Fowles Auctions

Has anyone bought a bike from Fowles? (Melbourne)
Has anyone bought one without actually going there (i.e. using a bidder or
somesuch?)
I think my GS will be coming up for auction on Wednesday and I'd like the
chance to get it back....

 

Be careful of Bird Flu.

Al

 

Should I chicken out?
Clem

 

The insurance will often let you buy the wreck back for some
random amount before the auction: it may turn out to be more
or less than it'll go for at auction.

(Or, at least, they let me buy my CX650 back ...)

-----sharks

 

Forget the auction I have a nice Red bike for you,

Boxer

 

Tell him to go and get plucked!

Boxer

 

You comin down for it? If you need car, i got a spare here you can
borrow for a few days.

 

Heh heh; I don't think my budget would extend to cover anything in your
garage John!
(and besides; them K bikes don't throb like the Rs do!)
Clem
[thinking about his throbbin' Rse]

 

Thanks but I can't get down so I was hoping to do it all remotely and have
it freighted up.

 

Nice little K1100RS only $5,995.

Boxer

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:41:48 +1000

"Hey Mike, there's someone actually *wants* the thing"

"Good, save the "passed in" auction fee and the haulage to the tip,
sell it to him before he changes his mind!"

Zebee

 

I asked them but they said it was already off to Fowles.
~

So you mean you WILLINGLY took it back?!!?
Clem

 

Ohh [applause] that's MUCH nastier!

 

What about a brand new three-wheeled old version.

http://www.chang-jiang.com/bmw/welcome.html

 

I live out near fowles, you want me to go buy it back for you?

 

**** off you *I live near Fowles* leg-rooting spamming bitch!


Johno


beer mate?

BTW.. do you happen to know who is the agent for them value for money
underdog leathers?

 

http://www.fowles.com.au/auctions/auctionList.aspx?office=AU10

No bike-auction listed for next week.
After getting all the posties I was after over the last few months, I hadn't
really planned to go next month (next bike-auction should be at the 9th
Nov.), unless there's a V-Strom listed.
Bought quite a few bikes off Fowles over the last 3 years.
Don't EXPECT your bike to be as remembered...panniers missing/ this and that
gone walkabout somewhere along the way...count on a bit more$$ to repair
than what you're possibly thinking off now.
Did phone bidding once and it turned out a very bad choice (didn't know the
bike at all, though), 2. time was a structural/ statutory write-off and I
knew I could only use it for parts.
Phone bidding is fine, register yourself at least 2 days prior...
How's the gnat going?
cheers
pete

 

Thanks Pete,
gNat's fine (although still crutch-bound for another two weeks)
Clem

 

Hey Clem,

If you want to phone bid you need to get into a fowles office (or do a
direct deposit) of $500 last time I checked at least 1 day prior to the
auction..
They're great, they'll call your mobile as the bidding starts ! Easy if you
know the condition of the bike

Bought my Monster from them, damn that worked out great.

Have fun.
JasonBW

 

Thanks Jason.