Seems like a good deal at a fair price:
1986 NSR250R IMA (https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1986-honda-nsr250r-mc16/)
There is also a '94 mc28 that sells in a couple hours hovering around $12K:
-1994 Honda NSR250R SE (https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1994-honda-nsr250r-se-mc28/)
Warren
Unfortunately both are pretty worthless here since they have TN titles. The MC28 is a sought after bike although that one has some cosmetic issues and is a repaint
$12,840...wow
My interest in NS(R)250R's peaked because of the newly acquired fixer '84 NS250 I'm recommissioning. Check out the rather optimistic price estimate on this NS400R at the Mecum auction:
86 NS400R Mecum (https://www.mecum.com/lots/1102758/1986-honda-ns400r/?aa_id=526547-0)
As a neighbor to SoCal250, I wonder how others have managed titles on gray bikes? Non-use only? I had an RZV500R with a clear California Title and Registration, and never gave it much thought or I'da asked the seller how he pulled it off.
I had a Weber carbureted 308GTS that absolutely would not pass Phoenix emissions, so I just registered the car in Maine, got an Out-Of-State Resident plate, and drove 3+ years on that. Plates were like $60 a year. Maybe something like that would work?