97 883 vs 02 883
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The 2002 has a few differences: sealed wheel bearings, cam/pinion gear HCR teeth, parallel crank pin vs tapered, bullet style turn signals, different tappet anti-rotation pins, different lifters, and then some minor minor cosmetic stuff that doesn't really matter anyway as it differs every year.
Unless you plan some serious engine mods, the differences are negligible. The only thing that would affect day to day riding/maintenance would be the wheel bearings. The old tapered style require cleaning and repacking every 10k-15k miles, while the sealed ones are install and forget.
Unless you plan some serious engine mods, the differences are negligible. The only thing that would affect day to day riding/maintenance would be the wheel bearings. The old tapered style require cleaning and repacking every 10k-15k miles, while the sealed ones are install and forget.
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02-08-2016, 10:30 AM
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The 2002 has a few differences: sealed wheel bearings, cam/pinion gear HCR teeth, parallel crank pin vs tapered, bullet style turn signals, different tappet anti-rotation pins, different lifters, and then some minor minor cosmetic stuff that doesn't really matter anyway as it differs every year.
Unless you plan some serious engine mods, the differences are negligible. The only thing that would affect day to day riding/maintenance would be the wheel bearings. The old tapered style require cleaning and repacking every 10k-15k miles, while the sealed ones are install and forget.
Unless you plan some serious engine mods, the differences are negligible. The only thing that would affect day to day riding/maintenance would be the wheel bearings. The old tapered style require cleaning and repacking every 10k-15k miles, while the sealed ones are install and forget.
good call!
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02-08-2016, 10:52 AM
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02-08-2016, 12:34 PM
The 2004 has the wider rear tire which I regret not going for (I have a 2000) but stay away from the 21 inch front wheel on the 2005's and up, my son had one of those, did not handle and ride near as well, the front suspension is shorter and weaker also.
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02-08-2016, 08:53 PM
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