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Married Edinburgh tourists have both motorbikes stolen by 'scumbag' thieves

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Vincent
AuthorJacob Farr
Published date18 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The thefts took place on Gracemount Place at around 05:15am on Wednesday June 13 as Christina Bolland, 54, and husband Bill, looked to wrap up their visit to Scotland

A black Moto Guzzi V7III Stone along with its top box, crash bars and rack and a black and orange Kawasaki Versus 1000 with a matching top box and panniers were stolen from the pair.

Thankfully the Guzzi was tracked down and recovered but without the top box yesterday after members of a stolen motorbike group helped to spot the vehicle and a kind hearted individual stopped it from moving.

Unfortunately though, Bill's Kawasaki is still at large and the couple are asking for the public's help in tracing the stolen bike.

The Kawasaki is understood to have 10,000 miles under its belt and has a registration of CF17 MTV.

Commenting on the thefts, Christine said: "We've both been biking for over 40 years. My husband got his first bike when he was 13.

"It's a passion for us, not just a mode of transport.

"These were the newest bikes we've ever purchased, having got to that stage in life when we can sometimes afford a little more.

"We have both worked hard for what we have and have never sunk so low as to steal from others.

"We had a fantastic ride around the NC500 and ended our trip on Monday June 13 with a two night stay with people we know in the area.

"The bikes were locked together on...

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