Originally Posted by KonAaron Snake

If the current holder of the bike got it from the pawn shop, you;re most likely done as far as the bike goes. I'm sorry to be so blunt - but he almost definitely does have good title. That ship has probably sailed, and I KNOW it sucks.
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Sidebar, but my area protects them (pawn brokers) like this as well, and it's absolutely disgusting. The pawn shop should be on the hook for buying stolen goods from an individual just like everyone else. Protecting them like this encourages fencing and it's nauseating.