Gordon sent a message to Matthew S. Levatich – President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. – Email Address that said:
my name is Gordon Smith and im sending this message to inform your company about a motorcycle frame i built and put a used HD evo motor and tranny into i was in a wreck and the drive train had been reported stolen i have all receipts for the bike and i used a frame jig and built the frame it was impounded and no vin numbers could be obtained it was turned over to gieko ins and they are having my frame re-vinned with the vin num from the stolen bike i hope to hear a reponse from you on this matter since my frame will soon have your vin num on it i have all paper work and receipts but i hope that Harley Davidson can stop this from happening if not there will be a home made bike out there with a harley vin number on it running around and if something were to be wrong with my machining or welding it may fall back on HD. thank you for your time