BIKES AND SUPPORT TRUCK STOLEN Cannonball 2014

[BigLakeBob]

I do not personally know Shelby, but I know a man with skills needs tools. The tools a man has history with, and is familiar to, can never really be replaced if lost, but there are more good tools out there. If someone with the time would be gracious enough to manage a fund to help Shelby out, I pledge the first 100.00 towards helping him fill a tool box. If you can't afford a cash donation, maybe you have some extra tools around to pass along.

I would be happy to also help out. Shelby PM me a more detailed list of specific taps, tap holders, specific sockets, needle files, style of 3-4" mic you prefer, etc. I own a small machine shop and can help in this area.

[Steve Swan]

I do not personally know Shelby, but I know a man with skills needs tools. The tools a man has history with, and is familiar to, can never really be replaced if lost, but there are more good tools out there. If someone with the time would be gracious enough to manage a fund to help Shelby out, I pledge the first 100.00 towards helping him fill a tool box. If you can't afford a cash donation, maybe you have some extra tools around to pass along.

I'd pledge $100. i don't know Shelby and he doesn't know me, but i know what it feels like to be have a motorcycle stolen (violated.) i've never had my nuts pulled up through my mouth, but that's how i'd describe the feeling.

[koanes]

I do not personally know Shelby, but I know a man with skills needs tools. The tools a man has history with, and is familiar to, can never really be replaced if lost, but there are more good tools out there. If someone with the time would be gracious enough to manage a fund to help Shelby out, I pledge the first 100.00 towards helping him fill a tool box. If you can't afford a cash donation, maybe you have some extra tools around to pass along.

[shelbyinparadise]

Ribeye Cow is watching Craig list among others, and the Tacoma Police followed up with a call once they were sure my luggage was not in trailer. A loaded .38 with extra ammo got their attention, they were quite serious that it was an officers safety issue.... But Washington cities are getting ready to pass stricter gun laws, so I doubt that I will ever get it back. It was a present for my 60th birthday at Eustis by a great friend in 2007 so it was special, but only one of many on hand.

Don't forget to check Craigs List. That is turning into a major 'fencing' site and being local to the SeaTac area... you may be surprised what shows up there.

And make sure that the serial number of your S&W gets entered into the NCIC database of stolen firearms. That could well show up much faster than an engine...

Cheers,

Sirhr

[sirhrmechanic]

Don't forget to check Craigs List. That is turning into a major 'fencing' site and being local to the SeaTac area... you may be surprised what shows up there.

And make sure that the serial number of your S&W gets entered into the NCIC database of stolen firearms. That could well show up much faster than an engine...

Cheers,

Sirhr

Thank you William, I have been overwhelmed by the number of phone calls of support both for me and my team mates. The theft occurred in Tacoma, so Police report was taken there on Bikes, Truck and Trailer, The empty truck was recovered in King County, so Sheriff office involved, and trailer and bikes were recovered in Seattle, so the police there are involved. Because of the Pistols stolen in luggage and truck, it has been raised to an officer safety status, and the FBI is involved because of the value and interstate nature of this event.

Our worry is that Because of the recovery of part of the load (4 of 5 Motorcycles, Truck and Trailer), now comes the hard part of finding the spare parts, extra motors. All personal items are gone, luggage hand tools, special items each carried. I came home with only what I was wearing plus one dirty tee shirt and one pair of dirty blue jeans. Two soft bags with all my everyday summer and winter clothes ( we thought we would be working on Bikes in the snow if necessary) plus all the souvenir tee shirts from the trip are gone.

