I Found My Stolen Raptor 700 One Year After It Was Stolen!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 104

  • @punishersoriano2895
    @punishersoriano2895 Месяц назад +2

    Hell of a story brotha
    Glad you and your partner got the bike back and made it out safe.
    I couldnt imagine rollin up on those guys. Id be pissed.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      After not seeing this bike for a year I was ready for anything. We don't go riding out in the woods without some protection anyway. Not that I wanted it to get to that level.

    • @punishersoriano2895
      @punishersoriano2895 Месяц назад

      @@garagemcmatt
      Better to have it and not need it
      Then to need it and not have it haha
      I feel it.. 👍

  • @SuperMakDaddyMakar
    @SuperMakDaddyMakar Месяц назад +3

    You are the sole reason I ended up getting a shipping container myself from watching you videos. It’s nice to have a “vault” to keep your prized possessions. Thank you for that and I’m glad you got your quad back. It’s a nightmare I have dreamt many of times. Fortunately I’ve been lucky with not having anything stolen but I’m always vigilant and take every necessary precaution (locks, security cameras, firearms, etc)

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      That's cool bro, yeah you gotta always be ready

  • @JoePhounders
    @JoePhounders Месяц назад +5

    I've been waiting for this video to drop! Was working on my LT250R bottom end when you went live. I was completely shocked! People suck these days bro. Good on ya for getting her back! Definitely wasn't outrunning you on your hopped up 250R! 😂

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +3

      They definitely were not getting away especially how this thing rides now bro

  • @nathansmith6797
    @nathansmith6797 Месяц назад +1

    That’s amazing that you found it. I know what it’s like to have a bike stolen. 😢. My son’s 90 Polaris was stolen out of my front yard. Ppl are just ignorant. No excuses for those types of people.

  • @brandonbellacima66
    @brandonbellacima66 Месяц назад +1

    I had a 2001 honda rancher when i was 15 I won the quad on a ticket from my local sportmans's club and the quad got stolen from my parents house. Got a new quad so 8 months or so go buy neve thought i would see the rancher again until one day me and my friends were riding and we went into a spot that we never go into and we see a quad hidden under some branches and stuff and it was my freaking quad. It had mice living in it it was hot wired the screen was busted seat was ruined tires were shot but we towed it back to my house and got it running a couple hours later. So glad you ended up getting your quad back it's crazy how stuff just works out in the end Matt.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      My brother and me found 2 quads stashed out in the woods when we were kids. I never forgot, they were just blasters but still. That's cool u got it back tho

  • @ericvallejo9916
    @ericvallejo9916 Месяц назад +1

    Dang man I feel bad for peoples hard work that gets stolen, I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if they stole my raptor700, some people just have no remorse. Glad you got it back

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Unfortunately it happens a lot by my area

  • @johnspear5163
    @johnspear5163 Месяц назад +1

    Glad you got it back bring. I guess you just got lucky when it went by where yall were at ❤️

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I'm still having a hard time thinking.....what are the odds

  • @TylerCrooks-v4v
    @TylerCrooks-v4v Месяц назад +2

    2023 700 raptor, Havent got it back yet. Then a week later my wifes brothers truck got stolen. All from Ohio

  • @bhoges5145
    @bhoges5145 Месяц назад +5

    Can't believe you got it back. I was at your house a week before buying that Blaster motor. Glad you got her back.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I still can't believe it either bro.

  • @JacksonOffroad25
    @JacksonOffroad25 Месяц назад +1

    So awesome you got it back even with the issues!
    I had a yfz stolen from me about 8 years ago and was able to track it down within about 24 hours and police recovered it. Went to court and kid who stole it had to buy the quad for $1000 more than what it was worth since he wanted it so bad or spend time in jail with felony theft charges lol

  • @paulbudford
    @paulbudford Месяц назад +2

    Glad you got it back mate. I know its not a great ending. But I'm sure you can fix it up in no time.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      Thanks, definitely going to fix it. I have everything ordered rite now. Next week will be like Christmas every time the mail comes.

