My bike, well their bike?

[HD]

Right, a while back I remember seeing a thread on here linked to another website about some bloke ringing up somewhere like the DVLA as there was a bike he saw that had been sat their for ages. They tried to contact the rider and in the end he got the bike. I cant find it but I think I am in the same boat, really.

Basically, I have been doing my paper round for over 3 years now and there is a CBR400rr parked in a space. I have only ever once seen it in a different space and never been ridden. Its not in hurrendous condition.

So who would I ring up to do the same thing? And what if I was riding it next year and the actual rider saw the bike and demanded it back, where would I stand?

Or do you all suggest stop being a scab and get your own bike?

I just think that its a waste of a bike just sat there as its starting to rust in a few places but still a decent bike. Also, I would quite like a CBR. However, I feel I am a bit skint, inexperienced and young to start doing track days so road riding would be the only way...

Whats your opinions and who would I talk to?

Thanks
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[MarJay]

[HD]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[N cee thirty]

maybe he's in the army or something..
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[thegubner]

[HD]

It is on the road, in a parking space. Ill have a look for tax later, just ill look a bit shifty

For fastness, does anyone know directly where it is or will I have to check the usual places?

And Rob, never thought of that...

Maybe Ill ask around and see if anyone knows who owns the bike

These responses are more positive than I was expecting actually, cheers guys
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[rac3r]

Bike stalker!!!

What if you did ask around and massive guy came out covered in tattoos and said 'Yeah it's mine, what do you want?'


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[Livefast123]

I was always told that if I wanted something then I would have to save up for it.......not find one that belonged to somebody else and then steal it.

Just because it's been there a while it doesn't mean that the owner should let you take it, he could be a hero in Afganistan, ill or just hasn't got the money to put it on the road.

I would love a new bike but i'm sure it would feel much better when I have lusted after it and saved for a while to get it rather than taken somebody else's.

You could try and find the owner and come to some sort of rental agreement where you put it back on the road and use it for a nominal fee or just buy it!
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[ncrn]

I had wondered about this, well more along the lines of contacting the owner and offering to buy it. There is a cbr 125 that has been sat at uni for over a year now not moving, the tyres are a bit flat and the chain is slack as hell and rusted. But with a little love it could be a good bike again. Just no idea who to ask .
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[DrDonnyBrago]

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[devojunior]

HD your a fecking tool, youv just given me shit about my bike and that im scum now you want to apply for a bike to claim as yours you muppet,lets say you leave your bike in a safe place at home which i assume it is as you have seen this one for 3 years without it moving, now the bike may only be worth 1000 pounds but you get offered a job working away and you decide to leave it until you get back what the fuck would you do when it had gone ? i would report it stolen and give you a right crack if i saw you on it.

I think you should stick to your 125 as you may be a hazard on the road with a brain like yours pal.

[Pete.]

Short answer - it's thair property not yours. Leave it alone or find the owner and buy it. If it's in a parking space, there must be houses nearby. Pick the 20 closest houses to the bike and go door-knocking one afternoon, someone will know who the owner is. They might even donate it to you if you spin them a hard-luck story.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Livefast123]

The way it works is that when the DVLA get the enquiry they send out a letter to the registered keeper asking for a response on the subject. If they get no response then you get a V5......simples.

Obviously the method is fraught with danger as it doesn't take into consideration people who work away etc.

You can do a registered keeper enquiry from the DVLA for about £2.99 as long as you can provide a lawful reason for wanting to know. Then offer to buy it or loan it
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[steveh]

i had the same story, basicly there was a tl1000 in a council car park for months, flat tyres ect.
It got a notice put on it, saying it was due to be removed and crushed on the, 15th say, i did abit of asking around, and found out that the chap that owned it was in prison for drugs offences.

i was interested in buying it, and didnt want it too be crushed, so i moved it into another car park one night.
Anyway, the guy got out of prison, came round my house and thanked me for moving his bike so it didnt get crushed, he didnt want to sell it, but at least i kept one more bike from becoming turned into a fridge.

I know by even moving it, i was commiting an offence, but i took the risk, and the guy got to keep his bike.

see if you can ask a friendly police officer, check online if its taxed and insured with the Registration, Askmid.com for the insurance, and dvla tax check for the tax.
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[Pete.]

There's not much chance of getting a copper to run a PNC check on a bike and furnish you with the owner's details, if that's what you mean by ask a friendly copper. It'd be a serious disciplinary offence for them.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[calyx]

There is a huge difference between "a bike dumped in a field" and "a bike parked in a residential area".
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[HD]

[steveh]

[cb1rocket]

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[devojunior]

ok its simple i see your bike parked up and apply for v5 with a v62 whatevewr it is and if you dont receive the letter for what ever reason and i get a v5 through i can them coem and take your bike because none of you neighbours new it was your. stick to your paper round young lad.

[MarJay]

ITS NOT FUCKING LEGAL.

The only reason it MIGHT be legal is if someone left the bike on YOUR property and did not come back to claim it.

As I said, you CANNOT GO AND TAKE BIKES FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION.

IT IS STEALING.

You *may* apply for the V5 of a vehicle that according to the DVLA has no registered keeper and has clearly been abandoned in your private land, or on public land, however you don't know that this is the case for this bike. The guy who owns it is probably just too lazy to fix it and too lazy to sell it. By applying for the V5 you aren't suddenly legitimising theft.

Guvnor, There is no legal way you can do it if the bike is parked on private land that you don't own, and hasn't clearly been abandoned. If for example the bike had been left in the OP's garage for five years, then perhaps it might be possible for him to claim it, however, IF the owner wants it back then they should have it back.

Jeez, I was taught what was and what wasn't stealing when I was about five years old, and this is clearly stealing. It doesn't matter if the bike has been neglected, turned into a toast rack, covered with concrete or whatever it is still stealing.

Just because there is a loophole in DVLA procedure that allows you to apply to become the registered keeper of a vehicle, doesn't mean that you should suddenly start doing it, and it doesn't mean that the vehicle suddenly becomes legally yours. As I said, it doesn't work like that, and you know why it doesn't work like that. Because you're stealing someone elses property!
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[HD]