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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: SUZUKI311 on September 09, 2014, 09:54:49 am

Title: My bikes have been found !!!
Post by: SUZUKI311 on September 09, 2014, 09:54:49 am
In what can only be described as extremely lucky, my bikes have been located and are now in the possession of the Police awaiting my return home to Victoria o pick them up.
The local Police, friends and family have all been trawling the area where we live constantly since the theft, and I don't know if the crooks got spooked, or heard about the amount of people looking for them (and willing to form a hanging posse old western style :-) )or what, but they were found leaning against a fence of a mining equipment repair business not far from my place.
The Police rang and said they had a call from the business owner, who told them what he had found when he turned up for work in the morning. He then described the bikes to them, and they knew straight away whose they were.
The Police went out and photographed them, and sent the photos to me for i.d. purposes. The previously immaculate and original CR is now devoid of any stickers anywhere, but I don't care, I have them back !!
Many thanks for all the support from everyone, including the young guys who work in the local bike shops who took to social media to spread the word( I normally am a social media opponent, but in this case, it may well have been the cause of me getting the bikes back! )
The money I would have spent on replacing the bikes will now be spent on upgrading insurance, alarm systems and maybe an angrier dog.....
John Orchard, I didn't know you knew my wife, Lol !!
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Post by: Simo63 on September 09, 2014, 10:14:54 am
Awesome result, congratulations to all involved :)
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Post by: Nathan S on September 09, 2014, 10:18:46 am
Fantastic outcome.

It seems that getting the word out to everyone quickly is a big help when it comes to recovering stolen bikes.
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Post by: John Orchard on September 09, 2014, 10:32:03 am
That is fantastic, I've got back stolen bikes back in a similar way.

Next time stick a sock in your wife's mouth  ;-)
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Post by: pancho on September 09, 2014, 10:42:10 am
 Good stuff!
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Post by: FourstrokeForever on September 09, 2014, 10:42:21 am
Good stuff. It's great to get good news.
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Post by: EML on September 09, 2014, 11:16:16 am
Bloody good result, you are a very lucky man.
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Post by: 80-85 husky on September 09, 2014, 11:30:52 am
No idea whos chookshed to burn down yet???
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Post by: bishboy on September 09, 2014, 01:07:52 pm
Great to hear, its always a weight off when things are returned
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Post by: Tim754 on September 09, 2014, 03:47:55 pm
 :) Great news!!!!                                                 a sock did you say............ ;)
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Post by: bazza on September 09, 2014, 04:13:23 pm
That's great
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Post by: Slakewell on September 09, 2014, 06:20:28 pm
Great outcome
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Post by: chippy on September 09, 2014, 06:53:01 pm
Thats good news. Well done on getting your bikes back.
You can never underestimate the power of social media.
I hope they left finger prints, no doubt on record.
                                                                   Cheers Chippy.
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Post by: PB on September 09, 2014, 08:22:00 pm
Fantastic king. Great news.

It was a shit act, but a happy ending.

PB
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Post by: shelpi on September 10, 2014, 09:43:42 am
excellent ;)
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Post by: Viper666 on September 22, 2014, 02:50:24 pm

Good stuff
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Post by: SUZUKI311 on September 23, 2014, 05:46:22 pm
Picked up the bikes from the local station today, apart from the bastards stripping every sticker from the CR, and ruining one of the XR tanks in an attempt to remove the tank stickers they are all ok. The local CIU have two names they are going to "speak to " ;) about it, heres hoping. Fingerprint dust is a bastard of a stuff to get off !!