Stolen - GSX-R1000 - Whangaparaoa (23 May)

**DMNTD:Me** · 23rd May 2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I can very easily put you in touch with the type of person that likes to make money that way...

Cheers...I only sold 2 last week

**marty** · 23rd May 2011, 16:40

interestingly, Jason Ferguson is a cop's name. Not saying it's him, but would be an easy name to steal.

**C.Linnell** · 23rd May 2011, 16:59

Gotta take the driver's license... or a photocopy of it...

Sorry to hear though. I'm still reeling from the theft of my bike.

**Hellzie** · 23rd May 2011, 17:16

Take a high-res photo of them to appear on the front page of the papers, and for the Wanted dead or alive posters.

**Quasi** · 23rd May 2011, 17:20

Thats a fantasticly simple and easy idea. we all have phones with cameras. Takes a woman to come up with this cunning plan.Well done you!

**Crasherfromwayback** · 23rd May 2011, 17:24

Originally Posted by Quasi

Thats a fantasticly simple and easy idea. we all have phones with cameras. Takes a woman to come up with this cunning plan.Well done you!

Fraid not. It's what we all used to do in the industry before photo licences!

**ctrain** · 23rd May 2011, 19:36

im the owner of said bike, as you all know gutted doesnt describe it. Thought i was covering my ass a little but i guess the only sure fire way is to get the $$ in full up front before letting anyone test ride, it sucks, but it is true. Thanks to all who are spreading the message, just hope it is long gone cos dont want it back the way he fled off. Better still, hope he comes off it and loses a few limbs so i can catch up with him. I do have to say the cops were fantastic, they even sent up Eagle to Snells Beach (stolen from Snells and not Whangaparaeoa). Hoping insurance will pay out, at least it will be something. Hope they sweating a bit, got his finger prints on the form i got him to sign so at least its something, not much but something.
Very much like the idea of a vigalante group sting, sign me up!

**HungusMaximist** · 23rd May 2011, 19:55

Social Media and just getting the message to as many places as possible is the first option. Then contact your local papers, and put in free ad or something.

I remember some dude got his Kawasaki ZX-9 or 7 taxed in Onehunga and long story short, a KB'er spotted it over shore even after a shoddy re-spray action. The thieving cunt got caught and done. There was some shit about running the thief on the bike off the road, but I don't think that actually eventuated.

So, community group action is really the key here.

**Groins_NZ** · 23rd May 2011, 20:40

Pictures of it look mint - hard to ride around on it like that and not get noticed, hopefully hes that stupid and does so.

Pretty brazen, stealing it under such circumstances. The low level that people drop to never ceases to amaze me. Would be good to take off with all their worldly possesions without them knowing who had done it (but they'd probably just go and steal someone elses I guess).

**baptist** · 23rd May 2011, 23:44

Sorry to hear this, will keep my eyes open, so many bikes are going walkies though...

If only a couple of these dirt bags got banged up for 5 - 10 years a piece when caught maybe some of them might think twice (I can live in hope I guess), as it is bikes are on the "shopping list" of such toe rags.

I hope you get it back in good nick...

**Scouse** · 23rd May 2011, 23:50

Shurely the fact that the op turned up in a car that had a dealer plate on it musta rung some alarm bells?

**shafty** · 24th May 2011, 07:18

Very sad on so many levels....

**bsasuper** · 24th May 2011, 22:22

That sucks, but we can learn from this.Always sell your bike as "you buy the bike subject to a test ride", that is the buyer gives you the selling price cash, then he/she can take it for a test ride, if they dont like it, cash/ bike is returned, this is how I have always sold bikes.If everyone makes this standard practice, this sort of thing would not happen.