Any "real sleuths among you"? Because I'm not so sure about this one.

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 97058

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" wrote:
There is a second thread, entitled "Re: Sirius motorbike/Weasley's 
car" which starts at message 95601, which followed this particular 
line through...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

I followed the thread along the line, and I decided to get off at 
Forbidden Forest Station.

One theory which was glossed over was that, like the Ford Anglia, the 
motorbike had gone feral and taken off once Hagrid no longer had an 
excuse to operate it. (The Anglia turned up later in the book like 
the US Cavalry ex machina to rescue Harry and Ron from the 
acromantulae.)

There were too many cheesy plot devices in OoP, mostly affecting 
transportation. Quidditch I can buy into, because it's a cool sport, 
but has anyone ever seen a pre-Potter illustration of a man riding a 
broomstick? Witches, sidesaddle. I didn't care for the Thestrals, 
either. Not a hole, precisely, but definitely a dropped stitch in the 
plot.

What if the Forbidden Forest is a haven for enchanted vehicles gone 
wild? Neville's broom from PS/SS, the Anglia, the motorbike, a gang 
of razor scooters, some skateboards, a gently used Fox armored 
personnel carrier...

--JDR