! What a complete crock of shit!!! Not one metropolitan Kawasaki dealer opened!!!!!!

I penned a letter to Kawasaki two years ago and I'll be penning a letter to Kawasaki to let them know how fucked up the Kawasaki network still is today! Some progress they have made in two years. Seriously though, I really thought we were living in 2007 almost 2008!!! Not 1967/1968!!!!!
Rant ends!

[Neka79]

u can all pay out dinky little adelaide... but both our metro kwaka dealers have beem open over the non public holidays....

mate..u ride to syd every week..i dunno why u dont call flywheels and see if they can make a trip worth ur while..u can run it in on the way home...

[Strika]

u can all pay out dinky little adelaide... but both our metro kwaka dealers have beem open over the non public holidays....

mate..u ride to syd every week..i dunno why u dont call flywheels and see if they can make a trip worth ur while..u can run it in on the way home...

I am on a promise to give Greg at Dave Byrne kawasaki in Nowra an opportunity on my next bike (rang today), as he was extremely good to me this year when the Beemer had one of it's 6 or 7 catastrophic failures!!! But If that doesn't pan out I will likely talk to Nick. I am still not impressed by any of the victorian Kawasaki Dealers. I ran one for nearly three years...it's not hard!!!

[Neka79]

u can all pay out dinky little adelaide... but both our metro kwaka dealers have beem open over the non public holidays....

mate..u ride to syd every week..i dunno why u dont call flywheels and see if they can make a trip worth ur while..u can run it in on the way home...

I am on a promise to give Greg at Dave Byrne kawasaki in Nowra an opportunity on my next bike (rang today), as he was extremely good to me this year when the Beemer had one of it's 6 or 7 catastrophic failures!!! But If that doesn't pan out I will likely talk to Nick. I am still not impressed by any of the victorian Kawasaki Dealers. I ran one for nearly three years...it's not hard!!!

as a salesperson, i get really pissed off at bad service too.. so i see ur point...

yea good on ya, DB did good by u, so give em a shot... and Nick seems like a decent guy , give him a shot...

id much rather support those who help, than those who are just cheap!!

[SnypR]

Try Shepparton Kawasaki next time your heading up the hume, havent bought a bike off them but they have helped with spare parts and have a zx14 and a GTR14 in the shop. They even had a 12 and 9 last time l was in there.

[Felix]

... I ran one for nearly three years...it's not hard!!!

Yeah, but it's even easier being a slack turd. You really should read Dilbert - it isn't made up!

[Strika]

... I ran one for nearly three years...it's not hard!!!

Yeah, but it's even easier being a slack turd. You really should read Dilbert - it isn't made up!

Gawd!! I hope a shop could never reach the gidd heights of Dilbert!!!

[nicko]

they were open yesterday - i went in to pick up a couple of things

Usually they are all open to mid day
Strange!
must be having a long weekend

[Gosling1]

........Kawasaki are dead set fucking unbelievable!!! What a complete crock of shit!!! Not one metropolitan Kawasaki dealer opened!!!!!! ......

Mate !! HTFU and get over it already !!! I think its called XMAS FUCKING HOLIDAYS , and even those arseholes in the kwakka dealerships deserve a couple of days off ......don't they ?? (Lucky you don't live in Italy, the *entire fucking country* closes down for the August summer holidays.......)

I also reckon that Dilbert is probably the most accurate depiction of the Public Service that I have ever seen.......its uncannily accurate !

[MadKaw]

Try John at Mornington Kawi.. He's there a lot, even Sundays, which we don't get up here...
Dunno if there open during the hols though..

Tell him I sent ya... ... He'll probly tell ya to F off...

[hoffy]

Just my personal experience with dealers RE BUYING NEW BIKES !!

See when your shopping for a new bike, and you walk into a dealer wanting to throw monies at them to get lets say, a ZX12R 06 model, the least the dealer can do is accept the throwing of the monies in their direction..I might note the amount of the monies was the correct amount of monies that was advertised for that bike a week prior in a famous motorcycle publication..see also, when they talk to you like an idiot, it makes you not want to throw monies in their direction also..

When are these fuckers going to realise we are simply walking around with their money in our pockets, and all they have to do to get that monies is do be fucking nice to people, and know a little about their product..

HELLO....WE ARE ADDICTED TO MOTORCYCLEs.....WE SPEND MONIES, YOU TAKE MONIES....ITS NOT DIFFICULT !!

[robracer]

Just my personal experience with dealers RE BUYING NEW BIKES !!

See when your shopping for a new bike, and you walk into a dealer wanting to throw monies at them to get lets say, a ZX12R 06 model, the least the dealer can do is accept the throwing of the monies in their direction..I might note the amount of the monies was the correct amount of monies that was advertised for that bike a week prior in a famous motorcycle publication..see also, when they talk to you like an idiot, it makes you not want to throw monies in their direction also..

When are these fuckers going to realise we are simply walking around with their money in our pockets, and all they have to do to get that monies is do be fucking nice to people, and know a little about their product..

HELLO....WE ARE ADDICTED TO MOTORCYCLEs.....WE SPEND MONIES, YOU TAKE MONIES....ITS NOT DIFFICULT !!

Had a few beers there Hoff? you are starting to make sense

[hoffy]

Just my personal experience with dealers RE BUYING NEW BIKES !!

See when your shopping for a new bike, and you walk into a dealer wanting to throw monies at them to get lets say, a ZX12R 06 model, the least the dealer can do is accept the throwing of the monies in their direction..I might note the amount of the monies was the correct amount of monies that was advertised for that bike a week prior in a famous motorcycle publication..see also, when they talk to you like an idiot, it makes you not want to throw monies in their direction also..

When are these fuckers going to realise we are simply walking around with their money in our pockets, and all they have to do to get that monies is do be fucking nice to people, and know a little about their product..

HELLO....WE ARE ADDICTED TO MOTORCYCLEs.....WE SPEND MONIES, YOU TAKE MONIES....ITS NOT DIFFICULT !!

Had a few beers there Hoff? you are starting to make sense

I also have to rate Sam at MAW castle hill.. she is ace and looks after me delux. Had to give them a mention for parts and stuff..