[B]50[/B] Harleys stolen at Long Beach motorcycle show

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - [B]50[/B] Harleys stolen at Long Beach motorcycle show

Posted: 12/13/2002 12:55:45 AM EDT

I just heard this from a guy at work today. He rode his Road King to the show last Saturday and parked in the free motorcycle parking the show provided. When he came back out after the show he noticed a police car so he asked what's going on. Apparently, thieves loaded up a big truck with about 50 Harley-Davidsons (and a few others but mostly Harleys) and drove away with them. DAMN, that's gotta be close to a million bucks worth! I hear the chop shops part them out and that's where they make the most money. Man, that would suck to have your bike stolen. [:(] BTW, my buddy lucked out. His bike wasn't stolen.

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:22:13 AM EDT

[#1]

got balls?

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:23:49 AM EDT

[#2]

Big_Bear:

On your sig line, that word Lauch, is that supposed to be Laugh?

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:48:50 AM EDT

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got balls?

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2 big ones. what of it?

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:53:58 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Big_Bear:

On your sig line, that word Lauch, is that supposed to be Laugh?

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Yeah. It's Scottish. Those are the words spoken by one of my ancient Scottish ancestors to a wanted killer before chopping off his head. He delivered the head to the king of Scotland, who knighted him and gave him the land of Lauchope, which is where my relatives came from before they emigrated to America in the early 1600s. Ancient history. [:)]

Posted: 12/13/2002 2:01:50 AM EDT

[#5]

dude..

thats pretty jacked up...

I've seen bikes get stolen 2 or 3...

but 50?

Man, i'm sure its easy to track though.
You'd neat a bunch of trucks/vans to heist that many in a short load of time.

If i saw someone stealin my motorcycle, they'd have 12 gauges of buck flying there way..
screw the blah kalifornia laws..i'd shoot anyway

Posted: 12/13/2002 2:43:53 AM EDT

[#6]

That had to be one huge truck unless they stacked them.

Posted: 12/13/2002 4:43:06 AM EDT

[#7]

Yeah... a 48' foot Van pulled by a semi truck would allow for 4 bikes across with an 8 feet width and 6 deep... thats only 24 four bikes.. must have been two semi's.. big balls!

Posted: 12/13/2002 6:27:03 AM EDT

[#8]

[size=3]Good! Maybe I can trade in my old FLSTC for a Road King cheap.[/size=3]

Posted: 12/13/2002 6:31:39 AM EDT

[#9]

Do you have a link to a news article?
I searched the local papers in Long Beach looking for it.

Posted: 12/13/2002 6:42:17 AM EDT

[#10]

This also happened in daytona, one of the guys here at work lost his bike.

Posted: 12/13/2002 7:07:59 AM EDT

[#11]

[hypnotized drool][b]...Roaaaaad Kinnnng...[/b][/hypnotized drool]

[img]http://americanharley-davidson.com/99FLHRCI.jpg[/img]

Posted: 12/13/2002 7:26:42 AM EDT

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USNJoe, I looked for a link but couldn't find one, and I didn't see it in any of the papers this week. If this was reported in the paper at all, it would have been in the Long Beach [url=http://www.presstelegram.com]Press Telegram[/url]. This was a job by pros who knew exactly what they were doing. There were probably semis all over the place so they would have blended in. Alot of the show bikes came in trucks so if there were any witnesses they may not have thought twice about it.

Posted: 12/13/2002 7:32:09 AM EDT

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USNJoe, I looked for a link but couldn't find one, and I didn't see it in any of the papers this week. If this was reported in the paper at all, it would have been in the Long Beach [url=http://www.presstelegram.com]Press Telegram[/url].

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Sounds like a bullsh-t story.

Posted: 12/13/2002 8:40:48 AM EDT

[#14]

It was the Hells Angels.....Sonny Barger wasn't makin enough money off his hot sauce.

Posted: 12/13/2002 8:55:33 AM EDT

[#15]

No big deal, just follow the oil leak trail, it will lead you right to them.

Posted: 12/13/2002 9:21:00 AM EDT

[#16]

That is the thing about Harley theft. The thieves know the risks involved with actually getting them running so they can make a getaway. Most Harley thieves prefer the trailer method. [:D]

Posted: 12/13/2002 9:30:41 AM EDT

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got balls?

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2 big ones. what of it?

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Only 2??

Amature!

Posted: 12/13/2002 9:33:15 AM EDT

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Sounds like a bullsh-t story.

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Sounds plausible to me. I remember being warned to lock test bikes up very well and park in only well-lit, highly visible areas when the show used to be at the Anaheim Convention Center. Apparently, shows are like shopping malls for thieves. Still, 50 bikes? Could happen, but it wouldn't be real quick. If you're caught in the act, Muslim justice begins to make sense.[pissed]

Posted: 12/13/2002 11:37:19 AM EDT

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Quoted:

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Sounds like a bullsh-t story.

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Sounds plausible to me. I remember being warned to lock test bikes up very well and park in only well-lit, highly visible areas when the show used to be at the Anaheim Convention Center. Apparently, shows are like shopping malls for thieves. Still, 50 bikes? Could happen, but it wouldn't be real quick. If you're caught in the act, Muslim justice begins to make sense.[pissed]

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Plausible but not probable. Consider this:

One minute to get it off the kick stand and moving. Three minutes to police the parts that fell off. Two minutes to clean the oil off the truck ramp. One minute to walk back. = 7 minutes. 7 x 50 bikes = almost 6 hours.

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:05:06 PM EDT

[#20]

Well hell, if you're gonna stretch it like... let's say that no parts fell off or they didn't police them, and they didn't bother to wipe up any oil... two minutes per bike? Say they had five guys moving bikes and one for a lookout... 20 minutes total, not counting the time it took to drive the truck in and out. A little more plausible? Makes no difference to me either way. I'm just retelling what a guy at work told me. I usually read the police blotter in the Thursday paper but I didn't read it yesterday and threw it out.

Posted: 12/13/2002 1:12:07 PM EDT

[#21]

still from bikers........sounds like a good idea to me[rolleyes]

Posted: 12/13/2002 4:00:11 PM EDT

[#22]

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It was the Hells Angels.....Sonny Barger wasn't makin enough money off his hot sauce.

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That's a bold statement man. I spoke with Sonny yesterday, so I can vouch that HE was nowhere near those scoots.
AB

Posted: 12/13/2002 5:26:33 PM EDT

[#23]

A good rotor lock would have slowed them down quite a bit. Combine it with your neck locked and they would have to pick it completly off the ground. Still won't stop a determined thief, but it make THEM work for it.

Posted: 12/13/2002 8:21:28 PM EDT

[#24]

it was prolly Jesse James

Posted: 12/13/2002 8:28:44 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
just follow the oil leak trail, it will lead you right to them.

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Lol![:D]

-T.

Posted: 12/14/2002 8:47:36 AM EDT

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A good rotor lock would have slowed them down quite a bit. Combine it with your neck locked and they would have to pick it completly off the ground. Still won't stop a determined thief, but it make THEM work for it.

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Nothing works! If it's wanted, it's gotten. Period.
AB

Posted: 12/14/2002 9:31:31 AM EDT

[#27]

Is this Long Beach as in Long Beach, CA? If so, thats where I reside. Is this an indication of SHTF? [;)] Just kidding.

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