Update: Japanese Harley-Davidson Owner Found
This item updates item 'Harley Davidson Motorcycle Washed up in B.C. is Japanese Tsunami Debris'
May 1, 2012
CBC's coverage of Peter Mark's discovery of a Harley-Davidson in Haida Gwaii has led to finding its Japanese owner, who lost it in last year's tsunami. He lost everything, his home and three members of his family. Harley Davidson has offered to restore the motorcycle for free and return it to him.
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Added: May-2-2012 Occurred On: May-1-2012
By: unit731
In: Regional News
Tags: Japan, Tsunami, victim, Haida Gwaii, Harley-Davidson, motorcycle, owner, found, good will gesture
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 2933 | Comments: 38 | Votes: 6 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
By: unit731
In: Regional News
Tags: Japan, Tsunami, victim, Haida Gwaii, Harley-Davidson, motorcycle, owner, found, good will gesture
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 2933 | Comments: 38 | Votes: 6 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Go Harley!
Posted May-3-2012 Byvootzombo (208.88) 
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Live to ride.
Ride to live.
Posted May-3-2012 ByJohn_Galt (81.84) 
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Harley showed it's spirit ..good job!
Posted May-3-2012 Bysoilentgreene (782.20) 
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good job harley davidson.
Posted May-3-2012 Byglobalhawk (126.94) 
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What an awesome gesture for Harley Davidson to offer to restore the bike for free. Wouldn't cost them that much and they will get ten times the payback in positive press coverage, along with a ton of positive karma.
Unlike Spirit airlines. What a bunch of idiots they are.
Posted May-3-2012 Bydirtbiker201 (1457.58) 
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Pretty cool!
Posted May-3-2012 Byright2carry (347.50) 
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awesomestory ^,^...
Posted May-3-2012 ByMrFailAlot (892.80) 
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Someone's gotta get this Japanese man his bike back.
Posted May-3-2012 BySSSox88 (934.46) 
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Great story. i bet there are more to come...
Posted May-3-2012 Bymonkey fcker (267.38) monkey fcker View Channel Send Message
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@unit731 i was thinking more thing washing up, but yeah, youre right. lifetime movie lol. im glad he gets it back.
Posted May-3-2012 Bymonkey fcker (267.38) monkey fcker View Channel Send Message
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I is a miracle, than you jesus... oh, wait there is something... ahh, forget it.
Posted May-3-2012 Byfm2ic (102.92) 
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a good end to a great story.well done harley davidson!
Posted May-3-2012 Byasylumta2 (812.48) 
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Harley Davidson class guys!
Posted May-3-2012 BySalmonellalover629 (542.60) 
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what i want to know is how did it float all that way
Posted May-3-2012 Bygwarr (81.74) gwarr View Channel Send Message
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floating with the ocean waves? maybe?
Posted May-3-2012 Byglobalhawk (126.94) 
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"Density."
Posted May-3-2012 ByJohn_Galt (81.84) 
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@gwarr I been thinkin about that. It was in a truck, which we've seen floating in the water as the tsunami came it. I figure as it was swept out to sea, the weight of the truck with the engine up front would pull the nose down. So it floated like a fishing bobber until the bolts holding the box to the frame rusted and broke. The truck sank and the box kept floating with the harley weighing it down in the front and the open end in the air.
It's still pretty incredible that it made it all the wa More..
Posted May-3-2012 Bykajidono (686.26) 
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@kajidono sounds like a trailer commercial, this guy should make a pretty penny off this, not that thats a bad thing at all.
Posted May-3-2012 Bymonkey fcker (267.38) monkey fcker View Channel Send Message
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Good PR for Harley. Nothing wrong with that. They'll restore it by throwing it out and putting the plates on a new on is my best guess.
Posted May-3-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.66) 
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@mlivsey LOL. I was thinking the same exact thing.
Posted May-3-2012 Byitbeeasierifyourdead (166.26) 
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If they're smart, they'll also transfer the VIN code.
VIN = Vehicle Identification Number. The thing on your left dashboard.
Posted May-3-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.66) 
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It wouldn't be that hard for them to strip the bike to the frame, powder coat it, rebuild the motor, and they have all the parts, obviously. Trying to do a switch could come back to haunt them. Have faith that they have the ability to rebuild the actual bike.
Posted May-3-2012 Bydirtbiker201 (1457.58) 
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Oh come on, I've dealt with Toyota for the last year. Doing the right thing and doing the fiscally right thing are two different stories. Who the hell wants to own a junker that's been at sea for a year?
Posted May-3-2012 Bymlivsey (1103.66) 
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If I replace the head of the ax and the handle... it aint the same ax dammit. What the hell are you going to restore? it bobbed on the ocean for a year, it is scrap metal.
Posted May-3-2012 Bysaul693 (526.74) 
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@saul693 What the hell are you going to restore? 1000's of motorcycle shops would disagree. I've seen a lot worse get restored.
Posted May-3-2012 ByGatewayMetalHead (131.30) 
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@saul693 the corrision wont be so bad they cant fix it, you can fill in holes. it was coated after all.
Posted May-3-2012 Bymonkey fcker (267.38) monkey fcker View Channel Send Message
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@GatewayMetalHead You can't fix pitting, once the holes are there, they're there for good even if you chrome it again, I would not trust my life on that bike, the frame could have hairline fractures the shop guys can't see, the welds are shot for sure, melt it down and make park benches with it.
Posted May-3-2012 Bysaul693 (526.74) 
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