So i just thought I'd share. My motorcycle was stolen on June 13, 2013. This is the second R1 that was stolen from me so I knew already that I'm never gonna see her again. Turns out the guy was in an accident with my bike a few days ago and now he and his passenger are in the hospital. Karma? I don't know for sure if the guy riding it was the one that stole it but that really sucks for the passenger.
http://www.680news.com/2013/08/29/w...threatening-injuries-after-crash-on-allen-rd/
As for the bike, i hope it's a write-off cuz i don't want a stolen and crashed bike.
On another note: I was away on vacation last week in the Dominican and as i was walking through the resort late at night, I hear a bike start up. Having owned a couple of R1s the last 8 years i know exactly what it sounds like. It was dark and I couldn't see a thing so i followed the sound. Low and behold, its an R1 same gen, same color and a few similar mods as mine. So i spoke to the guy riding it and thankfully i speak enough Spanish to have a convo with him and he tells me that most of their high-er end vehicles (cars and motorcycles) are shipped over from North America and most of them are stolen. Anyhow, this isn't my bike but i was so curious cuz the accident mentioned above did not happen yet. There were a couple of R1s parked there and so I took a pic of the VINs. According to the NICB, one of them is listed as stolen and the other a total loss. hmmm...
jyarn20e87a003308 Yamaha R1 2007, this one is listed as stolen
jyarn23e99a004479 Yamaha R1 2009, this one is listed as total loss
Both of these bikes had mods that i don't think Dominicans would normally get but who am I to judge?!?!