Man finds motorcycle buried 23 years ago

AP/Aberdeen News ^ | Fri, Oct. 24, 2003

[martin_fierro]

ROCKERVILLE, S.D. - Gene Davis went hunting for elk and came home with a motorcycle instead.

While stalking elk on Forest Service land near Rockerville a few weeks ago, Davis spotted what appeared to be a tail light protruding from a mound of dirt. A little digging revealed a 1980 Kawasaki 750-cc motorcycle which, it turns out, was reported stolen in 1982.

Davis, his wife and two daughters returned the next day and dug up the 400-pound cycle.

It had no license plate but it did have an Air Force sticker on it. In a storage compartment they found insurance and title papers with the name of Paul J. Duffy.

An investigation by the Pennington County Sheriff's Office revealed that the motorcycle had been reported stolen in 1982.

Efforts to locate Paul J. Duffy have been unsuccessful. A police report said he had been employed at Ellsworth Air Force Base but apparently left South Dakota.

Davis told police if Duffy can't be found or doesn't want the cycle, he'll keep it.

"If it was pressure-washed, it might look pretty good," he said.

Keys to the motorcycle are missing but it still had gas in the tank and 9,500 miles on the odometer.

Information from: The Rapid City Journal

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[martin_fierro]

Someone wanted to start a Rice paddy.

[blackie]

Was that the 2 stroke triple?

Mr "M" did you get the Norton email html I sent you?

[martin_fierro]

Hope it was at least given a decent burial.

[Xenalyte]

Stolen in 1982 . . . buried for 23 years . . . this is only 2003 . . . what am I missing?

[martin_fierro]

Was that the 2 stroke triple?

Possibly -- sounds too light to be a Vulcan.

Mr "M" did you get the Norton email html I sent you?

If that's me, no, I don't think I did.

[martin_fierro]

Stolen in 1982 . . . buried for 23 years . . . this is only 2003 . . . what am I missing?

Associated Press New Math. 'Nuff said.

[Xenalyte]

So by their logic, I'm 40. Damn. Another reason to hate the AP.

[martin_fierro]

The headline also assumes that the bike was buried immediately after it was reported stolen.

[Xenalyte]

Which is what I've always done with the bikes I've stolen.

Um, I mean, yes, the headline does indeed assume that.

[in the Arena]

They confused the year of the m/c (1980) with the year it was reported stolen.

[blackie]

Did they make Vulcans in '80?

The Kawalski M/C I owned was a new '74 KX 400 motocrosser ~ man, what fireroad blaster that was. :)

T2 gave me you email addy, I forgot to save it when I had it ~ maybe there is another "M"? :)

I get the Norton newsletter ~ it was about the new 952 Commando ~ I attached the html to an email to you.

[Askel5]

I wonder what's going on down here in the Big Easy. Scads of bikers going by on Elysian Fields, walking the dog at lunch today.

(Thanks for keeping me on your ping list, by the way. I do love your graphics. =)

[martin_fierro]

Come to think of it, you're right. They didn't start making the Vulcan until 1985.

It just seems like they've been making it forever. <|:)~

[blackie]

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[blackie]

I bought a new '81 Suzuki GS 1100EX and rode it for 10 years until I bought a new '91 Sportster ~ I sold my last dirt ('83 Suzuki DR 500) bike in '84 ~ Calif offroad riding regulations started to suck, so I quite. :)

[martin_fierro]

Oh, tha's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

[blackie]

They are made in the Portland area ~ if I was younger I might go for one ~ the SV650 works great for the old curmudgeon.

[JoeSixPack1]

If ya don't water them immediately after planting, they turn into Hondas!

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