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attempted theft on 2 Pannigales


Hoblick

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And where were they planning to go once they got out the door? I highly doubt they keep the keys in $20,000 bikes sitting next to the door.

I actually thought about this more last night, and that's probably why the guys on scooters pulled up.

My guess is that they had a van or a box truck near by, and were going to use the scooters to push the bikes far enough away that foot pursuit was futile.

I have used the scooter trick when bump-starting bikes. Scooter rider extends one of his feet and puts it on the foot-peg of the non-running bike, while a second rider sits on that bike and keeps it straight and upright.

it's a little hard to get the non-running bike moving quick enough to stay balanced, but if they rehearsed even a little bit before the robbery, I am sure they could get good at it without much practice.

If you have a third person to push the non-running bike to get it rolling, and then have the scooter pull up along side it, that makes things pretty easy.

I learned this at Nelson Ledges in 2008 when some guy had an old 450 single that was a BITCH to bump-start. I was pushing him up and down pit-lane, and Todd from NESBA comes zipping up behind me (after my 4th or 5th try pushing) and looked like a fucking genius. ASS :D

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