As far as helping me with pictures of tools, on ebay there is a van norman boring bar 777 tool kit #281426487544, it is smaller than my master kit but gives good pictures of what it looks like. Mine had 777 written with a felt tip marker on the top lower right corner and has Beam brand new inserted off set and standard modern boring tools and extra inserts. My fix it tool box has mostly brand name taps, tap holders (8), all American made, craftsman socket sets (3), Chapman gun screwdriver set, assorted special punches, files, needle file set, a new S&S flywheel balance arbor shaft, pliers of all sizes, brass and steel punch set, special screwdrivers and picks,and most important my factory WWll Linkert Carb tools, clean out set updated for all models. 3 to 4 Micrometer, Strarett or Charftsman, I will have to check which set is missing one, 3 to 3.5 inside Brown and Sharp internal micrometer. Very long list of small tools in Black Plastic tool box with lift out tray, and two clear small parts boxes snapped into top of box.

Thanks to Mike Carson and everyone looking, I am Humbled by the effort. Shelby

[alanc48]

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[shelbyinparadise]

Shelby, Hopefully Mike Carson's FB offer will result in your prized tools and other belongings being returned. In the mean time, would you have any photos of these items/tooling, etc. . . . . it would be very helpful as members scour flea-bay. . . . I certainly will search out those pages looking for you! William

Thank you William, I have been overwhelmed by the number of phone calls of support both for me and my team mates. The theft occurred in Tacoma, so Police report was taken there on Bikes, Truck and Trailer, The empty truck was recovered in King County, so Sheriff office involved, and trailer and bikes were recovered in Seattle, so the police there are involved. Because of the Pistols stolen in luggage and truck, it has been raised to an officer safety status, and the FBI is involved because of the value and interstate nature of this event.

Our worry is that Because of the recovery of part of the load (4 of 5 Motorcycles, Truck and Trailer), now comes the hard part of finding the spare parts, extra motors. All personal items are gone, luggage hand tools, special items each carried. I came home with only what I was wearing plus one dirty tee shirt and one pair of dirty blue jeans. Two soft bags with all my everyday summer and winter clothes ( we thought we would be working on Bikes in the snow if necessary) plus all the souvenir tee shirts from the trip are gone.

As far as helping me with pictures of tools, on ebay there is a van norman boring bar 777 tool kit #281426487544, it is smaller than my master kit but gives good pictures of what it looks like. Mine had 777 written with a felt tip marker on the top lower right corner and has Beam brand new inserted off set and standard modern boring tools and extra inserts. My fix it tool box has mostly brand name taps, tap holders (8), all American made, craftsman socket sets (3), Chapman gun screwdriver set, assorted special punches, files, needle file set, a new S&S flywheel balance arbor shaft, pliers of all sizes, brass and steel punch set, special screwdrivers and picks,and most important my factory WWll Linkert Carb tools, clean out set updated for all models. 3 to 4 Micrometer, Strarett or Charftsman, I will have to check which set is missing one, 3 to 3.5 inside Brown and Sharp internal micrometer. Very long list of small tools in Black Plastic tool box with lift out tray, and two clear small parts boxes snapped into top of box.

Thanks to Mike Carson and everyone looking, I am Humbled by the effort. Shelby

[wideglide38]

Shelby, Hopefully Mike Carson's FB offer will result in your prized tools and other belongings being returned. In the mean time, would you have any photos of these items/tooling, etc. . . . . it would be very helpful as members scour flea-bay. . . . I certainly will search out those pages looking for you! William

[shelbyinparadise]

I will second that, hopefully Shelby will get his possessions back also.

All of the bikes belonged to Cherokee Members of the Carson Team and had bikes, spare parts and riders hand tools in the trailer and at last word only 4 of the five motorcycles plus trailer were recovered in Seattle. I just talked to Greg McFarland, who had just been told his bike was safe but all loose parts and tools were taken from saddle bags. Greg had flown out earlier with his luggage, so was on pins and needles to find out any news. He reports that all of Jon's Spare Bike and extra rebuilt or new spare parts, all of the JD tools and regular hand tools he brought for him and Jessie Law to use on JD's, are gone as well as Big Swede's luggage and spares. David Lloyd had 4 crates of Parts including a extra motor plus many spares. All gone.....

