Stolen Buddy Recovered!
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:42 pm
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After 3 months and purchasing a new Buddy 50, this owner finally got a call that the scooter was recovered by the police. We went over and picked it up at the impound lot where we had to pay a $10 release fee. While it was there we saw 2 other scooters that we know were purchased at our shop. We've made efforts to contact the owners of those scooters.
The Stolen Buddy 125 has travelled over 3241miles, in UNDER 3 months!
The Ignition was drilled out more than anything I've ever seen before.
A Stereo/CD Player has been installed and wired to a single speaker put in the cupholder in the glovebox.
There was a 12 Volt tire inflator and a tube of slime in the underseat storage area along with a few tools.
Every panel on this thing is damaged.
The rear hub/rim is severely dented.
Here's the good news;
It runs perfectly
The battery is completely dead, and the ignition is jammed in the on position, but the killswitch works fine and the kickstarter fires it up in one kick.
The brakes work great
All of the lighting works correctly
The tire is managing to hold air despite the bent rim and nearly bald tread.
Obviously it has never gotten an oil change, but the oil in the gearbox still looks and smells good.
There was a lock and chain in the glovebox, showing that the theif clearly cared for this scooter more than the guy he stole it from.
This thing has clearly suffered as much abuse as you can throw at a scooter. It still works perfectly. I think this is a real testament to the durability of the Buddy scooter.
Ghetto Tested - Ghetto Approved
Phil Waters
Pride Of Cleveland Scooters
Vespa Cleveland Lakewood
Phone: 216-227-1964
Fax: 216-227-8366
www.clevelandscooters.com
After 3 months and purchasing a new Buddy 50, this owner finally got a call that the scooter was recovered by the police. We went over and picked it up at the impound lot where we had to pay a $10 release fee. While it was there we saw 2 other scooters that we know were purchased at our shop. We've made efforts to contact the owners of those scooters.
The Stolen Buddy 125 has travelled over 3241miles, in UNDER 3 months!
The Ignition was drilled out more than anything I've ever seen before.
A Stereo/CD Player has been installed and wired to a single speaker put in the cupholder in the glovebox.
There was a 12 Volt tire inflator and a tube of slime in the underseat storage area along with a few tools.
Every panel on this thing is damaged.
The rear hub/rim is severely dented.
Here's the good news;
It runs perfectly
The battery is completely dead, and the ignition is jammed in the on position, but the killswitch works fine and the kickstarter fires it up in one kick.
The brakes work great
All of the lighting works correctly
The tire is managing to hold air despite the bent rim and nearly bald tread.
Obviously it has never gotten an oil change, but the oil in the gearbox still looks and smells good.
There was a lock and chain in the glovebox, showing that the theif clearly cared for this scooter more than the guy he stole it from.
This thing has clearly suffered as much abuse as you can throw at a scooter. It still works perfectly. I think this is a real testament to the durability of the Buddy scooter.
Ghetto Tested - Ghetto Approved
Phil Waters
Pride Of Cleveland Scooters
Vespa Cleveland Lakewood
Phone: 216-227-1964
Fax: 216-227-8366
www.clevelandscooters.com