  • @Clarkey123
    @Clarkey123 Месяц назад +2

    Happy you got it back!! I see lots of ppl in my area Newfoundland Canada get bikes stolen from sheds and they are never seen again 90% of the time

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      It makes for a good story atleast. And yeah bikes are usually never seen again. Had they of spent $100 on new graphics I wouldn't have chased them down

    • @Clarkey123
      @Clarkey123 Месяц назад

      @@garagemcmatt glad thief’s are dumb as dog shit

    • @867diesel
      @867diesel Месяц назад +1

      are they locking the sheds ?

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      @867diesel you mean me? Yes it takes me 5 mins just to unlock my container with keys

    • @867diesel
      @867diesel Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt asking the commenter . but i guess it goes for you as well lol

  • @CourtJ_ml9to
    @CourtJ_ml9to Месяц назад +2

    I got my 👍 b-4 u ended it!!

  • @jessenye1330
    @jessenye1330 Месяц назад +2

    Glad you got it back regardless of the shape it’s more on the principle side. Now just got them charged and locked up! Sucks all together though . Had a friends 89 cr250 stolen from my house years ago. Made it worse knowing it wasn’t my bike that got stolen. Never found it or thief. My friend just got done doing a oem restoration on it maybe 4 months before it was stolen. I talked him into going to southern Ohio riding that weekend it happened. Due to him restoring it he didn’t want to tear it up understandable imo so I let him ride my wife’s 06 yfz450 for the weekend. I felt horrible and still do! Only thing stolen from me. So now I keep everything in my house lol! 4 dirty bikes and 3 quads. (Crf50, crf150r, rmz250, kx250f, blaster, trx450r and a kfx450) my wife hates me!!

    • @867diesel
      @867diesel Месяц назад +1

      best place to keep em is in the living room 🤣🤣

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      Any disassembled bikes I keep in my downstairs. All the future builds that are already powder coated or parts still in the box. Idk bro I think I let it get too out of hand. I had like 30 quads here when that was stolen.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Would if I could

  • @rjkent5
    @rjkent5 Месяц назад +5

    I know your bummed about the shape it's in, but you will get her fixed back up in no time. I hate to see this happen to hard working good peeps. I had a 400ex stolen years ago never to be seen again, had to replace it with insurance money. I hate thieves with a passion ever since. Hope one day you can show the scumbags how you feel about coming onto your property and taking your shit..

  • @nikolasretruns
    @nikolasretruns Месяц назад +1

    Its cool you got it back regardless its some money in your pockets ive to had a 450er and a cr200 stolen both were never found i hope you find them to give the a piece of your mind

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I'm glad it's back. I guess it makes for some videos repairing it

  • @Daddy-o-v2y
    @Daddy-o-v2y Месяц назад +3

    I had a 04 400ex stolen from me. I still am not over it to this day!!!!!!! I worked hard to buy that machine just for someone to take it. I just paid it off so I didn't have insurance. So I ended up with nothing!!!!!

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      That sucks bro, Definitely worse to still need to make the payments

  • @ononewheel7
    @ononewheel7 Месяц назад +1

    Dude that is so awesome i did catch the live vid and was wondering what was going on. Can’t believe the guy just let you take it. People suck they will take your whole trailer they don’t care a few incidents have happened this year in multiple race series across the us it’s sad man.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Yeah it is sad, people don't realize you can just do this thing called work for this stuff called money. Then you can spend that money on things, and maybe learn some appreciation.

  • @blayneerwin9276
    @blayneerwin9276 Месяц назад +1

    Hell ya glad you got it back man

  • @mariomessinese5287
    @mariomessinese5287 Месяц назад +1

    Damn you got lucky! Freaking awesome!

