Motorcycle stolen in ‘71 shows up on eBay
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A Yamaha motorcycle stolen in Long Beach in 1971 has been recovered and will be reunited with its original owner this week.
The 1970 Yamaha was due to be shipped to Finland after someone bought it on eBay in September. But the vehicle identification number turned up in the database of the National Insurance Crime Bureau during the exporting process.
Long Beach detectives still had the theft report and tracked down the original owner, Phillip M. McKeen, who now lives in New England.
“Incredible,” McKeen said. “It’s as if a friend you hadn’t seen for 30 years walked back into your life, but hasn’t aged a day.”
The 1970 Yamaha has hardly aged. After 35 years, the 360cc motorcycle only has 9,380 miles on the odometer.
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