Let me say that the 96 is a runner. The boy jumped me on my 11 RGU at a stop sign Sunday. I hammered it and kept looking in my mirror thinking, I'm not pulling away like I think I should. I get to about 70 and he's next to me. By the time we get to 80 he is a full bike length ahead of me. SOB!!! I like it. Vibrates like a bed in a cheap motel but absolutely love it. The '02 is nice, a little smoother but that carb EVO just grabs you.