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Post by hilander on Aug 17, 2012 8:33:09 GMT -6
so he told me he posted his scooter on greigs list a while back and in responce 3 men showed to look at it, he showed it and let them test drive it they liked it said they never seen a 150 that would do 65 mph, right then and there they grabbed him and started beating him bloody home alone with no one to call he laid there bleeding all over,then they took his scooter and started loading it in to a van with all the energy he had left this 66 year old man got to his feet grabbed a the handle to his floor jack and went at them broke ones lower leg and broke anothers arm the third guy knocked mim down again and kicked him in the head again he got back up and went for his gun by now the van was moving out and down his drive way,a passing neighbor spotted what was going and got the vans number and pulled in to help travler1 by now a bloody mess, - but now on the mend unbelieveable hes still here at all ! they found his scooter a week later in a junk yard near pa the motor compleatly blown up but scooter wise still in tact he has it back now, they found the van it was stolen also but havent got the 3 guys as of yet their still out there people so be carful, travler1 guided me through the fixing up of this jcl scooter stayed up all nite whith me he did untill it was running couldnt do any of the work his hands are really hurt badly but he got me there what a nice guy,alls he would say was never give up never say die, i didnt use his real name as you all know him as travler1and sorry he hasnt been on or will be back on the boards for a couple months yet, just thought you all would like to know whats happend to him and why he disappered off the boards, so now you know the rest of the story. thank you travler 1, afreind of mine and to all Hilander over and out
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Post by richardthescooter3 on Aug 17, 2012 9:11:22 GMT -6
Glad to know he is alright, my thoughts and prayers go all to him, hope they get those guys, but he taught them not to mess with a scooter guy
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Post by justbuggin2 on Aug 17, 2012 9:33:09 GMT -6
let form a possie and go hurt down those jerks and give them the justice they are coming to as for Traveler 1 we all hope and pray for a quick recovery if we can do anything for you let us know
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Post by JR on Aug 17, 2012 9:42:45 GMT -6
Incredible story! Incredible in the fact that at 66 he managed to fight them off and survive. Also incredible that they are still alive which might not be so if he had been able to retrieve his gun.
I just hope that somehow these three useless people are caught and put where they need to be and please tell him to heal quickly and best wishes for him and his scooter.
JR
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Post by hilander on Aug 17, 2012 9:45:35 GMT -6
hey thanks every one he told me you all are quit a group to be tied in with seems to think a lot of the people here im going back up to nothern ohio on my jcl scoot next week i live by cinnci he lives in the country about 35 miles east of akron ohio ill stop in to say hi and tell him you all said hi and wish him well thanks again all Hilander over ond out
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Post by alleyoop on Aug 17, 2012 10:56:20 GMT -6
WOW!! No wonder he hasn't been on I was wondering where he had gone to. Sorry to hear and tell him to get well soon. Alleyoop
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Post by scootaway on Aug 17, 2012 12:51:15 GMT -6
Sorry to hear bout his misfortune. I thought hi-jacking of this nature only happens here in SA. Bastards
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Post by wolfhound on Aug 17, 2012 17:28:02 GMT -6
May he heal quickly. The lesson here is do not mess with us old guys!!! The first thing that goes into my pocket each morning is my Kel-Tec 9. I have a legal carry license from my years on the road doing a booth at dog shows. That would have stopped the situation immediately. And if Travler1 could have made it to the van there might have been 3 less bad guys. I have been taught that if you are selling a scoot/motorcycle/car on Craigslist take only phone calls and set up meetings in public places. Even then have someone go with you. Heal quickly and ride on, brother, ride on.
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Post by cruiser on Aug 17, 2012 20:16:01 GMT -6
Good advice from wolfhound. I guess I should carry my pistol also. In any case, I hope he has a complete recovery and is scooting soon.
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Post by tankrider on Sept 4, 2012 15:30:47 GMT -6
'oldputz' and I both have our Idaho CWP and carry wherever we go. Watch out for us older guys in our sixties. Never know what you may be tangling with.
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Post by damin69 on Sept 6, 2012 20:46:01 GMT -6
Wow I am sure glad he is ok. That is terrible.
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