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WORLD RECORD DUCATI STOLEN
ust months after British rider Henry Crew
returned home after becoming the youngest
rider to circumnavigate the globe on a
motorcycle, the very bike he made the journey
on has been stolen. a year, cracked exhaust plate, stickers, scratches,
red fuel cans or black winding roads plates on the
side. It’s pretty unique and sentimental to me. I
appreciate all your help and efforts in recovering
it!”, Crew said.
Crew reported to his followers that his Ducati
Desert Sled that he rode over 55,000 miles
through 35 countries over a period of 381 days
was stolen from his parents’ home in Petersfield,
Hampshire in August. At the time of writing there has been no word on
whether Crew’s unique and battered Desert Sled
has been recovered.
Why anyone would want to steal the distinct
bike is as yet unknown, as it is far from a perfect
example of the capable Ducati Scrambler.
Understandably, most of the bike’s value is
sentimental to Crew, who spent every day of
his year-long journey with the bike as he rode
around the globe raising funds for the Movember
Foundation.
“If you can keep an eye out for a white Ducati
Desert Sled that looks like it’s done 60,000 miles in
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