FRAME type approval plate
Body type approval plate #87501-205-040 (87501 207-030 for CB95) was glued on right side bottom of the frame.
By Ministry of transport, II-358 and II-1016 were numbered for CB92 Engine and CB92 frame respectively.
My friend Kozo has twice found 87501-205-610 plate for German export model stuck on left side of the body.
Frame Number information & Location
The method of numbering CB92's adheres to the following protocol.
On '59 and early '60 bikes, the frame number is on the headstock, on later bikes
the frame number is located on the left hand side of the frame just below the toolbox.
1959 - 60 Location 1961 - 64 Location
1959 are prefixed with 59 and follow the convention CB92-59-910000 on
They use six digit numbers starting with 91, so they are 91****
1960 are prefixed with 60 and follow the convention CB92-60-010000 on
They use six digit numbers starting with 01, so they are 01****
After 1960 the year number is dropped and the subsequent years follow the
convention CB92-1100000 on. located on the LHS by side cover. See above
1961 uses seven digit numbers starting with 11, so they are 11*****
1962
Don't ask us why the 1964 system changed , we don't know.
Production numbers as follows.
1959 CB92E 910001 - CB92E 913500 CB92 910001 - 913500
1960 CB92E 010001 - CB92E 013561 CB92 010001 - 013500
1961 CB92E 1100001 - CB92E 1103113 CB92 1100001 - 1103093
1962 CB92E 2100001 - CB92E 2102724 CB92 2100001 - 2102702
1963 CB92E 3100001 - CB92E 3105379 CB92 3100001 - 3105371
1964 CB92E 7000001 - CB92E 7003085 CB92 7000001 - 7003085
Engines are normally within plus 30 of the frame, but we know of one bike getting an engine numbered within 3 of the frame and the very next frame got an engine numbered 44 later. This adds to the theory of Honda parts bin method of assembly