Thought some folks might enjoy this. The video in the article goes through the story a bit and the uncrating of it. There seemed to be some question on the model year which is probably sorted by now.

https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/uncrating-1997-honda-nsr500v/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=faebd2e65f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_13_02_52&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-faebd2e65f-92765881
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