14-05-2025
Edinburgh bar worker finishes late night shift with gutting discovery
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An Edinburgh bar manager was disgusted after discovering heartless thieves had stolen his pride and joy Ducati.
Fabio Bi Silbestro had parked his bright red Ducati Monster 696 on Lansdowne Crescent as he left for work on Saturday May 10.
Locals are believed to have witnessed two males on an electric Sur-ron scope out the bike at 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon before another duo visited the bike at 10pm. But at 00.30am on Sunday May 11, disaster struck when two thieves were understood to have cut the bike loose.
Fabio said the impact has been severe with him now having to depend on unreliable late night public transport to get home after his late shifts. He said the theft will not only cost him his hard earned cash but hours a day commuting.
The Ducati has been modified by Fabio with a sticker visible on the red effect rims showing the Italian flag. The registration of the bike is: WA11 LFS.
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'The impact has been huge,' he said. 'Working until late it can be a struggle getting out to the suburbs via bus when I finish but the bike makes it easy.
'The theft was 100 per cent planned. I talked to residents on Lansdowne and they saw two guys on a Sur-ron style bike looking at the bike at around 1.30pm on Saturday. At 10pm two guys on a moped apparently spent a couple minutes looking at it.
'At 00.30am on Sunday they came back with tools and an angle grinder. Within minutes it was gone.
'I'd finished work about half an hour later so I just missed them. It's disgusting, I feel powerless.
'You cannot have nice things anymore. It may look like a toy to these people but it is vital for me.
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'I worked so hard to buy it and I'm considering a cash reward to get it back. But sadly it could be anywhere.'
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 12.50am on Sunday, 11 May, 2025, we were made aware of the theft of a motorbike from the Lansdowne Crescent area of Edinburgh.
'Enquiries are ongoing.'
