Stars & Stripes Custom Harley Stolen, Recovered in Iowa

Custom Harley bagger was part of cross-country charity fundraiser against bullying when it was stolen over the weekend.

When you’ve put in tons of money, time, and work into your custom Harley, what’s the worst thing that could happen? It could be damaged by a careless individual, scuffing the brilliant paint scheme you spent days agonizing over. It could also be stolen, then chopped up and sold as parts on the black market (or eBay, if the criminal is that blatant).

That last bit could have happened to custom bike builder Len Edmondson of Edmonton, Alberta. Omaha, Nebraska CBS affiliate KMTV-TV reports his custom Harley was stolen over the weekend across the river in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

The custom Harley, which had $75,000 worth of work put into it over the time Edmondson has owned it, was part of a charity ride with Bikers Against Bullying USA from South Carolina to Sturgis, South Dakota for the 78th anniversary of the famed biker rally.

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Cameron Aubernon

Cameron Aubernon's path to automotive journalism began in the early New '10s. Back then, a friend of hers thought she was an independent fashion blogger.

Aubernon wasn't, so she became one, covering fashion in her own way for the next few years.

From there, she's written for: Louisville.com/Louisville Magazine, Insider Louisville, The Voice-Tribune/The Voice, TOPS Louisville, Jeffersontown Magazine, Dispatches Europe, The Truth About Cars, Automotive News, Yahoo Autos, RideApart, Hagerty, and Street Trucks.

Aubernon also served as the editor-in-chief of a short-lived online society publication in Louisville, Kentucky, interned at the city's NPR affiliate, WFPL-FM, and was the de facto publicist-in-residence for a communal art space near the University of Louisville.

Aubernon is a member of the International Motor Press Association, and the Washington Automotive Press Association.

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