Why didn't Sirius need his motorbike anymore?

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No: HPFGUIDX 157721

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eddie" <harryp at ...> wrote:
>
> Eddie:
> In PoA, Chapter "Marauder's Map", Hagrid says that Sirius Black
> lent/gave Hagrid his motorbike and said he (Sirius) wouldn't need any
> anymore.
> 
> Why?
> 
> Eddie
>
Sue here:

This is an odd scene, because it's inconsistent with the first scene of HPPS, in which Hagrid 
says he's borrowed the motorbike and had better get going because he has to return it. I 
personally think it's just a glitch that was never fixed.

I assume that in the context of PoA, Hagrid assumes he meant he didn't need it because 
he' was going to join Voldemort and Sirius actually  meant he was going after the traitor 
and might never return.

The trouble is, because of the inconsistency I have tended to ignore this bit of PoA.