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1964 Honda PC50 (1964)
This Honda PC50 is serial number 1, Used for display as a new model at the 1964 Honda Motorcycle Dealer convention in Las Vegas (The first national Honda motorcycle dealer convention). Odometer shows 30 miles, mostly up and down our driveway when first purchased. I worked for American Honda (the U.S. arm of Honda Motor Co.) in the 1970's and bought this in about 1971 from Honda when they were clearing some previous display units from a warehouse. When I bought the PC50 I got a Certificate of Origin, which is how ownership for all motorcycles was transmitted to buyers at that time. Years later I realized I had lost the C of O and went through the process of getting a title issued by the State of Indiana in 2012, but it has never been licensed. Since my purchase, the PC50 has spent almost its entire life displayed in museums (i.e. Auburn Cord Deusenberg Museum in Auburn, IN; and most recently, the NATMUS auto/truck museum, also in Auburn.) In need of space, NATMUS recently decided to no longer display motorcycles, so I now have it in my possession.2016-06-25 04:42:47Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States3028000
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2014 WSBK – Aragon Results
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Massimo Tamburini: 1943 – 2014
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Bimota Misses WSBK Homologation Target
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2014 WSBK Provisional Entry List – 27 Riders and 9 Manufacturers
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