Thanks for the comment about me, Bob, I took a very large hit, all uninsured but irreplaceable anyway. I had tools I bought and collected from my apprenticeship in the Steel Mills in South Chicago when I was 18, some of my Dad's tool and Die makers tools, and of course all the special H-D tools I collected for the past 45 years that I had made into my mobile "fix it" tool box I took everywhere I went to a Motorcycle event. This time it hit real hard because I brought my Van Norman tool box from my 1942 Boring Bar to use on the Bar in the Carson Team Machine shop. Model 777s red box with modern inserted blind hole cutters and all of the cat paws and other special tools.

Flying home today I had got word that the Trailer was found while I was in Denver but they had not been allowed to see it on the inside yet, but by the time I got to Dallas I found out that everything of mine was taken except what I had on and my computer bag. Every Carson or Harley tee shirt as well as all the clothes Gloria had packed, Gone, Two Cameras, Gone, My 38 S&W Stainless Revolver, Gone, all my tools and Spare parts taken to help on the ride, gone. Right now I am Numb as well as my Team mates, But I think I am Done, Just one kick in the nuts too many, I must be getting old. Shelby

[sirhrmechanic]

As the owner of a chipper and a backhoe, I would be more than happy to offer Mike Carson assistance in administering some Texas Old Testament Justice!

Glad they got some of it back... now, hopefully, we'll hear that they got the rest.

Sirhr

[wideglide38]

Al, Congrats to all team members for their recovery!! Such great news!! I must admit that's one helluva notice to the perps!! Hope they wise up and comply.

[Adam M]

Absolutely awesome !!! Very happy the bikes were found. I have a feeling everything will be recovered.
Adam

[alanc48]

From Mike Carson's facebook

"To those who stole the CCM Cannonball motorcycles. I now know that you received my warning on FB and that you have returned the truck, the trailer and the four motorcycles. However, this is not over. You still have my Team's tools, spares, luggage and my teammates leather jackets. You seriously screwed up when you left the trailer at the Port of Tacoma. We have clear camera pictures of you from the Port. The police have your fingerprints. You are being hunted on the ground right now. This is your last chance to walk away free. Leave the rest of our Teams stuff in a safe place and call me personally at 281-705-5634 and we will call the dogs off. If you do not comply, you will taste Texas justice. That is a promise. Thank you for cooperating so far. We just need you to cooperate a little more in order to walk away free."

[frichie68]

KOMO-NEWS: TACOMA, Wash. -- A number of vintage motorcycles that were stolen from a group of cross-country motorcycle riders in Tacoma have been recovered in Seattle, police said Wednesday.

A truck, trailer, five vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles and equipment totaling more than $250,000 was swiped from a hotel parking lot in Tacoma.

All the equipment belongs to a team of eight riders who had just completed the 4,000-mile Cannonball Endurance Run from Dayton Beach, Florida to Tacoma.

"To go thousands of miles was just an amazing journey, and to come here and be savored, then to get up and see (the motorcycles) are gone is devastating," David Lloyd, whose vintage Harley Davidson bike was inside the trailer, said Tuesday. "It's just killing the victory."

The truck and trailer full motorcycles and equipment was parked on the second level of the parking garage at Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma. The truck, trailer and one of the vintage motorcycles belonged to Jon Neuman, who traveled from Texas for the run. He says when he got up Tuesday morning and looked out the hotel window everything was gone.

"This was very organized," said Neuman. "For them to get that truck out of the parking lot in a short window of time with no evidence left behind - that is a professionals doing it."

But they got the good news that four of the motorcycles were found Wednesday afternoon. Seattle police say a witness spotted the trailer in the 2700 block of 7th Place South and called police.

Officers arrived and opened the trailer to find four stolen Harleys. Detectives will be dusting the bikes for fingerprints in the hopes of tracking down the thief or thieves.

If you have any information on the theft, you're asked to call Seattle police.

[BigLakeBob]

Great news! I hope they also caught the thieves !

I will second that, hopefully Shelby will get his possessions back also.