Unbelievable,
As you say, pretty unusable as a road bike and no good in bits unless you have got something similar.

Fingers, arms and legs crossed you get the beast back in one piece.

There was a spate of track bikes getting nicked form Hotels & B&Bs near Croft early this year but always UJM stuff that the scum can shift on easy.

Ray.:(

Just seen this. So gutted for you Felix, I know how much you loved that bike and how much you spent on it. Try the race clubs web sites to ask them to be on the look out in the SOT classes, I bet the gits have no idea what they have. I'm at Oulton in a couple of weeks, if you email details of bits etc, I'll wander round the SoT paddock and leave flyers/ask the guys to be on the lookout.

All the best mate

WeeJohnyB

Do not even begin to know how you feel felix, but i hope they find the thieving scum bags, they want stringing up by the bo****ks with piano wire:mad:



Chris.:burn:

Well, so far no real leads. The police, however, are taking this seriously, at least. They are putting out a press release among other things, which will hopefully appear in a number of publications. WJB: I'll email you the electronic version (and whoever else has additional ideas for distribution) to take to Oulton.

Again, I sincerely appreciate everyone's help.

Send me a copy as well mate, I'm sure I can send it around London.

Hope you get a result soon.

Absolutely gutted for you Felix

Sorry to hear about this felix..

I know Lee from ducatispares online had his week old 749R, Monster, spares, and a few customer bikes lifted a while ago, and he lives out in the sticks...so had to be a pro job.

Positive thing was that some of the bits from the various bikes, turned up on ebay, and because they had distinguishing marks on them, he contacted the police who then started to help in terms of catching the scum.

I think if its is a pro job, theres a good chance some of the trick bits will turn up on ebay, so Im sure between us we can help in keeping an eye open there.

Any chance of putting up a list of the trick stuff, and if relevant, details of how they could be distinguishable (marks, colourings etc) ?

Really gutted for you and keeping my fingers crossed.

Cheers

Nat

[Edited on 4-7-2005 by Nattyboy]

Cheers, Nat, yes, I'll have a list of parts together soon with pics hopefully. One of the most distinguishing features is the oversized carbon tank with race mountings and "Ducati 916RS" on both sides. All the carbon parts have the MS Production stickers imbedded in the carbon. One of the nose cones, the Vance&Hines #7, has a single Hella projector light with a custom molded-in mount. Front calipers are brembo GP calipers with Bendix carbon matrix pads. Forks are Ohlins WSB spec with dual caliper bolt holes for either 320mm or 290mm discs. There are crash marks on the left fork bottom. Front and rear spindles are titanium and oversized race spec items. Rear swinging arm, longer magnesium race version, has Marchesini brown baked finish. Yokes are painted in yellowish brown and the middle of three bolts on the bottom yoke, right hind side, is missing with a broken bolt stuck inside. Top yoke has an trail offset scale and a large protruding centre nut.

As I said, I'll have a more detailed description and hopefully a few pictures soon. Checking Ebay daily...

This really sucks Felix, sounds like u had great spec bike no use to many others really at all atleast not on the raod. Parts should be very noticeable when they come up for sale on fleabay atleast.

Gutted for u.

Felix,

If you haven't done so already, put all the details (like those above) and email it to all the main trackday people and also the club secretaries of each racing club that it might turn up at.

That way they can get it into their magazines and/or websites - it might help as this is the most likely place for it to turn up, if not ebay.

Dear Felix,

Sorry to learn of your misfortune and the loss of your bike and accessories - absolutely sickening.

I sincerely hope the thieves are caught and dealt with in an appropriate manner and all of your belongings are returned in their original condition.

I feel sorry for the police who spend time and money (Tax Payers) searching, apprehending/arresting and the gathering of evidence to produce in a court of law only for the judicial system to let them (Police) and the victim down by giving the culprits a slap on the wrist or a laughable and inappropriate fine or sentence. It must be very frustrating for all concerned.

I also hope that if your possessions are not found your motorcycle or household insurers pay up, but I fear you may have problems with this as you state that your garage alarm was switched off at the time.

Good luck and best wishes,

Richard.

Half a page in the Evening Press (York) last night. http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/york/arc...local24ZM.html

If any local hoodlums have got it they are gonna find it far too hot to handle.

Ray

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[Edited on 7-7-2005 by Ray]

[Edited on 7-7-2005 by Ray]

Any news of your bike Felix, or has it gone the way of so many others?

Truly hope you get it back complete.

Unfortunately not yet, but there are some leads. Still keeping my fingers crossed. MCN and Bikesport News ran features in their latest editions, so hopefully that will help too.

Our team had another setback yesterday as one of the two remaining riders (GSXR750) high-sided coming out of Devil's elbow. Result is a pretty well smashed up bike and he is in Leicester hospital with several broken ribs and a punctured lung. Still, he expects to be back on the grid for Cadwell in August.

Reading theads like this makes by blood boil, just wish there was someway of helping. I will be keeping an eye out.