Planet Minis

casitajake · 03-12-2006, 08:11 PM

Hi folks, This is my very first post on this forum. I found the forum to see what info is out there regarding my Honda zb50.

I've got this bike that I am thinking about selling and here is the scoup on it. I am 34 and I have a sister that is 37 now... anyway back in 1988 my sister bought the Honda zb50 brand new and I bought a used 1989 Yamaha YSR50... I rode the ysr50 for a few months then ended up selling it because I was getting into other stuff spending my money on my car and jet ski. ( I wish I still had that bike it was a blast ). Anyway, my sister kept the Honda but moved out of state shortly after. The bike has been parked in my parents garage since then. I am at my parents house now and the bike has 1,134 miles on the odometer. It is completely stock. It has been sitting for 12 years now ( maybe longer...tags on lic plate are april of 1994 ). I have the clean title. Since the bike has not been registered in over 10 years, there is no fee's from CA DMV, it is just a transfer fee of pink slip $15 ( confirmed this with dmv ) and paying for new registration ( which is whatever the cost is for registering the bike for a year). The tank did have gas in it and me and my dad removed the tank and emptied the old gas. The tank does need to be cleaned and creamed ( we did this to my dads old kawasaki gpz750 gas tank and it is perfect, it also sat for years and years with gas in the tank but now it is fine with the cleaning and creaming ) The tank does have one or two dings but other than that this zb is very clean. It is missing the mirrors and that is my fault. I remember as a kid saying they looked like mickey mouse ears and removed them and I have no idea where they are today. It has been in a garage so it has zero sun damage or anything like that. The seat is perfect the frame is perfect... the only other negitive thing is some of the turn signal plasitc lens covers are cracked. Let me know if anyone is interested. I expect to be offered what it is worth... anyone that wants to low ball need not get back to me. Thanks.

d0n · 03-12-2006, 08:33 PM

1st off... does your sister realize you're trying to sell her beloved ZB?

You can't expect to get top dollar offers on a bike that no one has seen. Post pics.

If the tank has dents & dings the value goes down. If the tank is rusted or sludged inside the carb will be too.

If you want top dollar for it, do the work it needs and then put the bike on ebay. Ebay is your best bet to get what it's really worth. If the bike isn't mint you're gonna get lowball offers. Especially here.

casitajake · 03-12-2006, 10:15 PM

...Okay no problem, just thought I would let you guys have first crack at it... regarding my sisters bike... she now lives across the united states ( Florida ) and again is 37 and could care less about a 50cc bike she bought 18 years ago. If I want to sell the bike, she will have no problem with that at all. I am very aware of what work needs to be done to the bike as we have done the same thing to a 1982 Kawasaki GPz 750 that was in the same condition... that bike was used the first couple of years then parked. It was in storage ( again unfort. with gas in the tank ) so we had to spend many hours cleaning and creaming the tank and the 4 rail carb system on the gpz... the honda zb50 will be a piece of cake compaired to the gpz. I thought this would be a good place to get a good offer but I guess Ebay seems to be the best but I have no idea how to sell something on ebay.. for now I will click off some pics and post it on a site that I am familiar with called craigslist... anyway thanks for the info.

bobbob1015 · 03-12-2006, 10:25 PM

put it up on ebay zb's are so amazingly rare you will have people jumping on it like monkeys on bananas. Good Luck!

tmas · 03-13-2006, 07:11 AM

ZB50 on ebay, what do you think of the grips and seat???

tmas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

Z · 03-13-2006, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmas

ZB50 on ebay, what do you think of the grips and seat???

tmas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

I almost bought that bike 1-2 years ago (can't remember) for $900, but it was in much better condition at the time. Now it's up for sale again...

d0n · 03-13-2006, 08:06 AM

I'm not diggin those grips or seat.

Z · 03-13-2006, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by d0n

I'm not diggin those grips or seat.

The seat does need to go. And according to the guy who did it, he had it partially covered to cover a tear.

racerx351 · 03-13-2006, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d0n

I'm not diggin those grips or seat.

yeah me too!!! grips .. need to be black !!

tmas · 03-13-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by z88R

I almost bought that bike 1-2 years ago (can't remember) for $900, but it was in much better condition at the time. Now it's up for sale again...

wow that was a good deal for $900. have to get a red zb cover for that seat!
tmas

tmas · 03-29-2006, 05:17 AM

another ZB50 on ebay, chceck out the tank!
tmas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

racerx351 · 03-29-2006, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmas

another ZB50 on ebay, chceck out the tank!
tmas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

nice, I will be keeping an eye on it!!

tmas · 03-29-2006, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racerx351

nice, I will be keeping an eye on it!!

hey racerx351
find out about title?
tmas

racerx351 · 03-29-2006, 07:24 AM

title????
tmas, ck your mail too

tmas · 04-12-2006, 05:18 AM

another zb on ebay.
tmas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

d0n · 04-12-2006, 06:33 AM

you guys that own ZB's... do you have an actual title? In NY they consider the ZB a "limited use vehicle" so it doesn't have a title... only a transferrable registration.