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      So lucky bro I still can't believe it rode past me

  • @MichiganQuadTrailsTales
    @MichiganQuadTrailsTales Месяц назад +1

    Kinda Glad that you got it back.
    Sucks to have to work on it right now, give it some time for things to settle down, then fix it.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      I ordered all the stuff to fix it. Hopefully a subscriber wins it when we hit the channel goals one day

    • @MichiganQuadTrailsTales
      @MichiganQuadTrailsTales Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt Nice!
      I know Kinda how you Feel about You Personal Property Being Violated, My House had been Broken into a few times, and it just makes you sick to even be there after someone has been in there against your will.
      Take Care.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      @@MichiganQuadTrailsTales absolutely bro

  • @Scott00
    @Scott00 Месяц назад +1

    When I was a kid (in Maryland), maybe 12 years old (like 1998), I went on a 10 day trip to Florida and during the trip someone stole 2 dirtbikes and a BMX from me, never to be seen again.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      @@Scott00 sounds like someone who knew you went away that took those

  • @CourtJ_ml9to
    @CourtJ_ml9to Месяц назад +2

    When we gunna get a video bruh? Hope all is WELL💨🏁 what u talking bout geolocation on RUclips??

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      Been working like crazy, I'm waiting on one more part to come in for the raptor then I can finish the next video. Look up geolocating on RUclips, people can pin point where you are from certain things. I've seen people do it for fun it's crazy

    • @CourtJ_ml9to
      @CourtJ_ml9to Месяц назад

      @@garagemcmatt that is SCARY and ESPECIALLY in the POWERSPORTS WORLD!!! In the GUN WORLD IM SURE THEY HAVE NO WORRIES on GEOLOCATION!!!

    • @CourtJ_ml9to
      @CourtJ_ml9to Месяц назад

      @@garagemcmatt question: can it be done frm a picture on Craigslist or MP

  • @ChrisFlims405
    @ChrisFlims405 Месяц назад +1

    Man that sucks I just had my 07 cbr1000rr stolen from me all But my stuff was stolen in Oklahoma purple carbon fiber fairing, flashed n tuned sucks man I most definitely feel your pain but glad you got your quad back 😎

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      @ChrisFlims405 I'd start by going to anywhere they have illegal races by you. Never know it might just ride past you. I joined all the raptor forums and kept my eye for for parts from my bike on marketplace too

    • @ChrisFlims405
      @ChrisFlims405 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt yes sir I just been looking on market places and all other platforms like that just waiting to see one of my parts to show up 😆 I’ll eventually catch him slipping somewhere but got buddies all over Oklahoma and they also said they will be keeping a eye out

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      @ChrisFlims405 good luck stay persistent

  • @CRC_Coincraft
    @CRC_Coincraft Месяц назад +2

    Dad's 96 300 ex was almost stolen shortly after her bought it new. The truck was parked close enough to the garage door so the thief couldn't get it out. Dad chained it to the foundation of the garage after that.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      Gotta keep stuff locked up tight

  • @nathansmith6797
    @nathansmith6797 Месяц назад +1

    Stollen quad from WV. Polaris sportsman 90. Taken rite from my front yard over night when I was at work and my wife and son sitting at home. Have not seen it sadly. And my son is super upset. I did get another quad for him just for the time being. Plans for next year to get him a brand new dirt bike.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I just picked up a dirt bike for the channel. Not ready to show it yet. Thieves suck for sure

  • @matthewedwards6108
    @matthewedwards6108 Месяц назад +1

    Man i just asked not long ago ... this is awsome

  • @shanewilliams8768
    @shanewilliams8768 Месяц назад +1

    Fuck yea man, glad you finally got it. I always enjoyed building them from the ground up anyway.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Yeah she is definitely gunna get torn the hell down

  • @johnbruzzi4381
    @johnbruzzi4381 Месяц назад +1

    Are the yfz shocks longer than the raptor shocks?

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      The efi yfz model ones are longer.

    • @johnbruzzi4381
      @johnbruzzi4381 Месяц назад

      @@garagemcmatthow much longer

    • @johnbruzzi4381
      @johnbruzzi4381 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt how much longer?

