Follow up call with the detective, justice moves very slowly. He seems to think the pawn shop buying it from a thief gives them ownership of the bike, not a very reassuring turn out.
Do you mean the cop thinks that if the thief sells to the pawn shop and the pawn shop sells to a person- that the person that bought the bike from the pawn shop has legal title to it?
Not a good cop.
Good luck in recovering your bike- it's a beauty!