A teenager bought it new 40 years ago, but when he brought it home, his father was NOT cool with it. He immediately confiscated it, and locked it away in storage. And it’s been hidden away in a shed all these years.
After his father died the unnamed owner, who is now aged in his 50s, was tasked with clearing out his house in Bridgewater, Somerset, and stumbled upon his old but practically unused bike. His neighbor bought it with intent to flip it, so, it’ll be auctioned off at the Haynes International Motor Museum in the U.K. on October 14th. For what it’s worth, the presale estimate is roughly $2,750.
He agreed to sell the time-capsule Honda to neighbour Graham Tozer who has now put it up for sale at auction.
The bike still has its original tax certificate with an expiry date of July 31, 1982. The odometre displays the exact mileage of a mere four tenths of a mile.
Mr Tozer, 64, said: 'I'm a collector of classic bikes and cars, so six months ago my neighbour called me up and said they needed rid of it.
'He was born in the house and spent all of his life there. When he was a youngster he really wanted his own bike but when he brought it home his dad wouldn't let him ride it.
'He'd saved up for such a long time to buy it but his father just said, 'you're not going on that. You can stick it in the shed'.
'Apparently his dad was really strict. He was ex-military and he was the boss of the house.
what a waste. just ride the thing.
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