Fowlers Motorcycles Bewertungen 

Bought a brand new husky from them on saturday..appointment at 11am , actually left at 2pm...no owners manual , service book or anything...it was as if they really were not interested. expected a little more when purchasing a new motorcycle. total lack of interest from the staff...in 50 years of motorcycle riding (and buying) this is the worst experience I have had....

My problem lies with my visit today. My brand new moped wouldn't start today with what look like battery issues. RAC came out after about 3 hours and said it was battery problems. He was brilliant to be fair and offered to relay this to the service team at Fowlers, which he did.

Keep the bike running, get it to the service centre. Fine, on my way.

I arrive at reception to be greeted by the same guy from Fowlers that I spoke to on the phone. He then proceeded to process my bike or whatever he was doing for a good 5-10 minutes with no communication to me. He then abruptly handed me a form to sign (didn't even say what it was) and asked if I had my key. I asked well, what for? Is it something that's looked at while I wait or am I leaving my bike here?

"We'll ask a technician to look at it and let you know."

He then walked off and left me waiting... okay... I'll wait then I guess.

Waited a good hour with no update and quite frankly no idea what was actually happening in the first place. Asked a member of staff who was doing training and explained the situation (she was brilliant btw!). She said they're still waiting on a technician so might be a while. Absolutely fine, thanks for actually letting me know something!

Once it was all done, they replaced the battery after probably 90 minutes of waiting. I said I'm not happy with the fact it broke down to be honest given its a new bike. I said I hope it doesn't happen again because I use it for work.

The original agent, who I later found out was the MANAGER retorted, "We tried it in the shop and it started every time." I said well there was obviously an issue because it didn't start earlier did it? "Well it started every time for us... we replaced the battery anyway."

So not only had he been rude from the start he's now accusing me of lying?

The girl doing training was absolutely fantastic. She may not have the full understanding of processes yet but at least she had great customer service. I think this so called manager needs to take some training from the new girl on how to deal with customers!

I hope nobody else has to deal with service like this. After losing a full day's work and waiting several hours to get the bike sorted I'd expect at least decent customer service. Especially because it was a brand new bike that had broken down!

Very pleased with the service provided by Kevin in the KTM department. Many thanks. Pete

Further to my recent review I would like to thank Chris and Sarah for all their efforts
I returned my bike and was given a free first service a full tank of fuel and bike cleaner
the damaged fairing was ordered and arrived today
I am very happy with the customer service and will use them again
Thank you.

Outside cafe is great ! Shop service could be better but it is demanding times so an allowance needs to be made for that , world wide shortage of materials & uk staff

Booked my KTM 990 in for a service and repair. Two day job so got a train home. Called next day at the appointed time. Bike not ready, still working on it. Waited a couple of hours. By midday still not sign of fault being fixed. Had to be in Exeter by 3pm to collect grandchildren from school and childmind. By 1pm I asked for a courtesy vehicle and eventually they gave me a Honda 125. Drove flat out down the M5 to get to the school in the nick of time. Was stopped by Police on the motorway as the bike had L plates! Took bike back next day but mine was still not ready. After prolonged discussions I was given a 1200cc Honda to use until my bike was ready a few days later. Bike eventually fixed and returned. Happy with the work done but terrible service. Whilst I was waiting the numerous other people waiting shared their experiences, which were similar to mine.

Great customer service, was very impressed with the assistant that helped me,her knowledge was extensive. Came away with exactly what I wanted. Thankyou very much

very poor customer care, staff not interested in sorting out any problems , they dont keep you imformed, took my brand new triumph street triple for service and rear tyre change due to puncture, they completed work after i caused a fuss, then gave my bike back to me covered in bird mess. i will not be using this company ever again, and will be taking my bike elswhere for servicing and repairs. why would i use them again?

Initially thought they were top tier when I bought my bike from them brand new, obviously I was wrong and it's only good service when you spending the big bucks.

My bike had to go in for damage repairs, it's been two weeks now and I've called them almost every day for an update, I still do not know how much it will cost, I still do not now how much longer it will take to be repaired, if the parts have been ordered or if this will take any longer. I have been given zero information over 2 weeks and every single time I call I get told it's not a problem and that they will call me back the next day. (Spoiler they never do) I also said if it's easier for them to reply with just an email then just so I know where I stand as I need my bike for work commuting I'm now stuck with taking Busses and Ubers in emergencies.

This is actually beyond ridiculous that after 2 weeks I can't be given a quote, a date or even an estimate.

I tried calling now (Saturday) when they're still open and sat on hold for almost 20 minutes listening to a dial tone and no response.

The service is actually appalling, I never write a bad review, so this just highlights how bad this has been.

Please sort this out.....

