BMW motorcycles washed up on beach

[marty]

Think I might do a quick run up to Devon....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/6287457.stm

[blackkatana]

Yea, grab a couple of Beemers, fill out the forms, Tui, Tui, Tui!!!:rockon:

[Finn]

There was an abandoned bike in the basement of my building last week. A real shitter with nothing really worth while salvaging but the battery. I was getting it out with a crowbar when Dover yelled "Get off my fucken bike Finn!".

Oops.

[dasser]

Hi All,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/6287457.stm

Read the story about the container ship MSC Napoli thats beached off the coast in the UK. Some 40 + containers which have washed up on to the beach.



Stay Vertical.

[RC1]

just saw this on the aussie news, guys wheeling bikes off the beach, also carrying motors off beach, dont know how much damage the salt water would have done ?? a bit i wuold think

[u4ea]

Firstly WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yes:
yer I saw that on the midday news!!!!!! Surely all the insurance the individual companies have on their goods will cover all the:nono: pilfering!!!!! someones having a great day with their new freebe...............!!

[Grahameeboy]

Yep see my PD Thread posted...........

[dawnrazor]

So a striken container ship off the coast of England is slowly dumping containers into the water which are washing up on the beaches and being emptied by enterprising locals...all within the realms of the law apparently, and one of those containers housed a batch of BMW motorbikes ( I know I know, but beggers can't be choosers) mostly in fine working order (a little wet, but hey) and now that container is well empty. Love it.

Although, if that was the contents of your house in one of those containers and you where on your way overseas then hopefully you where insured!!!

[crashe]

The police were taking everyone's details...... so that in the event of the original owner/s came forward to claim their goods, then they (the police) will contact the scavengers to hand the items back over to the police.

They don't think it will happen and be most unlikely too, that the original owners will come forward..... :whistle:
Something to do with proving the bikes belonged to them.... oh all that paperwork....... would be easy to go throu their insurance and claim that way.... :rofl:

So some of these guys are going to do well out of the scavenger hunt.

Just have to vin the bike and do all the legal legwork on the bike and either keep them or sell the bike on.... at a nice wee 100% profit.


I wonder how many BMW's were in the container ?

Another thread going on the same subject.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=908277#post908277

[Karma]

They were BMWs, I'd throw them back...

[0arbreaka]

I saw an abandoned bike in the mud in the river I used to row at, it was only visible at low tide as well. Looked like it was quite a nice one as well. I think it was dissolved by the Tamaki water, as it dissolves about everything else it touches.

[crashe]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=42686


Maybe time for the Mods to merge the two threads.. :whistle:

[gamgee]

They were BMWs, I'd throw them back...

use them as bait for something better? :yes:

[Grumpy Gnomb]

best place to find a BMW

[Lou Girardin]

Someone call Greenpiss to push the buggers out to sea.

[Swoop]

use them as bait for something better? :yes:

Bait???

Nah, be better as a sinker... :whistle:

[bikemike]

Almost ashamed to be Devon boy.
If it weren't for cream teas and the recent appropriation of the 'cornish' pasty we'd have to hang our heads in shame.

Any one know where you can get clotted cream round here, feeling 'owmsic.:sick:

[hamie1]

You guys are so funny. I bike washes up on the beach and you say noooooo! Just because it's a BMW... Bull.... You'd be there so quick, so you dont like it sell it... but then again did you see those barrels of wine and whisky. And for those of you with kids (poor buggers) there was a shit load of nappies!

[Beemer]

I wonder if they have the keys in the containers? Many of the later BMWs have a computer chip sensor so the bikes couldn't be operated without the original keys. Can you imagine contacting the importers for replacement keys? "Yes sir, you have one of the beached BMWs? That will be 10,000 pounds for a replacement thank you!"

But I suppose they could sell them off for parts and make a bit of dosh.

[hamie1]

What does salt water do to a bike?