My 2000 YZ125 was just stolen last night at about 4:30am. I live in the North Hills area of Pittsurgh PA. In a calm and quiet neighborhood, were theft has never been an issue, and last night my bike was stolen out of my truck parked in the drive way ready for an early morrning ride.
My Dad had just gotten in after closing up our tavern at about 4 in the morring, and he was watching tv. He heard a truck runnig out side and thought for a second, they aren't stealing the dirtbike? No its just the paper man he thought (As they come around about then, the post gazet has excellent service) any way. He went to go to bed about just after hearing the truck runnig and he decided to take a look out side, and low and behold the tail gate to my truck was down and the bike was gone. He then came down stairs and woke me with "Your bilke didn't just get stollen did it?" I immediatly jumped out of bed and was in a state of shock, I like alll of you eat sleep and live motorcyclces. This had to be one of the worst feelings I have ever had, and to think it was over a dirtbike; obsession? My dad said he saw a police car up the street and he was going to make a report. Luckly when he went up the the officer, he found out that they had just found some guy pushing a bike up the street. I had my bike back about 45 seconds away from my house and 30 minutes after it was stolen. Whew I dodged a bullet on that one. So I have a court hearing to prosicute this guy in a few weeks.
It appears that a truck drove up to my house and a partner got out to unload the bike and then the truck drove up the street where they were going to load up the bike so as to make as little noise as possiable. Luckly as the theife was pushing the bike up the street an officer just happendt to drive by him and see as how it was 4:30 in the morring he stoped to have a chat. Well the guy tried to start the bike and ride away but he was an idiot as he could not get it started and he was caught. The guys in the truck got away, though so if anyone from the Westview Ross area knows any thing?
I am relived and I have learned a valuable lesson. I just wanted to share this story that I am sure may of you have heared before. If any of you are a little lacks with your bikes security because crime is non-existant in your area, well you might be in for a surprise one day and well it isn't a good feeling.