My buddy has one that needs restoring but everything is there.... So are they worth anything?

 

Whatever the book price is, it'll be worth more restored anyway.

 

Well, the first thing we need is the correct info for the bike. It is not a Sprint. The 1973 Sprint was a 350cc, single cylinder 4 stroke motorcycle. They had two models of 90cc, two stroke, bikes in 1973. The Z90, and the X90 minibike. We would need to know exactly what he has in order to answer the question. Also, it's a good thing everything is there, but is it salvagable? There won't be a lot of replacement parts out there for it.

1973 Z90:



1973 X90:

 

My first Harley when I was 10 looked exactly like that blue Z90. Good days!

 

Yeah, it brought back memories looking for those pics. My first Harley was a 65cc Leggero, then had a 125cc Rapido, a 175SX, and a 250SS. Good times growing up.

 

Ring a' ding ding ding...125cc Rapido. My first over the road Harley! Cleveland, Ohio to Dubois, Pa (185 miles one way,) on weekends to ride up to the family camp site and hang out. Almost 8,000 miles in one year (damn, I was nuts!)

Saw one for sale a while back and forgotten just how small they were. If there is any restored resale value in them, it is certainly less that it would cost you to restore it IMO. So I'd have the same opinion on your '90.'

If I did it, I wouldn't be restoring it for an investment.

 

A few years ago I had an X-90, A Rapido, an SX 125 and a couple of others. At that time, there was a good market for them and the X-90 was growing in popularity. The X-90 was 73 and 74. The predecessor to it was the "Shortster", which looks very similar but is a one year only 72 model. It had a 65cc engine.
All that said, the bottom kind of fell out when money got tight back in 09/10. I would say the value is whatever the best offer is. While NADA and others do try to price them, the values are very regional and really depend on condition and desire. If your friend wants it restored, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone better than:

http://home.comcast.net/~aermacchija...ptour%2035.htm

Ross is a friend and knows more about these bikes than almost anyone else. He's not cheap, but he is a perfectionist.

 

My folks bought me a new AMF Harley Davidson SS125 for an 8th grade graduation present..... Best gift ever! I own it to this day though its been stored indoors for many years. The value to me far exceeds anything anyone could ever offer.

 

I think you have the sound of the Rapido down! I loved the scene in the Evel Knievel movie starring George Hamilton where he's all banged up and they wheel him out to the parking lot and put him on one so he can ride (and eventually crash) around the lot. Sure didn't sound like the real thing though!

 

I had a black Z90..beat the hell out of it! 1st bike, HD!