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      @@johnbruzzi4381 a little over 2 inches

  • @daracing2506
    @daracing2506 Месяц назад +1

    I had a quad get stolen your right police don't do anything I even told them where it was at,if it happens again I'll get it myself one way or another

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Only pays for a police report is like I said if it gets impounded one day but even that doesn't mean u get it back, or if u need it for an insurance claim

  • @apex-ql4vo
    @apex-ql4vo Месяц назад +1

    i just give my post code out or in your case zip code and say ring me when your there and ill come out never give house number out but good you got it back

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I've never had a problem in years of dealing with people but it does only take one ass to mess it all up

  • @martinbullock735
    @martinbullock735 Месяц назад +1

    Yes I did I had mine stolen it was a 450 Yamaha YFZ reporter is stolen that was in May July 15th is when I seen the vehicle coming down the road in the street doing wheelies and acting crazy so I followed them just like you did but I was in my pickup truck waited till they stopped pull up my truck in front of my bike jumped out and told him you stole my vehicle he got off the bike I showed him proof that the bike was stolen and I put it back on my truck back axle bent handlebars bent seat torn plastics on the front cracked on the left side fender both headlights are broken it was a happy day but a shity day but it all came to an end this is how they act in North Cadillacy North Carolina that is

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I want to say atleast you get it back......that's what everyone is saying to me. It's just never gunna be the same bike again.

  • @Fr331995
    @Fr331995 Месяц назад +1

    People suck. Hopefully everything is fixable

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      Anything is fixable it just sucks. I did all this stuff, never even got to ride it. Now do it all over again

  • @reggiexp69
    @reggiexp69 Месяц назад +1

    that is a reason when u buy a moto cross bike or a quad always check vins even doh u can't check if its stolen...
    just act like u checked it and know. cause in france to see if its stolen, you gotta call the cops and even then they dont like to tell you. or have a buddy who has connection to check history
    for road legal quad its easy you can print a report if its reported stolen or anything but without papers its hard...
    but i must admit i didnt check vin on most things i bought... but i resold most of them also.
    you legaly most registeren any bike quad etc at the dvm (i think u call it in usa) but nobody does that...

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I don't buy any bikes without papers and still run the vin. Good point tho if your buying one without papers. Here where I live u can register and insure them but it's still not "legal" to just go ride. I just stay off the street as much as I can

    • @reggiexp69
      @reggiexp69 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt yeah in france/europe you have road legal with licence plate, paper on ur name insurance etc like a car you sign the title over and you put it on ur name. but even then u gotta checlk vin if they are the same sometimes they take paper from a other quad since u cant legaly register any new quad in the system they recycle old papers (i mean u can its lioke 2500€ to register with some special site and dudes it used to be very easy and jsut a couple of hunder bucks but now with all emisions and abs stuff they dont want). but yeah people who lost the title you cant get it back or those who didnt come with from factory cause not road legal are like a hassle cause its buy it and yeah.. you cant check vin for free atleast in france... only if you call the cops and then even they can be anoying by not giving you any info... i did notice nobody checks vin when they buy stuff. i do but its not like i can do much with it... i once bought a warrior 350 that had to much rust and damage only the first 3 digits of vin were visible, you still had the vin on the engine but you cant see shit with that. anyway yeah if you dont have licence plate, insurance, and the bike on ur name you are not legal.. and can get a fine, you dont have licence plate and papers they get impounded (i mean not always but normaly the law says they must) i do ride my banshee around and my sister on other quads on the road to the trails. i got one raod legal quad but either way if im with my sister they are 12 and 15 they are not legal to ride... but lucky not had any problems with cops. cause if am alone on my banshee yeah im gone aint stoping.... it got a fake plate of a random quad not on my name so it looks road legal....

