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Specifications DIMENSIONS Overall length 2207 mm / 86,9 in - GL500 2305 mm / 90,7 in - GL500 Interstate Overall width 875 mm / 34,4 in Overall height Those were both big bikes, so for buyers wanting something a little more modest Honda slotted the versatile CX500 V-twin drivetrain in a new frame to create the GL500 Silver Wing. Fitted with the same fairing as the GL1100, hard bags and dual front disc brakes (single disc on the base Wing) it became the GL500 Silver Wing Interstate. 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing Interstate, new Dunlop tires, new battery, new waterproof sound system, new water pump seal, fresh service all around, only 6500 original miles. One of Honda's best bikes: bulletproof transverse V-twin motor, liquid cooled, CDI ignition, shaft drive. Very versatile bike. $2495 OBO. Make Model. Honda GL 500 Silver Wing Interstate. Year. 1981 - 82. Engine. Four-stroke. longitudinal 80 0 V-twin, SOHC 4 valves per cylinder operated by pushrods. Capacity. 496.8 cc / 30.3 cub in. Bore x Stroke.
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At least Honda thinks so, because here is the Silver Wing, aka GL500. The Silver Wing is actually two motorcycles, the standard GL500 and the GL500 Interstate, which is equipped with Honda's Interstate fairing, a pair of detachable saddlebags and a top box that interchanges with a passenger seat. Obviously the Silver Wing is a close relative. The Honda GL 500 Silver Wing is a spin-off from another bike in the Honda lineup — the CX 500, which had been introduced in 1978. The Silver Wing - and its more lavishly equipped partner the. Honda CX500C Custom Honda CX 500 C. The "Custom" variant, introduced in 1979, had a smaller, narrower tank and buckhorn handlebars. The headlight and gauges were similar to the CX500 Deluxe.. In 1981 Honda released the GL500 Silver Wing, which was a mid-sized touring bike based on the CX500 engine. The GL500 engine was similar to the CX500. The bike looks very clean, like it was probably one of the naked GL500 models, not a machine that was stripped of its fairing later. Asking price is $3,148, which seems… optimistic. However, the photos show a 40-year-old survivor (it's an '82 model) in mint condition, so surely that's going to drive the price up.
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The Honda GL 500 Silver Wing is a spin-off from another bike in the Honda lineup — the CX 500, which had been introduced in 1978. The Silver Wing - and its more lavishly equipped partner the Silver Wing Interstate - were introduced in 1981. When a friend bought a new CX-500 in 1978, I was certain the model would die on the vine. The Honda GL500 Silver Wing was a mid-sized touring bike introduced in 1981 as a variant of the CX500 series. The GL500 engine was similar to the CX500 engine, but had the more reliable transistorized ignition system, so that the stator could contain only charging windings, and thus put out more power for operating lights and electronic devices commonly added to touring machines.
For more on the GL500, see: Honda GL500 Silver Wing—Practical Radical. In 1983 the CX and GL 500s were replaced by 650cc versions of each, and the VT500C Shadow and Ascot variants were introduced. Despite being one of the early donor bikes to get the cafe racer treatment in this period of the revival, the CX/GL500 is perhaps a better dual sport bike than it is an A-Road rocket. A torquey yet reliable twin cylinder engine, strong frame and shaft drive, along with overall solid engineering, it has a few things in common with early BMW GS.
1982 Honda GL500 Silver Wing
Honda GL 500 Silverwing Interstate. Liquid cooled, four-stroke. longitudinal 800 V-twin. SOHC 4 valves per cylinder operated by pushrods. Much thought went into the design of Honda's 500-class full-dress tourer. The existing CX500 V-twin engine would obviously be the ideal choice as power plant, but what about the chassis? This build started life as a 1981 Honda Gl500 Silver wing (aka: the poor man's Goldwing ). Not an overly high horsepower base — as stock, it puts out 50hp at 9000 rpm, quoted top speed is just over the ton. On top of all that, when you strip the bike down past the plastic and trim, it can look awkward, even a little unbalanced.
