Sad to see that - it's odd to see how carelessly some people treat their expensive possessions (phones, laptops ... $30K bikes). Good to hear someone bought it, though ... the Motus will be an important part of bike history.
I agree that it is sad to see someone treat anything, expensive or not, like trash. Says more about them then the item, and seems so wasteful to me.
Motus as an important part of Moto history...not so sure about that. When the bike was first announced, I followed it closely. Loved the concept, looks and uniqueness.
Was seriously considering one, but for the lack of ABS. The "justification" for that shortcoming always seemed incredibly weak to me, and made me question their longevity b/c of ABS becoming a requirement in Europe and potentially in the US. Agree or not...for me, I want ABS on any new travel motorcycle, especially one costing 30k. Not having it limited their market even further for what was already a niche machine...and completely took Europe off the table for them. Kept waiting to see if that would change, it never did, for what now seems like obvious reasons.
With the benefit of hindsight, I'm glad I didn't move forward. And with the quality issues outlined above, would not even consider one now as a "toy."
As far as Motus being at the mercy of their suppliers, I believe that is true of virtually all manufacturers today. It is a question of initial specifications, negotiated price, inspection and quality control. I have no idea what process was followed that led to so many fundamental failures, but it is certainly reasonable (to me) that consumers would hold the named brand selling the final product responsible. When BMW had their final drive problems, BMW got blamed, not the gear/bearing/seal suppliers. And rightly so, IMO.
Motus simply did not sell enough units nor last long enough nor inspire other designs to be anything more than a somewhat interesting footnote to Moto history. At least IMO, YMMV, of course. Cool bike tho.