Sucky, bike stolen

[mtne]

Just now from auraria campus, Denver, I was just around the corner and heard it then saw it leave from a closed parking lot construction area.


Here's the base info.
2008 Husqvarna TE610, plate ‪#‎139UMD‬, VIN# ZKHEAEKP58V301238
Many many identifiable parts. Custom seat - white top w/ red/black sides. Highway Dirtbike barkbusters and gauge cluster protection, Unpaved Aggression swing arm sticker, Saftey third sticker on the fly screen., RED 7602 Racing radiator guards and oil filter cover, Uptite husqvarna bash plate, silencer and oil plug, Buell Headlights, Dirtbagz racks and maybe still has dirtbagz on it, ProMoto billet rear rack, LED strip tail lights with integrated signals, quick release fuel taps, front and rear grab straps front lettered "unicorns" rear lettered "took my car", Saftey third sticker on the fly screen.

Call Denver Police or 911 if it's spotted then call me

http://bluetyr.smugmug.com/Motorcycles

[DerGolgo]

Verkackte!!
Any leads?
If they don't find it, is the insurance likely to step in?

Even if they would, I wish you the best of luck to get her back quickly and in good condition!

[goose]

fugh! Can't tell you how sorry I am that someone clipped your Husky.

[Rabbit_Fighter]

Dammit to shit, that sucks. Good luck on the recovery.

[calamari kid]

Fuckin' hell

[kitkat]

total bummer. Hope you find it...hope. society oughta treat bike thieves like they did horse thieves once upon a time... grrr

[rolly]

Aww man that is shit! Hope it gets found.

[rc26]

That blows.

[Bo_9]

After seeing the title I fully expected this to be Goose's thread.

I hope they fine it in one piece!

[GeekGrl]

Aarg! Gorram evil bike thieves, that sucks arse! Hope it is recovered quickly and intact.

[goose]

I'm guessing there's been no word yet

[mtne]

Can't say I expect to hear anything really. The campus detective called yesterday to let me know he has confirmed it's in the local/national theft databases. I did ask that he look into the one camera that might have gotten even a general view to see if it is the individuals I suspect that I saw immediately before hand.

Really tho it will likely be ridden around a while then ditched. Lit on fire? Dumped in a pond? Damaged for sport?

It's just too unlikely to sell or part out successfully. The theft has been posted on ADV in multiple places, Cafe Husky, Colorado Sportbike Club, as well as the FB contingent and groups. That model is just too rare to not come up if listed on CL or ebay, and many or most of the parts are quite identifiable.......... so I'm betting ditched really as some point.

[goose]

Want an AtK?

[mtne]

Want an AtK?

Free?



Sometimes free is still too expensive............

[goose]

a free ATK is definitely too expensive (ask me how I know!)

[red]

I'll give you a good deal on a Ulysses, you just have to come to Indiana.

[mtne]

Looks like it was recovered down in Pueblo area last friday. It was being ridden and was pulled over..... so waiting to hear back from the CSP about that end of things. It's stripped down and a little worse for wear but running. Now to start the insurance loop all over with an inspection tomorrow. I fought damn hard to get a descent valuation on the total loss payout, now we'll see if they start agreeing with me now that it's to their benefit.......

[goose]

I"m not sure congrats are in order, but I hope it's in better shape than you think.

[smashinator]

Wow, that just sucks. Hope the bike's not beat up too bad, and that the jerkoff(s) involved get charged!

[stiles]

Oh boy, I know how complicated that situation can be... and i dunno if you want it back after being abused at the hands of thieve(s) for any amount of time. I wish you luck and that the insurance company sends someone both competent and fair to go look at it. If your state title brands for recovered thefts you may not want it back in any case due to the diminished value from such a title brand and the difficulty of selling anything so branded down the road.

[guitargeek]

Take heart!

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[mtne]

I have to jump through some hoops and get a dealer to write a repair estimate. But I do anticipate being able to buy it back for at least reasonable. So ideally I'll keep the bike, get the title handed back (it hasn't been processed I think) and cut them back a check for the difference from what they paid me on the claim as a total loss, non recovered theft.

I did just pick up another 08' TE610 for cheap which is in case something happens and they won't let me retain the bike. If I get to have both, one will wear the sumo wheels full time....... shucks.

[mtne]

So this ordeal is just about at a close. They have come back with a buyback number that I can live with. In the end if you only consider the numbers it's almost profitable..............

So 5 months wasted. Hours on the phone arguing value. Unneeded stress and anger. Getting as good of a settlement as you could hope for with out having special riders on the bike. I highly recommend that everyone look over your policy real good.... in my case they didn't specify the amount of depreciation of added value equipment. For a five year old bike that depreciation value is 80% in the case of Allstates third party valuation experts.

Get fuckall lucky and recover the bike 3.5 months later, and it's not parted, just somewhat stripped. But for the most part all whole, and in okay shape where it's important. I made sure to go recover the bike myself so that
1. it was in my possession and I could inspect it. Possession is leverage in this case.
2. that it didn't languish in impound and become a total loss just to get it out of jail.

In the meantime I found another for a great price..... $2100 with high miles but a known history. One of the reasons I wanted to keep/replace the 610 is that after all these years I really do think it's the best bike in it's class for what it can do. And I already have SUMO wheels for it, and the next round of maintenance stuff for it.... so really it can't hurt to have two of them, right?. Dirt and sumo ready, spare parts if needed in a pinch. As a plus the headache of insurance covered getting the new bike. So it's almost getting worth it...... but kinda not really. Unnecessary stress is expensive in my book.

So I'll still need to get a new helmet, perf jacket and reoutfit the stripped goodies from the bike, as well as set up the sumo in like fashion. Might take a bit to make that happen.

On the plus side, now I'll have a bike goose can borrow where he can actually touch the ground.

[guitargeek]

This pleases me.

[stiles]

Note that Progressive includes $3,000 of custom-parts/accessory coverage in their full coverage, and they don't depreciate those parts one cent (although they don't include install labor). That coverage meant getting $6500 for my 2002 Sprint with 75k on it, vs. $3500 at most from some other company. Also, Progressive didn't argue about the value or about paying the claim. They really were great, and I highly recommend them.

[goose]

On the plus side, now I'll have a bike goose can borrow where he can actually touch the ground.

This pleases me!!