CBX'S were selling for blowout prices also back in the day and Honda was giving them away to tech and high schools to get rid of them. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/honda-cbx-zmmz09ndzraw
There was only one year/model that was donated to vocational schools. It was the 1981 Magnum Silver Prolink.
The first years were not really selling for blowout prices. Of the around 24,000 1979 models all of them sold pretty close to list price.
The approx. 4,000 1980 models also were not really discounted. A little more than half of them was made in the U.S. - the one in the crate is one of them. No U.S. made models were officially exported outside North America
When they were changed to "Sport Tourers" in 1981 sales tanked. Mainly because of competition in the own house. The price was too high compared to the 900F, which was as fast and more sporty. The Goldwing by that time had a full fairing and had taken the place of the tourer. The CBX was an oddball. Less than 4,000 81s were made from January 81 through April 81 and Honda cleared the existing inventory by donating the bikes and received a tax credit. Stipulation was that the bikes would not be used on public roads.
1982 production in Pearl Altair White began in May of 1981 and lasted through October 1981 with less than 3,000 produced. Some 1982s still remained unsold and were picked up by customers at reduced prices as late as 1985.
If the crated bike is in decent shape - looking at the condition of the crate, that may be doubtful, it is realistically worth 30-35K. There are many fans of the CBX, not necessarily just collectors, who own more than one and who have pockets deep enough to buy it.
