Man gets motorcycle back 46 years after theft

Now this is a feel good story! :laugh:

OMAHA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A Nebraska man has been reunited with his 1953 Triumph Tiger T 100 motorcycle 46 years after it was stolen from his back yard.
Donald DeVault, 73, of Omaha, said the motorcycle stolen from his home Feb. 4, 1967, was recovered last week in the Port of Los Angeles when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found its vehicle identification number on a list of stolen property, The Omaha World Herald reported Thursday.

Lou Koven, an investigator with the National Insurance Crime Bureau in Los Angeles, said the bike was being shipped to Yokohama, Japan, when it was discovered.

Koven said the bike was valued at $300 when it was stolen, and it has now increased in value to $9,000.

DeVault said he was delighted to see his motorcycle again when it was shipped to McMullen Trucking in Carter Lake, Iowa.

"Well, I love it,'' DeVault said. "Yeah, I think I'll put it in my living room."





Awesome, simply awesome!

Great story and cool bike

Excellent! There is still hope for my 1979 KZ1000-B3...stolen in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1983...

Very Cool. Good things still happen. Sharp bike. A time-less model.

Intrepid

Mcdroid wrote: Excellent! There is still hope for my 1979 KZ1000-B3...stolen in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1983...

Not if I find it first as all those parts will fit my bike. Just kidding you, would be nice for you to get it back though.

Mcdroid wrote: Excellent! There is still hope for my 1979 KZ1000-B3...stolen in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1983...

...ditto, I had a van stolen back in the mid '80's. Got the van back, but the two bikes in the back, 50 tires from a sponsor and a $#!+ load of tools never turned up. Shame of it was, I never got a chance to ride the 400 Maico, just picked it up! They also got my Speedway bike. What the hell good is a Speedway bike to anyone, I ask? Unless you race Speedway, there isn't a damn thing you could use on it. Probably ended up a boat anchor. Miss my Speedway bike. That's the one I'd like to get back.