GS550T Stolen and Now Recovered Vancouver Island

[dorkburger]

Sorry to hear of this.
If you enlist the wife, have her post on the GS owners group on FB. Lots of members there. She may have to join though.

[Gorminrider]

I saw your ad and will keep my eyes peeled. I'm up near Courtenay. If the bike isn't found soon, maybe Refresh the ad every week or so...this might need deleting the old one and reposting. I'll try to remember to mention it to Jack, the local bike-wreck yard up on Ryan road... but maybe you can phone him and any other yards too (look up number)

[Mr.humbucker]

Thanks! We were heading your way on the trip - next time. I am going to reach out to the MC dealers overthere. The parts lots will be the place where some of it may start showing up. As for CL I will refresh it from time to time. Thanks for your message and input.

I saw your ad and will keep my eyes peeled. I'm up near Courtenay. If the bike isn't found soon, maybe Refresh the ad every week or so...this might need deleting the old one and reposting. I'll try to remember to mention it to Jack, the local bike-wreck yard up on Ryan road... but maybe you can phone him and any other yards too (look up number)

[Mr.humbucker]

Good news, the police (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) have found the bike. The suspect had cut the ignition wires and hot wired the bike. I am told he located the bike the night/morning he stole it and You Tube showed him how to both hot wire and ride it. Got to love the up and down sides of the Internet. So my Sunday will involve a round trip to Vancouver Island with the truck and ramp. I will get her home, repair the wiring and go over her from stem to stern to ensure she is sound.

What did I learn from all this? Park defensively by taking advantage of natural surveillance, use the steering lock and don't think it can't happen to you.

Thanks again to alll for the support shown.

[cowboyup3371]

Great news

[bccap]

Glad to hear you got it back. But get over there as quick as you can. You're likely to be charged the daily rate for storage from the towing company . It happened to me when mine was stolen when it was brand new in 1983. I don't remember what the charge was but it must have been a fair bit because I do remember being pi$$ed off about paying it.....

[Hayabuser]

Man, what has happened to our friendly little island??? There's been a rash of bike thefts in the last couple of years, freaks me out.

Glad you got the bike back!

[Rob S.]

Good news, the police (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) have found the bike. The suspect had cut the ignition wires and hot wired the bike. I am told he located the bike the night/morning he stole it and You Tube showed him how to both hot wire and ride it. Got to love the up and down sides of the Internet. So my Sunday will involve a round trip to Vancouver Island with the truck and ramp. I will get her home, repair the wiring and go over her from stem to stern to ensure she is sound.

What did I learn from all this? Park defensively by taking advantage of natural surveillance, use the steering lock and don't think it can't happen to you.

Thanks again to alll for the support shown.

Wow, that was quick! And surprising. The way it works down here, you fill out a shyte-load of paper work, then ask the cop what the odds are.

"Not good. It's either in a million pieces already or on a ship in the middle of the ocean."

What did I learn from all this?

1. Move to Canada

or

2. THE RCMP - very few, I'm guessing are actually mounted on horses anymore. I don't care if they're mounted on Big Wheels. You think you could send some down here, where they could teach our cops to spend less time with radar guns and more time apprehending dirtbags?

[derwood]

who in their right minds steals an old bike?

stealing stuff is easy
stolen stuff = free stuff
thieves will break a car window to get coins
my son had his 350000 km 30 year old car stolen twice inside of 6 months, just got driven around until it ran out of gas....YouTube thieves

I have since put a number of kill switches and nuisance switches in the old car, some hidden some not. doesn't use a key to start now.... so far so good.

hide a couple of kill switches on the bike, lock your steering and try to stay in the smaller motels where you park in front of the room door

[Rob S.]

...stay in the smaller motels where you park in front of the room door

Then open the room door, and roll the bike in. But be polite: spread some newspapers around, and before you change the oil and filter in the morning, roll it back outside. Common courtesy.

[steve murdoch]

Great news on the the recovery.

[Gorminrider]

That is great news!

who in their right minds steals an old bike?

my son had his 350000 km 30 year old car stolen twice inside of 6 months, just got driven around until it ran out of gas....YouTube thieves

EXACTLY! excellent point... the older stuff comes from a kinder gentler age where the $hit$ couldn't just look up " how to steal a Civic" on their phones... certain old cars are especially popular where they have a choice...

[derwood]

Then open the room door, and roll the bike in. But be polite: spread some newspapers around, and before you change the oil and filter in the morning, roll it back outside. Common courtesy.

best you dicks just stay in NYC

[bobgroger]

Man, what has happened to our friendly little island??? There's been a rash of bike thefts in the last couple of years, freaks me out.

Glad you got the bike back!

You guys already have a wall, maybe you should borrow some of our ICE agents...

[allojohn]

Good news indeed, they're charging the dirt-bag, right?