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8 Responses to “Damn. Someone stole Hollywood "Throw a Kit" Holt’s moped”

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   GenWaylaid Says:
   26. September 2007 at 6:36 am

   Okay, so what do we know about its description? Hollywood “only rides Tomos,” but it may “rhyme with Minarelli.” In all likelihood he “threw a kit on that bitch,” and it has a “(step through / top tank), yeah, cause he needs that.” The saving grace of mopeds is that they’re “always broke but they’re easy to fix,” which means thieves tend to dump them as soon as something goes wrong.

   As someone who has had their scooter stolen, my sympathy goes out to Hollywood Holt. What’s amazing is that auto theft is like some kind of Batsignal for the police. They may spend most of their time drinking coffee and hassling people for running red lights, but when something big like auto theft comes along, they jump on the chance to pound some “real crime.” I had a detective assigned to my case, the scooter was eventually found, and the guy who was caught with it was convicted of possession of stolen property and forced to pay me damages. It was astonishing to see actual justice in action.

   Of course, all this good news might not apply to mopeds. I found some Department of Justice statistics on recovery of stolen property once. Most categories of stuff have really low recovery rates, around 12%. Livestock is around 30%. Cars are over 70%. The lesson: anything readily identifiable and registered has a much better chance of recovery. If your moped is registered as a motorcycle, you’ll most likely get it back. If it’s legally considered a bicycle and not registered at all, you’re probably out of luck.

   The least you can do to improve your chances of recovering your moped is to make it look unique so the police can quickly match it up with your theft report. Just one more reason to throw a kit on that bitch!

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   ScooterScoop Says:
   26. September 2007 at 1:27 pm

   HAHAHA! Great bit of info Genwaylaid! It’s good to know the recovery process works for some and with your tips and helpful descriptions of Holt’s moped, maybe the cops can recover it (and hopefully not give him a hard time for throwin’ a kit on that bitch).

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3. 
   Orin Says:
   26. September 2007 at 8:23 pm

   Are we sure this isn’t a publicity stunt?

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4. 
   bryce Says:
   26. September 2007 at 11:35 pm

   That’s a real shame, but a moped gang called “Murder Club” should surely be able to rectify the problem quickly.

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5. 
   ScooterScoop Says:
   27. September 2007 at 2:10 am

   ROTFL! Very true.

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6. 
   Anonymous Says:
   27. September 2007 at 7:51 pm

   He rides a white Tomos Targa LX with black stripes on the tank. It’s a top tank and pretty fast. I had a similar bike at the Hell’s Satan’s: Fend For Yourself rally earlier this year. I believe there was a music video shot the day after I left.
   Hopefully it’s found and in one piece.

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7. 
   dudel Says:
   30. September 2007 at 9:37 pm

   From the Paris show – cargobike.com – scooter with front storage using the Aprilia SportCity 125 and 250 platforms.

   IMAGE:
   http://cargobike.com/images/
   cargobike_second_car.gif

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8. 
   hollywood Says:
   2. November 2007 at 8:47 pm

   YO THANK U ALL FOR THE LOVE THIS IS HOLLYWOOD HOLT AND YES ONE OF MY GANG MEMBERS FOUND THE DUDE ON MY BIKE AND HAMMER’D HIM IN THE FACE SO MY BIKE IS BACK IT’S A LITTLE FUCKED UP WE ALL KNOW “THERE EASY TO FIX” SO I’M A STAY RIDIN CLEAN AND STEADY ROLLIN ON U TRICKS HAHAHAHA

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