Never put your trust in sellers

My friend Mark who brought a project 73 750 Commando just on 2 years ago now, the bike was a mess and in boxes of parts, he brought it on trust without checking the numbers first, it was cheap but not realy for the condition it was in, he has in the last 1 1/2 years rebuilding with every known new parts that it needed, I did the engine, gearbox and primary rebuild, the head was rebuilt by a friend that is a head expert, oversize pistons and rebore, I spent a lot of time on this motor and when he was ready it started for the first time in many years it has been sitting, he also put new Amals and Boyar ignition.

Now for the bad news, another friend has just done some home work and now have found out the Norton was stolen a very long time ago (over 20 years ago), my friend Mark has put more than $8,000 into this bike so far, I haven't seen him yet as he has gone back to sea, what a mess, I don't know what my mate is going to do.

Ashley

Where's the problem? Your 'mate' is in possession of a stolen motorbike. Just return it to the rightful owner and report the thief/fence to the police as your 'friend' is now a 'receiver of stolen property'. The onus was on them to investigate the provenance of the bike before they received it.
Ta.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1729 - 1797.

Be very wary of returning anything to anyone. ?
If the original loss was the subject of an insurance claim,
returning anything could be deemed to be involved or complicit in insurance fraud....

You could strip the motor and replace the cases with cases purchased with a receipt .
Hand the cases the coppers and remove the tag from the frame.
Steve AU

88chips said:

You could strip the motor and replace the cases with cases purchased with a receipt .
Hand the cases the coppers and remove the tag from the frame.
Steve AU

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Oh great. This forum has degenerated to providing advice on how to 'rebirth' stolen motorbikes.
Each state in Australia has statutes for this crime, NSW example at:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/ ... s154g.html
Ta.

Locking topic for legal reasons