Who wound up with my 1987 FZ750 pure sports?

[krrakt]

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It wouldn't "qualify" as possession of stolen property, if the bike was sold at auction. Once the bike sat in the impound lot for a period of time, it is classified as abandoned and can be sold to recover some of the impound fees.

The OP may very well have a pretty strong CIVIL case against the Toronto Police Service. As well as the auction service which disposed of the bike. The impound yard, (unless they are affiliated with the auction house), would have "clean hands" as well, as they have no way of determining the registered owner.

You may want to VERY cautious in what "help" you offer up. If the "new owner" wanted to be a dick they could file a complaint against whoever in the MTO releases this info, (meaning your friend could lose their job), as this would be considered a breach of trust. There is a reason the MTO wouldn't just hand this info over when the OP asked. If a copper shows up at their door and seizes the bike I would also be filing a complaint with professional standards. The police are to act in "good faith" as well and if the officer knows this bike wasn't "stolen" then he/she is leqving themselves open as well. No need to go this route anyway. As has already been suggested the oP already has the VIN they can go to any Service Ontario location and for $20, buy a UVIP which will contain the "new" registered owners info. OP go the "smart route" and if you really need to know, handle this on your own. I understand john is trying to be helpful but it "could" back fire on his friends.

If all the OP truly wnats is to know if the bike is running he can do a reverse number search on canada411 and call the RO, or if that doesn't work just drop buy and have a chat.

The person who purchased the bike would have a VERY strong criminal defence case that they "acted in good faith" when purchasing the bike.

This is the case, there is no criminal intent here, the guy bought it legit and the only recourse I would have to recover something from the bike is if I could prove negligence on the part of the officer or the Toronto police. So I could sue in a civil case but nothing criminal happened here except the person taking my bike for a joy ride and leaving it somewhere. That was theft but the police were just half assed in their job and I was never informed of the bike being found just days and a few miles from where it was stolen.

Thanks all

 

[krrakt]

sorry for your loss....

here is mine after doing a rebuild on her last year, and this year she is getting a new paint job,,,eventually....

Nice, I will always love these bikes. They have something unique about the handling that inspired a lot of confidence in the bikes abilities. Maybe a really good balance of power and suspension.

 

[johnscruiser]

This is the case, there is no criminal intent here, the guy bought it legit and the only recourse I would have to recover something from the bike is if I could prove negligence on the part of the officer or the Toronto police. So I could sue in a civil case but nothing criminal happened here except the person taking my bike for a joy ride and leaving it somewhere. That was theft but the police were just half assed in their job and I was never informed of the bike being found just days and a few miles from where it was stolen.

Thanks all

Once stolen, always stolen. It doesn't need intent. Because the current owner didn't know it was stolen the police will usually give him the option to return it to you without facing charges. That's how it's worked the two other times I've helped people get their stuff back. Sucks for the current owner, but that's how it goes sometimes.

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