stolen bikes

from mcnews.com.au


On the night of Monday 8th August, there was a break in at AMI’s
previous premises, at 409 City Road, South Melbourne, and four rare
vintage bikes were stolen. These bikes were part of Alex Milledge’s
private collection and, apart from their dollar value, hold great
sentimental value.

It seems unlikely that anyone would attempt to sell these bikes openly
within Australia as they would clearly be identifiable; so the fear is
that they are already hidden in a container bound for other shores,
and/or have been stolen on behalf of a private collector who has no
conscious or scruples!

The thieves definitely seemed to know what they were doing as they
targeted specific bikes (leaving other rare bikes untouched) and did
not bother stealing any other valuables on the premises. They also
seemed to know the internal layout of the building very well.

As the building in which the bikes were stored was under renovation
there has been a number of people and tradespersons through. The
building was also inspected by a number of people interested in
renting the premises, so it is impossible to surmise who or how the
bikes were targeted.

The bikes stolen were:
1) 1922 Harley Davidson Flat Twin. Khaki colour. Rear tyre flat but
reasonable condition. Front Tyre perished.
2) 1913 FN - Four cylinder – grey colour
3) 1919 Chavanet – cream colour
4) 1913 Rex

If you could use your media association to help us gain exposure on
this burglary or can help us in any way in our search to retrieve
these bikes, your help would be greatly appreciated.

If you would like further information please don’t hesitate to call or
email.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Kind Regards

Libby Ross and all the AMI team

Australian Motorcycle Importers,
Ph. +61 3 9690 1117, fax. +61 3 9690 1351stol

 

Are they tourers?

Conehead

 

Mustn't be. I looked up the Givi website and they don't make pannier
brackets for them...

Stu