1987 Honda Rebel

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Once FROZEN IN TIME, this brand new old stock 1987 Honda Rebel CMX450c sat on the Virginia dealer showroom at Covington Honda, a closed dealership, from 1987 to 2013, when it was sold along with 70 other motorcycles to David Silver Spares of England, along with a treasure trove of NOS Honda parts. The family verified story is that the successful dealer had been in business for many years, built a new show room along I-64 overlooking the freeway where all drivers could see into the showroom, and began moving the dealership's bikes into the new facility. A Honda representative dropped by one day and told the dealer that he was not licensed by Honda to sell their motorcycles at his new location, only the old one. The outraged dealer kicked the Honda rep out of his building, locked the door, and never sold another Honda motorcycle or part again. The bikes were still just sitting on the darkened showroom floor, many of them brand new machines (including this 450 Rebel and a CBX1000), when the owner died in 2002. Everything remained as it sat until David Silver bought the entire contents of the Covington dealership from the family in 2013, and Vintage Motorcycle Rescue bought this machine from David Silver in early 2015. We've since restored it to excellent running and cosmetic condition. The 450 Rebel is rare because it was only produced for two years, during 1986-1987. The bike was not running because it had been left in the showroom with fuel in the tank. The tank was taken off and all the powdery rust and fuel varnish was removed to smooth bare metal, the battery, air filter element, and fuel petcock were replaced, and the carburetors were completely rebuilt using an ultrasonic cleaner. The oil was changed to Redline 20-50 motorcycle oil. It runs perfectly, but not wanting to add any miles to the odometer (the two miles showing were what it left the factory with), no one has ridden the bike since the mechanical restoration work was completed. There is no doubt this is the only brand new, never ridden 1987 Honda 450 CMX450c in the world. It comes with its original tool kit still in the tool box, keys, a new AGM battery installed for starting (along with a new correct still dry OEM NOS white Yuasa battery in the box), the original Owner's Manual (which was still wrapped around the tool kit), dealer setup instruction manual, and we've added a new Honda Service Manual, NOS Dealership Sales Brochure from 1987, and a September 1986 Cycle Magazine seven page road test article. From all of the time spent at Covington Honda, this all original showroom stock bike is really in remarkable condition. The only two minor defects include very slight pitting on top of the chrome battery box cover, and a minor 1/2 inch repaired scratch on the left side of the rear fender. Neither of these is really noticeable to a casual viewer but since they are the only flaws on the entire bike, they are mentioned. Everything has been cleaned and polished. We thought about chrome plating the battery cover, but it would remove the original perfect 450 Rebel sticker (which would have to be duplicated) and the chrome would be better than OEM. Everything on the bike is like new, including the perfect original tires and all warning stickers, and it needs nothing. The popular Rebel 250 is still a current 2015 production model and will cost $5000 out the door. There is really no comparison to this new Glory Red 450 time capsule. We will assist the buyer with arrangements for pick up, transport is the Buyer's responsibility. Buyer must make an immediate deposit of $500 via PayPal, balance of funds to be paid by check or wire transfer within seven days. Sold on a Bill of Sale only since it has never been registered or titled. If you have any questions, please ask them before the auction ends. Vintage Motorcycle Rescue of Folsom, California, is your expert resource for the restoration of any Honda vintage motorcycle, and we've built many 99+ point show winning bikes. This one is the best of the best, because they're only original once.