Bikes recovered

[RichO]

Rich Morris has recovered his three stolen machines. The Henderson, the Excelsior, and the Reading Standard. Gone about six months, stolen by a low life then given to some other low lifes. Ransom payed before they were going to be distroyed because they didn't know what to do with them. Ransom amounted to what a finders fee would have been. About 10% of their value. Their o.k. except for a few scuffs. Rich changed oil and gas and rode the Henny home. Lessons learned. All's well that end's well. Karma will take care of the low lifes sooner or later. Beware, be safe!

[Chris Haynes]

Care to name the low lifes?

[len dowe]

a happy ending...thats really nice to hear for rich..i wish him the best..

[silentgreyfello]

Too bad that you can't get money that self-destructs about an hour after you give the ransom out.

[45OZ]

Karma will take care of the low lifes sooner or later. Beware, be safe!

WOW !! That's so WEIRD I Named my Colt .357 Python " KARMA" !!! It Also takes care of LOW LIFES !!!!

[BPK!!]

Ransom paid?

."" Ransom payed before they were going to be distroyed because they didn't know what to do with them. Ransom amounted to what a finders fee would have been.""

Is this true/literally paid a ransom? No charges filed-nothing? Thats a first!! Hope other "low lifes" don't get the same idea!

[jwl]

Rich Morris has recovered his three stolen machines. The Henderson, the Excelsior, and the Reading Standard. Gone about six months, stolen by a low life then given to some other low lifes. Ransom payed before they were going to be distroyed because they didn't know what to do with them. Ransom amounted to what a finders fee would have been. About 10% of their value. Their o.k. except for a few scuffs. Rich changed oil and gas and rode the Henny home. Lessons learned. All's well that end's well. Karma will take care of the low lifes sooner or later. Beware, be safe!

Glad he got his bikes back, but did I miss something here?? When these bikes were stolen I remember someone stating that he didn't have titles for them so he had some trouble remembering the serial numbers. Now he finds them and rides one home?? If California's DMV laws are similar to other states how can he get a license plate to ride them on the streets? If he doesn't have them registered and gets caught riding them and has no title the law could confiscate them and it may be more difficult getting them back from the law than he did from the lowlifes.

[Robert Luland]

This whole story is starting to smell like a White Castle dump!

[RichO]

Recovered

Dear Robert, Why does everyone have to turn things to the darker side. No, the machines weren't licensed or insured. Some people with large collections or just a couple of unusal machines and or live off the beaten path might do the same. Race machines aren't registered and or insured. It's cost alot of monies to insure, register, and license a bunch of machines you don't use regularly. Rich was moving his shop to another location. A disgruntled former employee hired two other lowlifes to boost three of Rich's favorite bikes. got to hot for them so they passed them on to some "brothers" in the area. Got to hot for them so Rich was contacted about their return for a sum. Rich isn't the brightest bulb in the package at times but he didn't ask for this. They'll now be registered and insured and secured heavily. I've know Rich since 1967. My first bike was his first bike. I don't smell anything from here and it's fairly crase of you to offer that unfounded posting. I was just informing those in the AMCA they didn't need to look futher for the machines in question. Didn't know inquiring minds needed the whole back story. Just a word to the wise. Protect your stuff. Sometimes tact overcomes macho. This ain't the movies.

[Robert Luland]

Rich, from the outside looking in. Go back and read this thread from the beginning. If your mind wasn't wondering to figure out what's going on here. You'd have to be pretty numb. Bob L

[exeric]

I am very happy for Richard. That's one of those things that would nag you till the day you died if you couldn't get it resolved. I'm probably too cavalier about my bikes and should be a bit more paranoid.

[RichO]

jwl

He didn't find them. He posted wanted flyers all over the Southbay area. They contacted him. He felt the cops would bugger the deal. No, he didn't have them registered, and if you knew Rich you'd know he'd not write down their I.D.#'s. And yes he's been busted several times for riding his non-insured, non-registered, non-licensed m/c's and almost had them confiscated. Like I said sometimes he's not the brightest bulb in the pack.

[c.o.]

I'm glad to hear that Richard got his bikes back. That definitely was a stroke of luck. I am sorry to hear that he had to pay a ransom for them though. Damn, I hate bike thieves.

[Robert Luland]

I find it incredible that he got them back. Just think of the percentages? The story has a happy ending and that’s what counts. Bob L

[Chris Haynes]

I have 17 antique bikes in my shop in various stages of disrepair. None of them are registered or insured. I do have alarms and a S&W Model 29 and a High Standard Riot Gun full of 00 buckshot.