Classic bike enthusiasts

it will turn up sooner or later unless it goes off shore.A mate of mine some years ago 10 plus had a triumph tiger and a bonnie he stripped the bonneville down to rebuild it motor out had repainted the frame ss spokes etc was a rebuilt rolling chassis matching numbers bike, well the rolling frame got nicked out of his house he told me about it a few years later when i got to know him as i used to get all over the place bike mad at the time looking at old bikes .One day i was in another town looking at this pile of shit not matching numbers etcbut it had these mint wheels with polished hubs and ss spokes i passed on the bike the guy had taken it down the sth island and back in his time of owning it from house to house when i got back home i rang my mate with the framenumber and of all the bikes it was his old stolen frame etc he shot over to the address and checked it took the bike guy called the cops and long story short he got his bike back he still had the matching number engine to go back in it is putting it back together now and giving me the first ride .

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it will turn up sooner or later unless it goes off shore.A mate of mine some years ago 10 plus had a triumph tiger and a bonnie he stripped the bonneville down to rebuild it motor out had repainted the frame ss spokes etc was a rebuilt rolling chassis matching numbers bike, well the rolling frame got nicked out of his house he told me about it a few years later when i got to know him as i used to get all over the place bike mad at the time looking at old bikes .One day i was in another town looking at this pile of shit not matching numbers etcbut it had these mint wheels with polished hubs and ss spokes i passed on the bike the guy had taken it down the sth island and back in his time of owning it from house to house when i got back home i rang my mate with the framenumber and of all the bikes it was his old stolen frame etc he shot over to the address and checked it took the bike guy called the cops and long story short he got his bike back he still had the matching number engine to go back in it is putting it back together now and giving me the first ride .[/quote
I could try that for my father's Army Indian if I knew the numbers lol.He sold it back around 1940 I think for 2 pounds.The buyer gave him 1 pound and was supposed to come back with the other a week later but didn't .Could be out there still, worth a heap now in whatever condition .

Gps on bike and heavy security.we shouldn't have to do this to keep what we worked our arses off to get. Im serious. Why should we. We have to somehow stand up against these thieving ba*tards and give them what they deserve (I can't quite work out what that is yet) Maybe we should start up a "bash the thief" motorcycle gang.
I feel for your old man eureka, and I know many eyes are looking out for your bike and parts.