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Originally Posted by Als Dog
Police think I was specifically targeted by a gang, Followed home and a thorough recce done of my property. My bemusement is why make the effort for a bike that is only worth a grand max ? They chopped through 2 chains which secured the bike to a ground anchor and it had a disc lock on.
My mate is sure that the bike was stolen to order for the engine. Apparently flat tracking is a very popular up and coming sport and single cylinder powerful engines are put into modified road frames. So I guess that it's highly likely some chav needed one for his bike.
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The case of the two 1200 GSA is a very sad as well, but IMO it looks different. Like Als Dog pointed, the effort was not worth the money of reselling.
So, I guess your mate is just right: probably your bike was mint, your engine sounded great, seemed well looked after and had relatively low mileages on the clock, that may be why the thief specifically wanted YOUR bike, probably to transplant YOUR engine (and good parts) to his DR650.
I may sound too bad, but I wonder if your engine has swaped shoes for slicks and is now been revved like mad in a track by an urban warrior... (I'm not blaming a group of people as a whole, just pointing a possibility)
Another possibility is what happened in Spain: the Police arrested a gang that was stealing enduro bikes, dismounting them and exporting them to Morocco as 2nd hand spares. Over there, they were re-assembled again and re-sold. Personally, I find it less probable in the UK and for a DR.
In any case, hopefully good luck finding your bike. I cross fingers.
Esteban
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