
LOT 401
1982 Honda 49cc MBX50S-D Registration no. not registered Frame no. AC05 5000001 Engine no. AC50E 5000002
Sold for £2,070 inc. premium
Lot 401
1982 Honda 49cc MBX50S-DRegistration no. not registered Frame no. AC05 5000001 Engine no. AC50E 5000002
The Autumn Stafford Sale: The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|20 October 2019, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1982 Honda 49cc MBX50S-D
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. AC05 5000001
Engine no. AC50E 5000002
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. AC05 5000001
Engine no. AC50E 5000002
Successor to Honda's first 50cc two-stroke sports moped, the MB50, the MBX50 was produced in restricted 'Sixteener Special' form for the UK market, with an air-cooled engine producing 2.5bhp and five speeds in the gearbox, and was the first '50' to incorporate an engine balancer shaft. (Unrestricted models were water-cooled and produced 7.2bhp). The machine offered here (frame number '1', engine number '2') was used to launch this new model in 1982, touring various Honda dealerships throughout the UK. A pre-production example, it differs from the production version that went on sale in February 1983 by having a handlebar fairing similar to that fitted to the MBX80. Never registered, the Honda was purchased by the current vendor, who had owned an MBX50 as a 16-year-old, from a private collection.
Stored for its entire life, it is totally original and has never had any work carried out. The odometer reading is 44 miles. Sold only because the owner is moving house and will have no room for it, this historic little Honda is offered with its original Form V55/1 Licence Application form filled out by Honda UK.
Stored for its entire life, it is totally original and has never had any work carried out. The odometer reading is 44 miles. Sold only because the owner is moving house and will have no room for it, this historic little Honda is offered with its original Form V55/1 Licence Application form filled out by Honda UK.
Footnotes
As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.
Saleroom notices
The engine number is AC05E-5000002.









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