Thanks, i feel like you i would pay a high price to get the bike back even if it's just the frame and engine,i will be fifty in june it will make a special project i was motorcycle courier in central London in the 80's the bike never let me down,i have tried one of these on web site companies that carryout a search and the result was it's not been scrapped or written off but i don't know how reliable there information is,now it's on my mind i am going to do a bit more searching good luck with you search