Love the alfresco dining, great bikes and first class sales persons

I bought a 2015 CBR650F from Fowlers. The staff were wonderful and the bike has brought me so much joy since. Fowlers only keep the best of the part exchanges that they receive each year and it shows. My bike is so special and has been a superb since I brought it 8k miles ago, (pre Covid).

I also love the alfresco facilities that Fowlers erected in the car park due to the Covid19 restrictions. It is an absolute pleasure to sit having a drink watching the motorbikes arrive and leave. I can barely stop myself humming "siiting on the dock of a bay".

Finally, they have rearranged the gear ranges during lockdown and now the ladies section is next to the changing rooms. Yippee!!! :) . Could it get any better?

Web orders for Pan spares.
Website very easy to use.
All parts sorted and bike rebuild (or so I thought) discovered I had lost a pin bolt, bike already booked for MOT.

Phoned to clarify shipping times before I ordered, just to see if I needed to cancel MOT, and Penny who answered the phone couldn't have been more helpful.

Part arrived next day (5 days quicker than my local redwing dealer could offer), bike all back together whilst we still have good weather.

WILL DEFINITELY BE USING FOWLERS AGAIN!!

One happy grumpy old biker here :)

Cant belive a friend who i. With has just had a bike serviced.....gone home checked oil and well below level .
When he told the reception. They asked him to bring the bike in ...With oil below the min level ......or they would visit to check .....They wouldn't give him any oil as if he wasn't belive. I've typed this on his behalf ..

Really great for mail order parts and the choice of delivery, dpd or Royal Mail is great. Quick despatch time even for aprilia parts that aren't in stock, if it's in stock usually next day delivery. Haven't used anyone else for for 10 years.

I have been using Fowlers for parts for a number of years. The staff are always happy to help and do their utmost to find parts for older or more obscure bikes, even if it means digging around in their old library of parts catalogues.
Prices are always competitive and delivery is prompt.
Thank you Fowlers.

I have previously reviewed Fowler's spares operation as 5*--for speed and stocking accuracy.
All good things come to an end.
I ordered a sole O ring that was shown as in stock.After I received an invoice and a note of dispatch I subsequently received a communication that said they didn't have the item.These things happen but I didn't get notification till the day I expected it to arrive.
Odd I thought to get an invoice and e mail of dispatch in this situation. The explanation is contained in the following E Mail extract. ie Comms re posting are automatic and appear unrelated to any real activity. Go figure---

" Please Note: this message supersedes any other message you may have received - you may have been sent an order confirmation or despatch/shipment notification regarding the item/s shown above - these are automatically generated and should be disregarded. Any other items on the order will have been sent unless advised otherwise."

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Purchased my Yamaha XV 950 Racer 2018. Paid approximately book price but had expensive extras fitted by previous owner. From start to finish my new purchase was dealt with by Ben a friendly and professional member of Fowlers staff. Can't fault my experience and would definitely buy from them again as I was made to feel a valued customer.

Extremely bad service and customer care, I couldn't book in and go to my services as they all fell during the period of us being in a global lockdown and under government laws we weren't allowed to leave the house unless we were a key worker, yet I wasn't working at those times

So now I've needed a repair they won't do it under warranty based on missing those services and want to charge me £320+ for an ignition switch

Absolutely diabolical service and care

Avoid service dept
Fowlers destroyed my son's £4k new 125cc bike with 3k miles on. Booked it in for repair under warranty but after 3 months waiting we were contacted and it was ready to collect but would have to pay 0 £800 for their services?
Once paid up I was taken outside thier workshop and shown a pile 100 bits of rusty scrap. These b#@%&€$s had left it outside over the winter not covered up etc. Utter disregard for peoples property. Up to that point my family (all bikers) had bought dozens of bikes and other items from them but, never again!
Don't trust them with your pride and Joy!
The scrap was sold for £50.
My Wife and Daughter worked for Steph Fowler at her home the time!
A Manager called me after another bad review I posted but, didn't apologise or care less.
Steve Thorogood

Just see all the lies below will explain every thing to you.
They've showed total disregard for a bikers property.
Showed no good will or respect
to a long term customer.
Looking after a 3k (milage)
Total lies by Fowlers why did they inform us it was good to go etc. Our receipt showed for a repair ?
The service desk guy told us because the second service was missed by 20 miles so Honda void the repair under warranty?
The Bike was not damaged came in for a minor electrical repair!
We've the AA Breakdown report showing minor electrical fault but they (AA) didn't stock parts and as a low mileage bike (3k) it should be returnd to the dealer for a repair.
Yes we should have sued Fowlers But we were not in a financially able to do this at the time.
The campaign to warn others will now increase as now retired.
Facebook looks interesting idea!
ARE YOU BOOKING A REPAIR OR SERVICE AT FOWLERS ? BE CAREFUL YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

Albeit over the phone, they are very very helpful guys, friendly, knowledgable and they did exactly what they said they would...The price was good too, so overall very happy...will certainly trade with them again.