Abandoned Bike

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SeanJ

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Hey,

So a couple months back there was a minor accident near my premises. A bike had hit a car. The parents of the child who was driving the bike asked if we wouldn't mind keeping the bike in our yard until they can find someone to tow it away. We exchanged contact details. A week later I got a phone call from the dad saying he has yet been able to find a person to tow the bike away and he has to go on a business trip. I said that is fine. Its now been almost 2 months and the bike is still in my yard and I cant get ahold of the owner.

What next? Do i get the SAPS involved?:confused:
 
SeanJ said:
Hey,

So a couple months back there was a minor accident near my premises. A bike had hit a car. The parents of the child who was driving the bike asked if we wouldn't mind keeping the bike in our yard until they can find someone to tow it away. We exchanged contact details. A week later I got a phone call from the dad saying he has yet been able to find a person to tow the bike away and he has to go on a business trip. I said that is fine. Its now been almost 2 months and the bike is still in my yard and I cant get ahold of the owner.

What next? Do i get the SAPS involved?:confused:
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It sounds like they have claimed from insurance on it being stolen :D:D but yes if the bike was involved in an accident then i would let them know about it.
 
What? Such geniuses! Yes, im giving them until this weekend, hopefully they are mygaming members are read this post!!

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The gear changer (im such a noob at bikes) is bent and the speedometer is smashed, otherwise its in pretty decent shape :)

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bradbear117 said:
and you dont want a reportedly stolen bike in your yard either.

ah who am I kidding, the cops wont give a toss.
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Definitely dont want that, haha gotta love SAPS :)
 
SeanJ said:
Its a Honda XR 125L :)
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Not bad. I'd just go speak to the cops. Chances are they'll keep it on their records for a certain time, after which they'll let you keep it I reckon. Although what do you do with the legal papers and such if they do let you keep it?
 
SeanJ said:
What? Such geniuses! Yes, im giving them until this weekend, hopefully they are mygaming members are read this post!!
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Dude I think your English just broke :p

and don't you just love the mygaming mechanism to combat double posting "whistling:
 
SeanJ said:
The gear changer (im such a noob at bikes) is bent and the speedometer is smashed, otherwise its in pretty decent shape :)
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fix it, sell it. or even sell it as is. if it's been on your property for that long with no one claiming it, it becomes your property :D
 
MalicE said:
fix it, sell it. or even sell it as is. if it's been on your property for that long with no one claiming it, it becomes your property :D
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Stop spamming your nonsense here :D Dude w/e you do, do not try and sell that bike. It might land you up in big shit.
 
Report it the the police and get them to check the registration. It might be security for a vehicle loan in which cases you can be prosecuted for possession of stolen property.

Go to the police with any evidence you may have and explain the story to them and ask them to check ownership. Also ask then for transfer of ownership to your hands to defray holding/ storage costs and you might get to keep it. At worst they will impound the bike and its off your hands.
 
reedOsama said:
Dude I think your English just broke :p

and don't you just love the mygaming mechanism to combat double posting "whistling:
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Haha epic fail on my part, apologies :) What a great mechanism I must say;)

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@ Malice I like the way you think!

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Ike_009 said:
Report it the the police and get them to check the registration. It might be security for a vehicle loan in which cases you can be prosecuted for possession of stolen property.

Go to the police with any evidence you may have and explain the story to them and ask them to check ownership. Also ask then for transfer of ownership to your hands to defray holding/ storage costs and you might get to keep it. At worst they will impound the bike and its off your hands.
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Well, im giving them till this weekend (2 days) and then will report to the police, definitely don't want to land in the slammer :) Thanks for all your advice :)
 
SeanJ said:
Hey,

So a couple months back there was a minor accident near my premises. A bike had hit a car. The parents of the child who was driving the bike asked if we wouldn't mind keeping the bike in our yard until they can find someone to tow it away. We exchanged contact details. A week later I got a phone call from the dad saying he has yet been able to find a person to tow the bike away and he has to go on a business trip. I said that is fine. Its now been almost 2 months and the bike is still in my yard and I cant get ahold of the owner.

What next? Do i get the SAPS involved?:confused:
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Couldn't you organise a pick up and drop off for them and make them pay for the invoice.
All the below of keeping and fixing sounds cool but there's that slight chance he will appear asking for it.
 
ArchieChoke said:
Couldn't you organise a pick up and drop off for them and make them pay for the invoice.
All the below of keeping and fixing sounds cool but there's that slight chance he will appear asking for it.
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That's why you get the police to have it abandoned and transferred to your name
 
I honestly don't think that u would get to keep the bike. As a biker myself, I would say that the parents might just be so fed up with their kid almost loosing his life that its clouded their judgement regarding even getting the thing back or not. People are funny, and the way they justify things is just as funny. I would go to the police just to clear ur name, SAPS might not be able to help u, but the next step would be the traffic department. If u wana save urself a lot of trouble, either flag down a traffic officer, or if u personally know one, just ask them to come run the VIN of the bike, its allocated in 3 areas, both sides of the frame under the handle bars and one along side the gear changer (at the bottom of your left foot if u sat on the bike). They will immediately be able to help u by clearing up a few things, they will be able to say if the bike is/was reported as stolen, and also they would be able to tell u if its been scrapped due to insurance claim.

If it comes out as no insurance claim has been filled and its not stolen u are legally obligated to still hold on to it because u gave ur word to do so in the first place without giving a time line on it. Best is, try to call them and keep the bike stored away, and when they ever re appear charge them for the inconvenience, maybe try and find out how long something needs to be on ur property before u an claim possession of the thing.

If u have everything sorted, fix it (very simple with the damages u have mentioned) and sell it, or better yet, use it as a commuter, no one is born a biker, u become converted after getting on one and just learning to love what life is like on them! I never rode a bike and swore against them, 4 years later and here is the love of my life, (obv my wife isnt on this forum so I can say that:p)View attachment 7449

Look at life with a bike...
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No, his parents picked him up and said they would come get the bike at a later stage after his father returns from work or something like that
 
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