stolen YAMAGAMMA

[gavin]

hope this dosent fall foul of the RULES, but i note theres a few bikes listed here already....its not mine but a friends....a Suzuki RG250 / Yamaha RD350 hybrid.....fairly unique and recognisable, taken to order i reckon as they passed over the RSV1000 (which is worth at least as much if not more) to get to it. i know theres a few of you on the south coast so please keep a look out....was taken from hastings/ st leonards area sometime between wednesday 3/2/10 and saturday..

Don't know where to start really but my Yamagamma has been pinched from my locked garage in the Hastings / St Leonards on Sea area some time in the past couple of days. I can't say exactly when it went as I haven't been round there since last weekend but I discovered it this afternoon when I went to take the RSV-R out that is also in there. Confusingly, the RSV-R was still there untouched but the garage door handle had been forced and the hasp cropped. We found the intact padlock nearby. They have then cut through the cable lock that was round both bikes, and presumably wheeled/dragged the Yamagamma out of the garage past the RSV. I am both gutted as I built the bike from the ground up a couple of years ago but also relieved that the RSV was untouched. I'm also very puzzled as to why someone would take it. The bike is unique and very recognisable in both looks and sound. I know it inside out and would recognise almost any part from it as it had many non standard parts. However, someone knew it was there as they knew exactly which garage to go for. I haven't even ridden it since last October and the garage can't be seen from the road.

I have posted up a number of pics and some of the unique parts are as follows:

Based on 1986 RG250 MK3
Reg D29 UGK
Yamaha 350 YPVS motor (clear window clutch cover, Banshee oil pump cover)
Lomas pipes, Tyga cans
Home made 'right way up' gearchange linkage
KR1 carbs, TZR choke mechanism
KR1 throttle
Oval Ramair filters
Divvy forks
FZR400 83mm spacing 4 pot front calipers
GSXR yokes, 3MA clip ons, grey Renthal grips
Koso RX1N digital clocks with white face
4x17 Brembo rear wheel from SZR660
3x17 TZR250 3MA front wheel both powdercoated white almost unmarked
Modern shock (not sure if R1 or GSXR) with yellow spring and piggyback reservoir (as pic)
Recently powdercoated silver standard RG250 swingarm
Hand painted lucky strike paint job

[gavin]

this has been found and returned to its owner, thanks for looking.

[cobblers]

Great news so whats the story?

[gavin]

Feb 28, 2010 20:09:06 GMT cobblers said:

Great news so whats the story?

word of mouth and "stolen" sections on forums really do work. the bike was spotted a few times in the local area and was eventually seen by the owner of a local bike shop, parked up. recognising it he rescued it in his truck and reported the find to the police.

its been revved to death and the crank has spread, causing the flywheel to come through its cover, but its basically in good shape, nothing that cant be fixed. the owner is obviously relieved just to have it back.

some local scrotes have apparently been named as being responsible.....hopefully some harm will come to them soon.

[cobblers]

Nice one - Glad to see the community recognise it and someone cared enough to rescue it!
Shame about the damage to the engine though, but if the owner is happyer to see it back than an insurance claim, thats great. I bet it's not often bikes come back.

[will]

This makes me happy, as most bikes are just gone. Scouring around local is always a good bet if you suspect kids have done the deed. We found mates step sons bike been razed around the park, worked out they were doing a set route and hid in the bush with a big stig. Young scrote 'got off' the bike and it was returned with only minor damage.

Good to hear a sucess story in this section, all the best for the rebuild.