BMW F800S Yellow stolen in Beijing! Plz contact if you see it.

**cpfeiffer** · 09-26-2013, 12:09 PM

Hi,

My BMW F800s was stolen from The Place mall in Beijing with both the handlebar lock and a wheel lock on it.

Description:

Yellow 2009 BMW F800s - only only ever seen in Beijing
Has a BMW storage box on the back for helmet / gloves
* Box has a white Arai Corsair-V helmet and a pair of black Dainese gloves with yellow stitching

Will pay reward if found. 15911096969 -Chris

Thanks,

--Chris

**prince666** · 09-26-2013, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by cpfeiffer

Hi,

My BMW F800s was stolen from The Place mall in Beijing with both the handlebar lock and a wheel lock on it.

Description:

Yellow 2009 BMW F800s - only only ever seen in Beijing
Has a BMW storage box on the back for helmet / gloves
* Box has a white Arai Corsair-V helmet and a pair of black Dainese gloves with yellow stitching

Will pay reward if found. 15911096969 -Chris

Thanks,

--Chris

Hi Chris

You need to post some pictures of the bike if you have and post the Vin number so people when see a bike that could be yours then the people could check to see if the vin number is the same

Hope it can be found

**cpfeiffer** · 09-26-2013, 01:39 PM

VIN WB10216067ZP22843mmexport1380202591960[1].jpg

**ShuBen** · 09-26-2013, 02:00 PM

will remember it and keep my eyes open.
Not sure, but maybe find support in the chinese biker community too?
Sounds like stolen with truck support. I dont believe they broke the handle bar lock and wheel lock. .... 4guys and a truck to load in???

**prince666** · 09-26-2013, 02:21 PM

OK Chirs

we keep my eye our around here . there is a big bike meet at Changping just north of Beijing over the weekend 12th/13th next month will keep a eye out for it . I only ride with Chinese guys and all the riders dont leave the bike wear it is not in veiw we stop for food and if we cant see the bike as we eat we move on.... when we stop at Hotels if the hotel dont have 24 hours gaurds we move on !!!

I am sorry happy i dont live in a big city my bike is parked outside my flat no locks on and boy would it be hard for someone to nick it people have to go through 2- 24hr gaurds gates to get to my bike and at the first gate all vans are checked with the 2nd gate NO vans are allowed in without a pass and then the van is checked on the way out and all the gaurds know my bike ! and all gate have CCTV as well so its not like someone could give the gaurd a few $ to look the other way . But we all think it cant happen to me .... so sorry to hear about your bike its just piss me of when it happens ..

Hope we can find it but you need to post on 1 of the chinese forum as well

good luck

**Lao Jia Hou** · 09-26-2013, 02:22 PM

So sorry Chris

Yes, get the notice on the local Chinese boards asap. Two I'd recommend are here (linked to the page you want to post it on):

http://www.weifengtang.com/bbs/forum...mdisplay&fid=7

http://www.motorfans.com.cn/bbs/f_118.htm

If you don't have a means to post in Chinese, PM me.

**prince666** · 09-26-2013, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou

So sorry Chris

Yes, get the notice on the local Chinese boards asap. Two I'd recommend are here (linked to the page you want to post it on):

http://www.weifengtang.com/bbs/forum...mdisplay&fid=7

http://www.motorfans.com.cn/bbs/f_118.htm

If you don't have a means to post in Chinese, PM me.

Good man Lao Jia Hou

Help him if you can hope Bikerdoc see the post so he can keep a eye out down that end

**prince666** · 09-26-2013, 02:34 PM

Hi Chris

sorry need to say post the km/miles as well because sometime if you start looking for the vin number people could get pissed off but i qiuck look or ask the person how many km/miles it has done will make it easy to see if it could be your bike

**Kernalpanx** · 09-28-2013, 07:00 AM

Will keep am eye out for it. I believe i saw you riding in Lido a couple months back.. as i saw a yellow one... thought that is rare. I have a friend checking the Chinese ads

**cpfeiffer** · 09-29-2013, 06:28 AM

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the feedback.

When I bought the bike, I was told I would get a plate and blue book. I did indeed get them a few days later - yet they didn't match. At the time, it was my very first bike and I was pretty accustom to seeing non-plated cars and bikes everywhere. The bike was stolen within 3 month of when I got it; it was the BaoAn at Suncity apartments. They got fired; I got my bike back. They unsuccessfully attempted to hotwire the bike. So, the computer was locked. I had to call BMW-Germany to get it reactivated, that included providing my passport info, the VIN, and talked with people at BMW in both Germany and in Beijing. BMW-Germany gave BMW-Beijing the required information to reactivate the computer. At that time, the bike was (at least in BMW's eyes) mine.

All has been fine for the last 1.5 years. Now, some guys in a white van (from talking with people around the area) took the bike. I certainly would like to have it recovered - even my helmet and gloves are in the box. I understand the arguments stated above; and with that said, my next bike will be directly bought through an authorized dealer. The ability to drive anywhere outside of Beijing with zero concern is too big a benefit.

In reality, anyone's bike could have been stolen from The Place. It is to everyone's interest for the bike thieves to be caught. Or to at least remind people that locking the steering column and also using a wheel lock doesn't ensure anything.