A helping hand

**cs363** · 5th February 2015, 06:36

Can't find this posted elsewhere on the site, but apologies if I missed it.

If you've seen the news story about the poor bugger in Christchurch who lost his house, budgies and bikes in the scrub fire, here's the link to the Givealittle page that's been set up to give him a helping hand: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/supportbruce2015#

**jellywrestler** · 5th February 2015, 08:31

what sort of bikes were they?

**Akzle** · 5th February 2015, 12:31

yeah... and anyone who wants to give me money, drugs, booze, hookers, internets, drugs, meat, boats, guns, bitches, utes, cars or bikes, just get in touch with me directly

**nodrog:Me** · 5th February 2015, 13:10

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

what sort of bikes were they?

Burnt ones

**BEAMER89** · 5th February 2015, 16:19

5 vintage Triumphs, one being a 69 bonnie he had just bought and the rest were to be his retirement fund/project he estimated them to be worth around 80k. Unfortunately only one of them was insured

**jellywrestler** · 5th February 2015, 16:21

Originally Posted by BEAMER89

5 vintage Triumphs, one being a 69 bonnie he had just bought and the rest were to be his retirement fund/project he estimated them to be worth around 80k. Unfortunately only one of them was insured

1969 isn't vintage, pre 1930 is, $80K divided by 5 is $16K each. Few triumphs are worth as much as $16k far less a whole collection of projects so one wonders whether his claim is fraudulent, or just over valued for one's own ego.

One would hope that the bikes aren't beyond restoration, they may be cooked but not burnt to the ground.

**BEAMER89** · 5th February 2015, 16:27

Lol his words not mine, l just read it in todays paper it didn't say what year the other bikes were tho. Still feel for him the poor bugger l couldn't imagine how l would feel if l lost any of my bikes.

**Virago** · 5th February 2015, 17:19

Did he not have insurance?

**Maha** · 5th February 2015, 17:29

Originally Posted by Virago

Did he not have insurance?

They asked him that question last night, he said he was not sure because the house was for sale, translation: um no.

**ellipsis** · 5th February 2015, 17:36

...insurance?...Christchurch?... strange mix of fucking hard and pointlessness as has been proved by the last four or five years...

**BEAMER89** · 5th February 2015, 17:38

Just seen the news, no insurance on the house and now saying they were Norton's

**Akzle** · 5th February 2015, 18:00

Originally Posted by BEAMER89

now saying they were Norton's

whew! No great loss then.

**awa355** · 5th February 2015, 22:16

Originally Posted by BEAMER89

Just seen the news, no insurance on the house and now saying they were Norton's

Thank christ they were only Nortons and not Chinese made GN250's.

On a serious note, its pretty tragic to see any motorbikes burnt like that. If they were mine, I'd be gutted.

**FJRider** · 6th February 2015, 10:36

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

1969 isn't vintage, pre 1930 is, $80K divided by 5 is $16K each. Few triumphs are worth as much as $16k far less a whole collection of projects so one wonders whether his claim is fraudulent, or just over valued for one's own ego.

As I recall ... Vintage is considered to be ... 50 years old ...