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I don't believe non-North American vehicles necessarily have VINs in accordance with the American Federal regulations that took effect in the 1980 model year, but I have never seen one. Your European number is not only the wrong length, but none of the digits and characters map to an American VIN, so those VIN-finder sites won't help you.
In North America at least, Honda stamped the VIN on the right side of the steering neck. It consists of a a model code, which for the GL1000 is GL1, followed by a dash, then a seven-digit serial number. It didn't have the year or the manufacturer embedded in it, as yours looks like. Is that from the frame, or your paperwork? It looks like an assigned number.
Beginning in 1980, the 17-digit number had the country of origin, manufacturers code, model code (which is no longer easy to understand),year, and some other things I'm too lazy to look up, as well as the sequential unit number, which was still 7 digits.
You "should" be able to tell the year and exact size from the engine serial number. There was never any reason for those to vary, and Honda kept the formats the same forever--their internal model code with an E at the end (for "engine"), followed by a dash and the sequential unit number. These never match the frame numbers, unlike other manufacturers. Some people have stated that they have seen matching numbers on a Honda, but it would be a fluke--Honda just didn't do it that way. The numbers were stamped before the engines and frames were mated up.
In North America at least, Honda stamped the VIN on the right side of the steering neck. It consists of a a model code, which for the GL1000 is GL1, followed by a dash, then a seven-digit serial number. It didn't have the year or the manufacturer embedded in it, as yours looks like. Is that from the frame, or your paperwork? It looks like an assigned number.
Beginning in 1980, the 17-digit number had the country of origin, manufacturers code, model code (which is no longer easy to understand),year, and some other things I'm too lazy to look up, as well as the sequential unit number, which was still 7 digits.
You "should" be able to tell the year and exact size from the engine serial number. There was never any reason for those to vary, and Honda kept the formats the same forever--their internal model code with an E at the end (for "engine"), followed by a dash and the sequential unit number. These never match the frame numbers, unlike other manufacturers. Some people have stated that they have seen matching numbers on a Honda, but it would be a fluke--Honda just didn't do it that way. The numbers were stamped before the engines and frames were mated up.
