You thought motorcross bikes were expensive

[LWC82PE]

i once owned an imaculate 1980 XR 80 that i sold for $600 about 10 or 12 yrs ago and i had been tracking it from one new onwner to the next and it was always being passed on for about the same amount. it would of been good to hang onto it and see what it would go for now theres the VMX craze and there are people collecting those mini bikes. mine was all original but had been restored completely so it was like a brand new bike.

[Doc]

You could buy a genuine RN or RH or RC or OW or SR for less but....not everyone owned one of these and not everyone has fond memories..on the other hand the little Z50 were owned by zillions worldwide hence there will naturally be far more interest from a far broader range of potential buyers. One can't use this sale to gauge other vintage bike prices as very few other vintage bikes were as popular as the Z50. Personally I never owned 1 and never wished to..until now   

[BETRIC]

ONE OF MY MATES THAT WORKS FOR A HONDA SHOP AND IS A COLLECTER OF Z50's TOLD ME THAT THE 1986 CHROME Z50RDG's WERE A LIMITED EDITION JAP MODEL MODEL ONLY, THEY ARE COLLECTABLE BUT NOT AT THAT PRICE, HE SAID YOU COULD GO AND BUY A S/H STANDARD 86 Z50 AND BUY A NEW TANK AND GUARDS (STILL AVALIBLE) FROM HONDA AND HAVE THE TANK, FRAME, ETC RE CHROMED AND END UP WITH THE SAME BIKE , I HAD BETTER GO AND BUY UP ALL THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL Z50 THAT HONDA BROUGHT INTO OZ LAST YEAR, THEY MAY BE WORTH HUGE $$ IN 20 YRS FROM NOW.