Bob
12th April 2006, 00:27
A motorcycle stolen 35 years ago is to be reunited with its owner.
The 1970, 360cc Yamaha was about to be shipped overseas to a Finnish man who bought it for USD 1,725 on EBay. During the shipping process, the vehicle identification number showed up in the database of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Long Beach police still had the theft report and tracked down the original owner, Phillip McKeen. A stunned McKeen said "It's as if a friend you hadn't seen for 30 years walked back into your life but hadn't aged a day."
The 35-year-old bike has just 9,380 miles on the odometer.
Neither the Finnish buyer nor the seller is suspected of wrongdoing.
The 1970, 360cc Yamaha was about to be shipped overseas to a Finnish man who bought it for USD 1,725 on EBay. During the shipping process, the vehicle identification number showed up in the database of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Long Beach police still had the theft report and tracked down the original owner, Phillip McKeen. A stunned McKeen said "It's as if a friend you hadn't seen for 30 years walked back into your life but hadn't aged a day."
The 35-year-old bike has just 9,380 miles on the odometer.
Neither the Finnish buyer nor the seller is suspected of wrongdoing.