We have learned that several of the bikes that participated in the Motorcycle Cannonball that finished at the LeMay museum on Sunday have been stolen. A complete race rig was taken from the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington, including a gray 2001 Ford F-250, Texas plates “89LBC7” and a gray 16-foot enclosed trailer with both side and rear doors, Texas plate “4198M”, that housed four classic race bikes.

Taken along with the truck and trailer: 1919 Harley-Davidson Model J Texas plate “BDKX4,” 1926 Harley-Davidson Model JD Mississippi antique plate “9620,” 1928 Harley-Davidson Model JD Texas plate “BFGV2,” and 1931 Harley-Davidson Model VL Texas plate “BFGR3.”

The truck can be identified by the Motorcycle Cannonball decals on the front doors. The trailer has an A/C unit on the roof and also had a Cannonball logo on the rear fold-down door. There is a substantial cash reward for the finder of this equipment. Although taken in Tacoma, the stolen vehicles could be in Canada or anywhere in the Northwest by now.

If you see any of these vehicles, contact the Tacoma police department at 253-798-4721. The case reference is 14-266-0150.

UPDATE (25.September): Thanks to an astute observer who’d seen Facerbook posts about the theft, the trailer with four antique Harley-Davidson motorcycles was recovered in Seattle on Wednesday. The Ford F250 pickup was later recovered in unincorporated King County, Washington.