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Carl Rommel
hello again,

we have the first person that looks like the thief on the picture and he is into big bike here in Damascus .... but it is to early now to tell you more ... but he is from the neighborhood.

the biker traveller I am looking for is Swedish (another bicyclist told me about him), his name is CARL ROMMEL, born in 1980

@Chris pls check the HU website if he is registered and send him an email with my details thanks

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@Chris pls check the HU website if he is registered and send him an email with my details thanks

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Mika
Hi Mika
I've had a search of the HU member list, but it's only searchable by nickname, not real name (also, people are not required to give their real name). I looked at carl/karl/rommel combinations, but no luck. I'll send a pm to Grant who has administrator rights. Maybe he can help more.

Good luck,
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Hi Mika
Just sent this chap a message via facebook: Carl Rommel | Facebook

He's Swedish, is called Carl Rommel and his Facebook image is of someone, (presumably him) in front of posters Kings Hussain/Abdullah of Jordan. Also based on his education, he could well be born in 1980. I gave him your email and described the situation and gave a link to this post.

Will let you know if I hear more.

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I'll send a pm to Grant who has administrator rights. Maybe he can help more.
Received a reply from Grant. He can't find any CR in his substantial HU database. I recon it's the Facebook-CR from the post above. Hopefully he'll get in touch.

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Hi Mika
I forwarded a Facebook message from CR to me to your email address. Another dead-end. Any positive news?
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no news
Hi all,

no news means bad news.

I am still hunting the thief. Have a look at the picture again, we believe now that he is from Sudan and that the hair on the picture is his real hair. And somebody has seen him ... so maybe more on this today in the afternoon.

Its now nearly a month. The first little report is published in an English newspaper here ... Syria is not an easy place to get the bike back ...

at Chris and Grant. Thank you for checking the names. But this is it, we cant find the name of this mc traveller.

More later
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There are only two entries in the Swedish phone book for Carl Rommel.

You have to add +46 and remove the first 0:

[url=http://personer.eniro.se/query?what=wp&search_word=carl+rommel&geo_area=]carl rommel - telefonnummer, mobilnummer, adress, karta & v
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at AliBaba: Carl Rommel is not the Swedish bike traveller we are looking for. We only have a sort of name: Eawith Nedergaara (1982) - but we are also not sure if this is the name of him.
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Nedergård and Nedergaard are swedish names, Eawith is not.
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Mika, I feel really bad to read about your bad luck and hard times you are going throuh. Having travelled in Syria for almost 2 weeks, i cannot imagine such a thing happening to me.


Hats off to alibaba, chris and the others helping you out in such times. Makes us all realise how strong the bond of being motorcyclists/travellers is.

wishing you the best
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I'll second that.

Hat's off to you for your courage and perserverence.

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Very sorry to hear they pinched your SuperTen, Mika. Not so surprised by the police's reaction. I too would have guessed it will end up in Lebanon. Never saw big local bikes except police. Zillions of CGs.

We were in that lane a few days ago staying at the Haramein a few doors down. I noticed some overland bikers (Turkish and Swiss) parking their big BMs right outside which seemed bit risky to me, despite Syria's good reputation.

Not much use to you but for others heading for this handy quarter in Damascus, the Haramein had a secure courtyard round the back where you can park a moto out of sight. There was an Ozzie KLR in there.
Haramein is 300sp cheaper than Al Rabie and a nice joint.

Didnt some guy get his AT pinched down this way a few years back - and after a splash Honda stepped in with a new one? Would be great if Yam came in with the new Super Ten... You never know.

Otherwise, hope it turns up and you can carry on RTW.

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Didnt some guy get his AT pinched down this way a few years back - and after a splash Honda stepped in with a new one? Would be great if Yam came in with the new Super Ten... You never know.

Chris S


Don't hold your breath on that one, Yamaha UK nearly coughed and puked blood about replacing an exhaust that was rusting on a bike with 800 miles on the clock under warranty.
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I stayed at the same hotel in 2007/2008 from where this bike got nabbed. At the time, there was a German rider and two Kiwi's there, too. We all parked outside, locked up on the street. I parked on the street in Lebanon, too. It's just a gamble, I guess. Better to park inside when possible, that's for sure. What can I say? Hope you get your ride back... though in Syria, that's unlikely.
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Hi Mika,

My condolences on your motorcycle theft.
Has there been any news?
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