    • @reggiexp69
      @reggiexp69 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt and america seems so nice for some things
      like you can ride on any thing and register it... if it has lights you can register it... if i swap my quad with a different engine its not road legal anymore and i can get in trouble if the cops or assurance finds out.. but other countries u can like UK and poland i think they can swap engines and legaly ride it with a different engine

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      @@reggiexp69 I'd love to ride my quads to work

    • @reggiexp69
      @reggiexp69 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt alot do that i mean alot like a couple, there are more scooter, motobikes and cars then u will see quads. but i know some friends who drove a couple of time to there work 25km on the quad in the summer i dont like to ride it on the road, in the sense its boring. but i can imagine if you have a road legal quad wiht a motorbike swap like cb500 or 750cc engine i can imagine it fun seen some crazy fast builds on ytoutube 170kmh on a quad o, the high way

  • @feracopictures9322
    @feracopictures9322 Месяц назад +1

    Hey Matt watched the first video and this one. I don’t know if I told you before, I had a 1974 or 1975 Yamaha 250 had a magazine that I got it had the serial numbers in the article they matched the bike I got well anyway I had my brand new yz80 and the 250 right next to each other and the 250 was stolen, I thought that was odd as fuck why not steal a brand new one right, it had to be someone who knew me that stole it, who knows maybe one day we be reunited if it’s not been busted up and end end up in a pond or something crazy.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I never thought I'd see this one. I thought for sure it either had different plastics and/or blown up under a tarp somewhere

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      I never thought I'd see this one. I thought for sure it either had different plastics and/or blown up under a tarp somewhere

    • @feracopictures9322
      @feracopictures9322 Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt when I was at your house that one day I’m not sure if I said it maybe I did, I know I deff said it in my head a million times that be freaking crazy that you get it back on the same freaking day it was taken. Not sure if I said that when we all were outside chatting about everything under the sun.

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      @@feracopictures9322 I don't remember

  • @867diesel
    @867diesel Месяц назад +1

    im the same way . i dont care and will stop at NOTHING to find who was involved in taking my stuff . in 07 i had a brute force on a 6inch gorilla axel lift on 28inch outlaws get stollen . last year i figured out the whole story of how it happened . a so called friend was getting paid to rebuild it for me , he was moving and dropped it off at somebodys house who i knew of . but wasnt friends with , he was . well my buddy was the kind who would say stuff they were using was his . he owed some money for drugs to his buddy who sold MY bike to a crack head . last year the dude whos house it went missing from had to buy 4 new tires for some reason and last month at the local car show again .

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      That's crazy bro. People for ya

  • @Kevin_Yagoonie
    @Kevin_Yagoonie Месяц назад +1

    I swear man I hate thieves 🤬

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +2

      Me too. I honestly hope I don't find the guy at the end of the trail

    • @Kevin_Yagoonie
      @Kevin_Yagoonie Месяц назад +1

      @@garagemcmatt I hear that. It's good you got it back though

    • @Kevin_Yagoonie
      @Kevin_Yagoonie Месяц назад

      Is that the raptor 700 that you made a video on installing the Alba a arms? Was all the parts you installed still on it?

  • @kevinmorris5429
    @kevinmorris5429 Месяц назад +1

    Had a yamaha banshee and a 400ex and a ltz400 and a raptor 90 taken raptor 90 was in the dich up the road we want balls to the wall had the ltz400 back the next day because they flat towed all of them and the ltz broke off and they left it about 20 minutes from me and to pay a tow bill to get that out then the next day we had a reward up and some hood rat got a hold of us said I know we're the banshee and 400ex are long story short about 10 of us in lifted trucks are in the hood now and got both back so 48hrs we had all the quads back banshee motor was done and the 400ex the tires were almost off the wheels and oil all over all because to lowes drivers that deliver set of windows to my house they have your address and seen the quad and truned to the hood to steal them and they get a cut when sold off is how that work the cops said crazy but glad you got the raptor back that shit never happens

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      That's the issue around here too. The Amazon drivers are all from the hood and drive all over looking at people's stuff. Not saying all of them do but....

  • @coreygolfer919
    @coreygolfer919 Месяц назад +2

    Glad you got it back brother. I just a started following ya when sabo did some stuff with ya. I’ve always like sabo personally and on RUclips. But I’m a pretty good judge of character and u can tell u work for what u have and never been handed stuff. A lot of these punk lazy hood rats don’t wanna work for what they want. Pew pews can fix that tho lol

    • @garagemcmatt
      @garagemcmatt  Месяц назад +1

      I've always had to work for anything I have. I actually prefer it that way, seems like people just don't care for or enjoy anything that comes easy