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2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:59 pm
by NJV6
Thought I might put this on here in case parts get about and some of you are into this.
Both bikes were Yeti's.
1st,
Yeti 303 with boxxer forks. Bright orange chain guide - very rare bike
2nd,
Yeti DH9 Mono
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:23 pm
by Chopper01
what farken wankers I had a yeti down hill bike . ther are a rare a fark to find now , they will be found , have you got any pics
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:38 pm
by vvega
well thats a bit shit
yeti's were awsome
i had a sand andreos mountain cycle when they first came out and that got nicked too so i feel your pain
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:40 pm
by DaveM
mmmmm...yeti... I too had one, DH6 non production model from the worlds a number of years back, when 6" travel was HUGE
Sucks they were taken, and no doubt to be stripped for parts, as the frames would stand out a mile away
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:15 pm
by callum007
i'll keep an eye out in Dunedin. not that i ride much now.. i hoped to find my rare Ironhorse 6 years ago....
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:26 pm
by Engineer
....they should be riding XC anyway!!!!
i'll keep my ears open
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:20 pm
by NJV6
They were a friends and flatmates bikes
This is the 303 nearly complete but there was a two day old set of new handlebars on it. Simply by the design of the shock you can see it is different to most bikes and so this frame will really stand out. IT was finished being built on SUnday morning.
This was the DH9 complete as it was being ridden. This is just before my flatmate broke his collarbone on Sunday then by the next morning they were stolen
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:06 pm
by NJV6
Just to regurgitate this thread....
Still no sign of them and finally after 7 months, the insurance company has decided they will only pay out $950 as they don't believe the 303 ever existed and the reciepts provided were made up by friends.
Yay for insurance companies huh......
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:23 pm
by rangimotors
NJV6 wrote:Just to regurgitate this thread....
Still no sign of them and finally after 7 months, the insurance company has decided they will only pay out $950 as they don't believe the 303 ever existed and the reciepts provided were made up by friends.
Yay for insurance companies huh......
if any of them are wanting a new one (and havent already) let me know, im thinking about selling my banshee scream soon
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:33 pm
by DaveM
NJV6 wrote:Just to regurgitate this thread....
Still no sign of them and finally after 7 months, the insurance company has decided they will only pay out $950 as they don't believe the 303 ever existed and the reciepts provided were made up by friends.
Yay for insurance companies huh......
A few of these "make believe" bikes have been on Tard Me recently, not for that price though
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:35 pm
by niblik
konas are the only way to go....
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:36 pm
by rangimotors
niblik wrote:konas are the only way to go....
because no one wants them so they don't get stolen
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:53 pm
by niblik
i'm not complaining guy....
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:41 pm
by NJV6
They believe the 303 existed just not the one that got stolen.... wouldn't it being a piss off getting 950 for a 10k+ bike!
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:46 pm
by timotheus
You dont have any pictures of you on the bike? Or mates with pictures.
Put simply #### them.
Dont accpet the 950, keep fighting.
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:29 pm
by DaveM
Who is the insurance company?
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:48 pm
by 4x4newb
Effing scumbags. Both the theives and the Insurance Co.
Re: 2 x Downhill Bikes Stolen
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:47 am
by NJV6
Police recovered one bike. It was the DH9, had been spraypainted red and purple. It had the seat post and seat off the 303 on it.
Still no sign of my mates 303. The guy's place the DH9 was found at said it was just dropped off there. We have to believe him as he was inside at the time of theft - and they reckon this should put him inside again