The incident occurred around 12:35am on Hardborough Road, Eastfield on Thursday (March 20th).
North Yorkshire police said three men believed to have removed the bike from the yard and “after being disturbed they drove it away before dropping the bike a little further away from the facility.”
The force urges anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
“We are also asking the Eastfield community to be aware of the incident and report suspicious behavior to police,” the spokesman said.
Anyone with information can email mark.mcnulty@northyorkshire.police.uk or phone 101 to ask for your PC 882 McNulty.
Crimestoppers may contact you anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on its website.
Please quote the reference number 12250049163 when passing info.