Appeal to help trace bike enthusiast.POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the owner of some motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. memorabilia mem·o·ra·bil·i·a pl.n. 1. Objects valued for their connection with historical events, culture, or entertainment: posters, publicity photographs, and other movie memorabilia. 2. which was discovered in a park. A tin of unusual motorcycle badges and pins from all over the world was found in Bailey Park, in Bedworth Bedworth (bĕd`wərth), town (1991 pop. 41,991), Warwickshire, central England. Located in a former coal-mining region, it is a residential and industrial town in the district of Nuneaton and Bedworth. Brickmaking is the major economic activity. , on Saturday, December 22. There was also a red photograph album containing pictures of the stages of restoration of a motor-tricycle. Both the tin and the photograph album were handed in to Bedworth police station. Police believe that the items clearly belong to a motorcycle enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. but have so far drawn a blank in their efforts to trace them. A police spokeswoman said: "Despite a thorough search of our reported items missing and also of crime reports, we cannot reconcile these items with their rightful owner." The items are currently at the front desk of Bedworth police station. CAPTION(S): DUMPED dump v. dumped, dump·ing, dumps v.tr. 1. To release or throw down in a large mass. 2. a. : Enquiry officer Tony Court with the motorcycle memorabilia and photographs |
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