Garbage men throw out motorcycle because they think it's a couch

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Joseph Morning parks his covered motorcycle on the street outside his North Carolina home every single night. But one morning, his girlfriend walked outside to find it gone. They originally thought it was stolen, but apparently that wasn't the case. It seems the garbage men put it in the truck and crushed it because they thought it was a couch. Yeah.
Morning's sport bike has sat near the curb outside his home every night for months. He would cover it to protect it from the elements, but you could see wheels and mirrors sticking out.
When it was gone, they immediately asked neighbors if they had seen anything, and the answer was pretty incredible: The garbage men threw it out.
Morning went to the township to see if that was actually the case, and he found out that the township had actually crushed his beloved motorcycle. When asked why, they said they thought it was a couch. Even though it has, y'know, wheels. And when lifting it, you can usually see wheels, a fuel tank, and a distinct lack of cushions.
Morning doesn't want to take this up with insurance, because it'll end up increasing his rates and wasn't his fault at all. He wants the township to pay.
Luckily, Morning has heard that the township's insurance company will handle the claim, and he should find out soon what the settlement for the claim is. Too bad he still doesn't have a bike
 
Was waiting for a Goldwing joke :(
 
lol
 
it was either some light little ***** scooter or a ladys bike of some kind for a garbage man to be able to pick it up and throw it in the back of a garbage truck
 
it was either some light little ***** scooter or a ladys bike of some kind for a garbage man to be able to pick it up and throw it in the back of a garbage truck

looks like a zx-10...
 
aaah I dunno. Could this be a scam? So the garbage men steal the bike and then trash some junker bike - or the owner is in on this?
 
Given that there are pictures of the remains, presumably the identity of the bike has been verified as being the same bike.

As far as the possibility that the owner is in on this ... you never know, but the city works department workers would have to be in on it, too. It ought to be very straightforward for the city to find out exactly which workers did this. If it's a scam, it isn't a very well thought-out one. I somehow doubt it.
 
^ I do think you're right.
It's just so hard to confuse a motorbike for a couch (mirrors falling off and all) - but then we have probably all seen worse.
 
must have been a strong garbage man to toss a 400 pound bike in the back of the truck, better yet, how do you pick up something that doesnt resemble a couple or feel like one and throw it in the back of the garbage truck
 
lmao
What is this fckery?
 
Ladysakis are commonly mistaken for trash around my area too so it's possible it happened; )
I just don't see how the hell this guy thought a bulky 400 pound bike with No arm rests back rests or proper height seating area is a couch. I keep my bike covered in my shop and at No point have I looked at it and said Hey That's a great looking couch. There's a reason this guys a garbage man. Clearly too stupid to do a job that involves thinking. And if this was a scam then refer to the above statement as it holds true for both
 
well, garbage man wouldnt lift something like that on his own, he would just hook up the hydraulic arm to do it, so he wouldnt notice the weight, or the lack of a flat bottom... but still, a 1 foot wide couch? seriously? just watching it go up with your finger on the button should show you its not a couch especially when you see tires.
 
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