1TrikZB · 04-12-2006, 07:02 AM

I have a Vehical Title for 1TrikZB. Tagged and registered for use on the road.

racerx351 · 04-12-2006, 08:13 AM

i have a title for one st90 and working on the second this week!! for NY

tmas · 04-12-2006, 11:49 AM

up here they call it an ownership and i have one for both my ZB's making them street legal fun! have to have the title!
tmas

d0n · 04-12-2006, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racerx351

i have a title for one st90 and working on the second this week!! for NY

nice job! Musta been a pain in the ass tho!?

In NY the ZB doesn't require or come with a title. It's classed as a "special use vehicle". The only way to sell a zb in NY is with a transferrable registration... which is supposed to be the same as a title.

03-12-2006, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
casitajake PM Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	1988 Honda ZB50 for sale Northern California Hi folks, This is my very first post on this forum. I found the forum to see what info is out there regarding my Honda zb50. I've got this bike that I am thinking about selling and here is the scoup on it. I am 34 and I have a sister that is 37 now... anyway back in 1988 my sister bought the Honda zb50 brand new and I bought a used 1989 Yamaha YSR50... I rode the ysr50 for a few months then ended up selling it because I was getting into other stuff spending my money on my car and jet ski. ( I wish I still had that bike it was a blast ). Anyway, my sister kept the Honda but moved out of state shortly after. The bike has been parked in my parents garage since then. I am at my parents house now and the bike has 1,134 miles on the odometer. It is completely stock. It has been sitting for 12 years now ( maybe longer...tags on lic plate are april of 1994 ). I have the clean title. Since the bike has not been registered in over 10 years, there is no fee's from CA DMV, it is just a transfer fee of pink slip $15 ( confirmed this with dmv ) and paying for new registration ( which is whatever the cost is for registering the bike for a year). The tank did have gas in it and me and my dad removed the tank and emptied the old gas. The tank does need to be cleaned and creamed ( we did this to my dads old kawasaki gpz750 gas tank and it is perfect, it also sat for years and years with gas in the tank but now it is fine with the cleaning and creaming ) The tank does have one or two dings but other than that this zb is very clean. It is missing the mirrors and that is my fault. I remember as a kid saying they looked like mickey mouse ears and removed them and I have no idea where they are today. It has been in a garage so it has zero sun damage or anything like that. The seat is perfect the frame is perfect... the only other negitive thing is some of the turn signal plasitc lens covers are cracked. Let me know if anyone is interested. I expect to be offered what it is worth... anyone that wants to low ball need not get back to me. Thanks.

03-12-2006, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	1st off... does your sister realize you're trying to sell her beloved ZB? You can't expect to get top dollar offers on a bike that no one has seen. Post pics. If the tank has dents & dings the value goes down. If the tank is rusted or sludged inside the carb will be too. If you want top dollar for it, do the work it needs and then put the bike on ebay. Ebay is your best bet to get what it's really worth. If the bike isn't mint you're gonna get lowball offers. Especially here. Last edited by d0n; 03-12-2006 at 08:41 PM.

03-13-2006, 07:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
tmas ZB50 Jedi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,108	ZB50 on ebay, what do you think of the grips and seat??? tmas http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem Attached Thumbnails

03-12-2006, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
casitajake PM Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	...Okay no problem, just thought I would let you guys have first crack at it... regarding my sisters bike... she now lives across the united states ( Florida ) and again is 37 and could care less about a 50cc bike she bought 18 years ago. If I want to sell the bike, she will have no problem with that at all. I am very aware of what work needs to be done to the bike as we have done the same thing to a 1982 Kawasaki GPz 750 that was in the same condition... that bike was used the first couple of years then parked. It was in storage ( again unfort. with gas in the tank ) so we had to spend many hours cleaning and creaming the tank and the 4 rail carb system on the gpz... the honda zb50 will be a piece of cake compaired to the gpz. I thought this would be a good place to get a good offer but I guess Ebay seems to be the best but I have no idea how to sell something on ebay.. for now I will click off some pics and post it on a site that I am familiar with called craigslist... anyway thanks for the info.

03-12-2006, 10:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
bobbob1015 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Malone N.Y. Posts: 1,504 My Mood:	put it up on ebay zb's are so amazingly rare you will have people jumping on it like monkeys on bananas. Good Luck!

03-13-2006, 08:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	I'm not diggin those grips or seat.

03-29-2006, 05:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
tmas ZB50 Jedi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,108	another ZB50 on ebay, chceck out the tank! tmas http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

03-29-2006, 07:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
racerx351 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,774	title???? tmas, ck your mail too

04-12-2006, 05:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
tmas ZB50 Jedi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,108	another zb on ebay. tmas http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...QQcmdZViewItem

04-12-2006, 06:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
d0n 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Troy NY Posts: 2,172	you guys that own ZB's... do you have an actual title? In NY they consider the ZB a "limited use vehicle" so it doesn't have a title... only a transferrable registration.

04-12-2006, 07:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
1TrikZB 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: JackSonville, Fl Posts: 866	I have a Vehical Title for 1TrikZB. Tagged and registered for use on the road.

04-12-2006, 08:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
racerx351 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,774	i have a title for one st90 and working on the second this week!! for NY

04-12-2006, 11:49 AM	#19 (permalink)
tmas ZB50 Jedi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,108	up here they call it an ownership and i have one for both my ZB's making them street legal fun! have to have the title! tmas

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