A stolen BMW motorbike has been found dumped and left damaged in Lowestoft. 

The bike was discovered abandoned on its side in the middle of St Peter's Street at 6.55am on Friday.

The motorbike - a BMW S1000RR - is worth upwards of £12,000.

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A spokeswoman for Suffolk Constabulary said: "Police received a report of a damaged motorbike, found by a member of the public abandoned in the middle of the road in St Peter’s Street in Lowestoft.

"At around 8:55am officers established that the bike had been stolen overnight from a neighbouring property."

Enquiries are ongoing.