Honda GL500 Serial Numbers

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Year	Model	Frame serial began	Frame serial ended	Engine serial began	Engine serial ended
1981	GL500 Silverwing	JH2PC0200*BM000022	JH2PC0200*BM007550	PC02E-2000023	PC02E-2013131
1981	GL500I Silverwing (Interstate)	JH2PC021*BM000007	JH2PC021*BM004396	PC02E-2000183	PC02E-2012541
1982	GL500 Silverwing	JH2PC020*CM100001	?	PC02E-2100001	?
1982	GL500I Silverwing (Interstate)	JH2PC021*CM100001	?	PC02E-2100005	?

Japanese Domestic Market GL500s

The Japanese market seems to have had CX500s badged as GL500s prior to 1981, which have CDI ignitions, single spine frame, Comstar wheels and other things that you would expect from a Standard/Shadow/Deluxe rather than a GL500 with TI ignition etc.

Year	Model	Frame serial began	Frame serial ended	Engine serial began	Engine serial ended
1978	GL500 Wing	GL500-1000003	GL500-1002082	GL500E-1000004	GL500E-1002096
1979	GL500 Wing (Z)	GL500-1003001	GL500-1006202	GL500E-1003001	GL500E-1006171
1981	GL500 Custom Wing (B)	GL500-1007008	GL500-?	GL500E-1007009	GL500E-?

Honda GL400 Engine Serial Numbers and Frame Numbers

Year	Model	Frame serial began	Frame serial ended	Engine serial began	Engine serial ended
1978	GL400	GL400-1000032	GL400-1020736	GL400E-1000034	GL400E-1020739
1979	GL400 (Z)	GL400-1006001	GL400-1010871	GL400E-1006001	GL400E-1010870
1980	GL400 Custom (A)	GL400-1012001	GL400-1020686	GL400E-1012001	GL400E-1020625
1981	GL400 (B)	GL400-1023011	GL400-1028408	GL400E-1023010	GL400E-1028410
1981	GL400 Custom (B)	GL400-1023014	GL400-1029108	GL400E-1023015	GL400E-1029110

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