GS550T Stolen and Now Recovered Vancouver Island

[Mr.humbucker]

While parked overnight at the Cowichan Best Western hotel in Duncan BC my 1981 GS550T black was stolen. Neighbouring business video surveillance shows the thief driving it away. Appears they likely jammed a screwdriver in the ignition or not wired it as I had both keys in the hotel room. My annual trip with my long time friend came to an abrupt hault. We were parked right across from the main doors too. Video surveillance of the hotel was of very little help.On

It would be appreciated if any GSResorces members here on the island can watch for it or some $#@% parting it out.

[steve murdoch]

That stinks. What a punch to the gut.
Hopefully the jerk just abandons it when it runs out of gas.

[Redman]

Oww! Awfull !

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[earlfor]

I'm sorry to hear that and hope you recover it. I hate thieves.

[Kiwi Canuck]

Murray, that really sucks, especially when you were on a trip.

I'm heading off at the end of June for a trip to the Yukon and may consider taking something extra to lock my bike with after hearing about that.

David.

[Cipher]

who in their right minds steals an old bike?
Its in no way worth the risk.
Sadly it will probably be abandoned in a lake or some other place.

[Mr.humbucker]

Thanks for the comments and sympathies. Compared to what bad days can look like, if this is mine, I will take it as no one was hurt and frankly the monetary value is relatively low. I did do a lot of work on this one so that sucks. I will put it on Craigslist and hopefully it shows up intact. I shared this mostly to show that idiots will steal almost anything. Our bikes have old technology for security and so from now on I will chaining it up on trips. Also a reminder to all to park in highlighting visible areas with GOOD video surveillance coverage. I very much appreciate the support from the GS community.

[danbob]

Another place to post is on nextdoor.com. It's a cross between Craigslist and Facebook and very popular here in central Texas. I don't know if it's popular there, but worth looking into. You'll have to find someone local who already has an account and have them post your situation. Perhaps ask the hotel staff? There are a lot of busybodies who watch it constantly and report everything out of order in the neighborhood - from people speeding to mail theft to lost to lost pets. Weirdos and thieves of all sorts get busted fast here as there are a bunch of people contributing. I hope you get your bike back!!!!!

[Mr.humbucker]

I will have my Commander in Chief (wife) look into posting on that site, she's the Facebook social media guru at home. The more you can get the message out there the more likely you will get a lead. 98% of people hate thieves and will gladly join the hunt. Thanks for your suggestion and consideration.

Another place to post is on nextdoor.com. It's a cross between Craigslist and Facebook and very popular here in central Texas. I don't know if it's popular there, but worth looking into. You'll have to find someone local who already has an account and have them post your situation. Perhaps ask the hotel staff? There are a lot of busybodies who watch it constantly and report everything out of order in the neighborhood - from people speeding to mail theft to lost to lost pets. Weirdos and thieves of all sorts get busted fast here as there are a bunch of people contributing. I hope you get your bike back!!!!!

[fbody_mike]

Yeah, I stopped using antitheft stuff like chains and disc locks on my 80s bikes about 20 years ago. I figured nobody would really want to steal them, guess I'm wrong. I hear the UK has a big problem right now.

Did the crook have a helmet on? Helmet laws were credited with slowing MC thefts.

[Mr.humbucker]

Nope, video from the Ford dealership across the street shows them with no helmet. Came on a pedal
bike and returned 35 minutes later for the bike he arrived on. Likely sold for a bit -sad state of affairs.

Yeah, I stopped using antitheft stuff like chains and disc locks on my 80s bikes about 20 years ago. I figured nobody would really want to steal them, guess I'm wrong. I hear the UK has a big problem right now.

Did the crook have a helmet on? Helmet laws were credited with slowing MC thefts.

[Cipher]

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruisers-choppers/nanaimo/motorcycle-for-sale/1425102947?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

probaly not yours but my evil mind started churning thinking hey post a generic ad and let it acquire stats on views and age etc then edit and paste in your stolen goods that way the ad looks old but the product may have been added at anytime?

[Kiwi Canuck]

Hey Murray, maybe you could snag that GS550T listed above and complete your trip, it actually looks pretty nice but would need some new rubber by the look of it.

David.

[Mr.humbucker]

Close but not it. This one has been up for sale for a while. Interesting and ironic as it is not far from where mine went missing and really a black model of this one year run bike is somewhat rare. If it doesn't show up I don't know if I will hunt down another.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruis...ationFlag=true

probaly not yours but my evil mind started churning thinking hey post a generic ad and let it acquire stats on views and age etc then edit and paste in your stolen goods that way the ad looks old but the product may have been added at anytime?

[Mr.humbucker]

It looks good from the photos but I caught a ride back to the mainland so the trip is sadly over for this spring.

Hey Murray, maybe you could snag that GS550T listed above and complete your trip, it actually looks pretty nice but would need some new rubber by the look of it.

David.