Desmosedici owner hijacked at gunpoint.....
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Desmosedici owner hijacked at gunpoint
By Visordown News
Owner loses £40,000 bike less than week after taking delivery
A CALIFORNIAN man lost his brand new Ducati Desmosedici when a lone hijacker robbed the nightclub owner of his machine at gunpoint.
Dan Travers, 42, was riding home from a friend's house in Santa Monica aboard his £40,000 steed when a lone gunman approached Travers while he was sat waiting at a set of traffic lights.
"The guy appeared from behind me while I was waiting at a stop light," said Travers. "He told me to get off the bike and keep walking or he'd shoot. I couldn't see his face as he was wearing a helmet and dark visor. There was no one else around."
Travers was one of the first customers to take delivery of the new Desmosedici in California.
"I'm heartbroken," said Travers on losing his MotoGP replica. "I've been waiting for over a year for it to arrive and I've lost it in less than a week."
It's unknown whether the thief targetted Travers or just got lucky.
Let's just hope he's not turned it into a streetfighter.
Desmosedici owner hijacked at gunpoint
By Visordown News
Owner loses £40,000 bike less than week after taking delivery
A CALIFORNIAN man lost his brand new Ducati Desmosedici when a lone hijacker robbed the nightclub owner of his machine at gunpoint.
Dan Travers, 42, was riding home from a friend's house in Santa Monica aboard his £40,000 steed when a lone gunman approached Travers while he was sat waiting at a set of traffic lights.
"The guy appeared from behind me while I was waiting at a stop light," said Travers. "He told me to get off the bike and keep walking or he'd shoot. I couldn't see his face as he was wearing a helmet and dark visor. There was no one else around."
Travers was one of the first customers to take delivery of the new Desmosedici in California.
"I'm heartbroken," said Travers on losing his MotoGP replica. "I've been waiting for over a year for it to arrive and I've lost it in less than a week."
It's unknown whether the thief targetted Travers or just got lucky.
Let's just hope he's not turned it into a streetfighter.
RemaL said:
was it tom cruse
Or Brad Pitt........http://www.tmz.com/2008/02/05/did-pitt-throw-a-his...
Muffles said:
What would a thief do with it? He'd have trouble selling it after breaking it I'd have thought - stands out way too much?
Same thing as those people who nicked those famous works of art the other day, they can't sell em on the open market. But surely there is someone who would pay money just to have them or its someone who just wants to have them full stop! With the bike its the same thing in my view. This isn't the bike you break up, you keep it locked away as its such a special limited edition.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff