Stolen Aprilia - 1 of only 150

[Boob Johnson]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10561448



A rare motorcycle stolen from Inglewood, Taranaki, will be hard for thieves to shift as there were only two in the country, police said.

The $60,000 Aprilia was taken while it was at a specialist mechanic's garage early Tuesday morning, the Taranaki Daily News reported.

Constable Darren Hayes said any prospective buyers would likely recognise the bike, which was one of only 150 ever made.

He said the mechanic was spreading the word amongst bikers to keep an eye out.

The bike's Martinborough-based owner said each example was allocated a factory number - his being 28.

He had owned the bike since new, having brought it over from Britain following its release in 2000.

"It's left a large hole in the garage. It's very annoying to know it's something you use and enjoy and to someone else it might mean very little. It could be use


Poor bastard. Keep ya eyes peeled folks :sherlock:

[PHATVW]

I was just reading this now, any idea what model it is?

[klyong82]

If i'm not mistaken its the 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille SP model

[Dazza]

If i'm not mistaken its the 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille SP modelYou'd be right there Ted, 150 made so Aprilia could go Super Bike racing, 60K :gob:they were only 50k in 2000, there was one @ Universal MC when I brought my Falco in 2000 !

[MotoGirl]

Stolen to order maybe? Why else would you steal something so different or recognisable?

[Ecclesnz]

Stolen to order maybe? Why else would you steal something so different or recognisable?
Stupidity and greed?

[MotoGirl]

Stupidity and greed?

It may have been a case of not knowing what they took. It's like when our house got broken into and the idiots tried taking my white RSVR (I know of one other white one in NZ) yet Cajun's 600 was sitting right beside it. Now, which one would be easier to dispose of as parts?

[Quasievil]

Dum media, now they said its going to be hard to sell as there is only two in the country they aint going to try n sell it now are they?? had they shut up on this point the morons prolly would have tried to sell it and by doing so got caught.................now the bike will be in pieces

[Dazza]

Dum media, now they said its going to be hard to sell as there is only two in the country they aint going to try n sell it now are they?? had they shut up on this point the morons prolly would have tried to sell it and by doing so got caught.................now the bike will be in piecesBastards :mad:

[Mikkel]

Well, chances are they're too dumb to read anyway. Maybe not all is lost yet.

But otherwise Quasi, that was exactly my thought as well. If they can't shift it, they'll probably just rape it...

[vgcspares]

I'm hoping they see the error of their ways, park it outside a copshop and renounce crime forever ... but I'm taking side-bets on alternate outcomes

[Grumpy Gnomb]

But we could always hope that the Police may in fact find it. No seriously they might

[yod]

utter fuckers

[SPman]

It could well leave the country in a container - stolen to order for wealthy overseas clients - been going on for years.............

[Naki Rat]

I was just reading this now, any idea what model it is?

Looks like this:

[twotyred]

Dum media, now they said its going to be hard to sell as there is only two in the country they aint going to try n sell it now are they?? had they shut up on this point the morons prolly would have tried to sell it and by doing so got caught.................now the bike will be in pieces

agreed,they have just removed,what little chance there was, of him getting his bike back in one piece...

unless they didn't know what they had and now get cold feet

[Harvd]

But we could always hope that the Police may in fact find it. No seriously they might

huh funny i never even thought about that option. but really they could if it was CSI: Miami

[Conquiztador]

Soon he will get a call from the kidnapper, and as long as he follows the instructions, pay's the $$'s, he will have her back. But the police will not be involved.