First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Found a YT125 in the middle of a field in Moorhead, MN. It was really stuck so I pulled it out to the road. Didn't want anyone to steal it so I put it back into the field a little ways. I can put it in my garage if you want, and clean all of the mud off of it, so nobody steals it when it is just sitting out in the open like that. PM me if you are, or know, the owner.
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Yeah thats mine. cough cough
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
ok its yours haha NOT.
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
Roostin' Away
Arm chair racerRoostin Away
Was it stuck like the tires were sunk in from sitting? Did it look like it had been there a long time?
Power User
The day begins with 3WW
Sorry but I have to ask the question. Is the field yours, or did you just happen along this bike in someone else's field and claim it as your own? I mean I don't know how things work up there in Minnesota, but where I'm from if its not your property they call that stealing. Sorry if I'm talking out of turn here.
'86 ATC 250R, Build Thread http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...highlight=250r
'86 "Factory Tri racing" Tri-Z http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...b-Top-Tank-ect
Pile of Tecate Parts
My Feedback Thread: http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...edback-for-bkm
Power User
Roostin Away
He didn't say he took it home. He said he got it unstuck and moved it near the road. That's a tough call, because it seems like a nice thing to do, but getting it unstuck makes it easier for someone else to steal. I sort of like the idea of chaining it up and leaving a note, but you never know how someone's going to react to that either.
Originally Posted by fabiodriven
Roostin' Away
Arm chair racerRoostin Away
I have been in this situation before. However I have not seen the trike. If it looks like has been sitting for years, I would put it back where it was. If it hasn't been moved in years its not going anywhere soon. You can get a plat book and figure out who owns the property. Try to contact the owner of the property. If you have no luck contacting the person who owns the property. Ask the neighbors. Most likely you can get a hold of the person that owns the property. I have been in this situation before, find something awesome, just left out in the woods for dead. I rescued it, but not until I figured out that it really was abandoned. Took a couple months of asking all the neighbors. And t had clearly sat in that spot for over 15 years, the carbs had turned to dust on the inside.
What did it look like? You should have got some pictures of it. How long did it look like it had been sitting for? There is a big difference between something that has sat for a year and 15 years. I would say put it back where it was so nobody just grabs it off the road and try to figure out the story behind it. Did it look like it was stuck recently? If was most likely someone is coming back for it. Its kind of un-clear if it was stuck from driving, or from sinking over time.
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
It looks like it was stuck from someone trying to cross the field, within the last few days. But I don't know why they would just leave it there for a few days if the got stuck. It possibly could be a stolen trike that someone took for a joyride in the field, and when it got stuck they just ditched it there. The field is owned by a sugar beet company, and I am pretty sure that the sugar beet company doesn't have a fleet of trikes. It was way out in the middle of the field when I found it, in nearly knee deep mud. I got it back to the road, but moved it back into the field far enough to where it would be difficult to get back out again. I think I will go put a sign on it that says "I will pull this out the rest of the way if I can buy the trike for $50. Cal 555-555-5555".
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Well I know in some places if there was a trike in a field, the news would spread like wildfire, and all of a sudden there would be a lot of parts for sale, if you know what I mean
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Yeah that happended to Andrew and his dad also. So it can happen man.
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
so what u do about it man.
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
nothing yet, its raining outside
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
yeah I guess I will give it about another week or so.
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Agreed. Depending on what mood the local District Attourney is in, it might not be stealing but it would certainly be trespassing. Trust me, anyone caught trespassing on my farm is playing with fire.
1982 Honda 200 ATC E. Big Red. Finished but still looking for a few bits and pieces.
1998 John Deere Gator 6x4. "Big Green".
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
I emailed the police about it, they haven't emailed me back yet. It is not my field, but it is not owned by the person who had the trike either.
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
Reply With Quote