Acquiring an abandoned motorcycle?

[mark247]

Hi all. There is an abandoned motorcycle near my house which I'd love to get my hands on and restore. Neighbours tell me its been sitting there for years. Its not reported stolen and doesn't seem to have been touched in a long time. Its just rusting away. Does anyone here have any suggestions around the best way to get my hands on it legally? I'm tempted to just wheel it away and change the ownership but know this isn't really kosher.

For interest its a Honda GB400.

Cheers in advance.

[rustyrobot]

Hmmm - deja vu

This guy had a GB400 too... is this some sort of revenge 'finding' :)

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/172292-Abandoned-bike?highlight=claim+christchurch

Fair bit of relevant discussion and opinion in that thread (which oddly didn't show up when I did a search for 'abandoned')

Also GB400 - that's a hipster goldmine

[mark247]

Interesting stuff. This bike had its rego lapse over 12 months ago. I guess I will contact the council and the police tomorrow and have a yarn to them.

[Akzle]

take it you pussy.

[mossy1200]

When its all restored someone will claim it back from you.

[sidecar bob]

When its all restored someone will claim it back from you.

Citing the treaty of waitangi.

[mossy1200]

Citing the treaty of waitangi.

Plus you get a bill for rent?

[Luckylegs]

I once handed $100 bucks into the cop shop (cos i was brought up proper like). They called me after a month and gave it to me as it hadnt been claimed.....

Just saying

YMMV

[vifferman]

I had an easy acquisition for my third bike - my brother-in-law picked up a hitch-hiker, who'd dumped his bike beside the road because he'd "Had enough of it. You can have it if you want it." So, he came back with a trailer, checked with the cops that it wasn't stolen, and took it away. My bro-in-law wasn't a rider, so he offered it to me in exchange for me helping him with painting his roof and replacing his guttering - a few hours work one Sunday. The bike was rough - a CB250RS with an XR500 engine shoe-horned into it. A change of ownership, a clean, cheap repaint, new tyres, re-jet, and a free valve grind (courtesy of my uncle who was an engineering tutor at the local polytech - good lesson for the students), and it was back on the road. HEAPS of fun.:niceone: Only cost a few hundred, and IIRC, I traded it in a while later for about $600 on a VF500FF.

[Mattr]

Yip, friend did the same. Go to the cops, put it in your garage for a few months then it yours.

[Bikemad]

a CB250RS with an XR500 engine shoe-horned into it. A change of ownership, a clean, cheap repaint, new tyres, re-jet, and a free valve grind (courtesy of my uncle who was an engineering tutor at the local polytech - good lesson for the students), and it was back on the road. HEAPS of fun.:niceone: Only cost a few hundred, and IIRC, I traded it in a while later for about $600 on a VF500FF.

oi.......thats my old bike.........you owe me $600:eek5:

[ducatilover]

Go to the post office with the rego number, pay to get the owner's details.
Contact owner.
Buy bike with statutory agreement signed by a J.P (safest way)
Find it has a fucked cam chain.
Install a hot XR650R motor.
Wheelies.
Bitches.
Cocaine.

[Akzle]

Go to the post office with the rego number, pay to get the owner's details.
Contact owner.
Buy bike with statutory agreement signed by a J.P (safest way)
Find it has a fucked cam chain.
Install a hot XR650R motor.
Wheelies.
Bitches.
Cocaine.

you sonofabitch.

rbjiafp.

[ruaphu]

rbjiafp.

Ax, wtf does that mean?

[Akzle]

Ax, wtf does that mean?

dude. Ive explained it liek 5 times

[caseye]

dude. Ive explained it liek 5 times

Go On Akz, once more won't hurt!
Check it out real good matey, don't do a bloody thing to it until you can call it yours.

[TheDemonLord]

Put a Flag on it

[Laava]

Ax, wtf does that mean?

Rustyrobot has the answer. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/173307-Conspiracy-theorists?p=1130835705#post1130835705

[Big Dog]

Ax, wtf does that mean?

Red bean just in anal flap party.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Grashopper]

I once handed $100 bucks into the cop shop (cos i was brought up proper like). They called me after a month and gave it to me as it hadnt been claimed.....

Just saying

YMMV

That's probably what I would do with the bike. Seems like a very cheap legal way to acquire it. From their website (http://www.police.govt.nz/faq/ive-found-an-item-of-property.-how-do-i-report-it): "If the item remains unclaimed after a sufficient period of time to make the necessary enquiries, you will be notified and invited to claim the item yourself."

Just not sure what this "sufficient period of time" is. But if the bike has been there for years, your chances are pretty good.

[Akzle]

Red bean just in anal flap party.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

you have some interesting hobbies...

[Big Dog]

you have some interesting hobbies...

Right breast juicier in a freemantle pub.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[pritch]

I seem to recall after handing lost property to the Police many years ago that the "time" on that occasion was three months. PM Scummy he'll know.

[jafar]

I had an easy acquisition for my third bike - my brother-in-law picked up a hitch-hiker, who'd dumped his bike beside the road because he'd "Had enough of it. You can have it if you want it." So, he came back with a trailer, checked with the cops that it wasn't stolen, and took it away. My bro-in-law wasn't a rider, so he offered it to me in exchange for me helping him with painting his roof and replacing his guttering - a few hours work one Sunday. The bike was rough - a CB250RS with an XR500 engine shoe-horned into it. A change of ownership, a clean, cheap repaint, new tyres, re-jet, and a free valve grind (courtesy of my uncle who was an engineering tutor at the local polytech - good lesson for the students), and it was back on the road. HEAPS of fun.:niceone: Only cost a few hundred, and IIRC, I traded it in a while later for about $600 on a VF500FF.

I wonder if it is the same bike !

Was that bike left around Lake Karipiro?? Be over 20 years ago now. The guy who owned it was on his way back to Wellington from Auckland & it died on him (again). :eek5:

He said he dumped it & hitched home.