$5,000 Reward For Custom Oakland Raiders Motorcycle Stolen From Manteca Storage
MANTECA (CBS13) — A custom chopper stolen from storage is putting its owner out thousands of dollars, but the builder says the thief won't get far without getting noticed.
Paul Binford's been putting his own elbow grease into custom bikes for 17 years, so when one of his most expensive creations was stolen this week, he took it personally.
"And we take a lot of pride in what we do, and we're really hurt that somebody would have the you know whats to steal a prize like this," he said.
Someone stole the Harley Davidson that was customized for an Oakland Raiders fan, valued at nearly $100,000.
The theft happened sometime between last weekend and Tuesday when the motorcycle was in a trailer at Binford's storage facility in Manteca.
"Then he had to weasle it out a side door in my trailer. we don't even know how he did it, and then he used a picnic table for a ramp and got it out the gate," he said.
Aside from the recognizable Raiders designs, Binford says his crew put 500 hours of etching into the bike, making it hard for the thief to do anything with it, since it's so recognizable.
"We're gonna sit and wait and watch everybody rat on each other and try to recover the bike," he said.
The future owner, who hasn't even had a chance to ride the bike yet, has put out a $5,000, no-questions-asked reward on the bike.