Nearly 3 years ago I lent a friend of mine my motorcycle so he can get to and from work. Since he was primarily the one using this bike when it started acting up he chose to take the bike to this shop by a friend (a close friend's) recommendation. The original price quoted for the work was for $3-400 and once the bike went in Billy took his time (although promised it would be done in a week) and also went up in the original quoted price- and my friend agreed to the $900. After paying him the $900 within a week the "$900 work" was crap and it was running worse than ever....I guess in the quest to find "good-honest-hard-working-and can be trusted in honoring his word" or maybe just because he had faith in humanity- my friend decided to allow Billy to persuade him that the motor would have to be rebuilt and that was the cause of my Harley's malfunction. Oh and that it would be an additional $900. Now my friend had paid Billy the first $900 and also $500 of the second go round and "life" happened to my friend who was in the midst of a relocation (that was May-ish 2013 as well as the birth of his first-ever son (April 2013) not to mention his job at the time had only been in existence a month or two into 2013.....in fact a roommate of his helped him pay that initial $500 (which the only paper trail of course in existence is the fact the roommate's employer cut a check for the $500 made out to the roommates name but in memo-loan for bike) and also a written promissory agreement between the two friends that the $500 will be paid back. It is to my understanding that my friend told Billy he was moving and that he had just had a son and that he will pay him the rest as soon as possible.....well 2 months went by before he contacted Billy and when he did- Billy apparently told him that he would need to pay $2000 in storage fees before he can get the bike. Now-being the under dog and one who financially cant afford a lawyer my friend finally told me what happened and after crying about it and mustering the courage to contact this man--I left him a couple of messages and Billy finally called me on a morning of which I had laryngitis.....and completely thrown off guard by the call -- my voice was raspy and I recall stuttering (a bad trait of mine of which I get when nervous, caught off guard or simply just scare or intimidated by the person i am speaking with). I explained to Billy that the motorcycle was actually titled to me and that it had been given to me by someone very dear to me of which I had planned on passing down to my son and that I would pay him the $450 balance owed by my friend. And all Billy could say was obnoxious, mean accusations that my friend was of bad character and that I sounded like I was drunk. NOW I WILL SAY THAT EVERY STORY HAS A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW BUTTTTTT i can back up everything that I have stated so far and to this very day July 2015 I have yet to get my Harley back. I have spoken to a few different random police officers of the situation and they all state that it would be his word against mine and that if given a lucky chance the officer that may be called to this dispute maybe having a gopod day and tell Billy to give back the motorcycle but the chances have diminished the more time passes......and the nightmares I have gone through --- nightmares of failure - of being "had" or tricked- nightmares of feeling completely helpless and that there's no one that could help me.....the search for forgiveness and having some sort of peace in my heart after this was done to me. I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO OFFER THE TITLE (IF ITS STILL GOOD FOR SOMETHING) TO THE HARLEY DAVIDSON THAT BILLY TOOK FROM ME IF YOU CAN LEGALLY FIND THE LOOPHOLE IN GETTING THIS BIKE FROM THIS VERY MEAN, OBNOXIOUS MAN. Yes- thats the only way I can assure that I can put this behind me.....knowing that at least someone else deserving can have some use or get joy from my Harley Davidson. read more