visual identification
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Tourer
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visual identification
Me and a bud were stand there looking at some unknown parties scooter, and discussing the look of it. It was a sportster, which was obvious. During the course of this conversation, bud says, yeah, but this is just an 883. I asked him how he could tell and he says he can tell by looking at it.
My question to the board is, can you just look at the outside of a sportster mill and be able to discern an 883 from a 1200?
My question to the board is, can you just look at the outside of a sportster mill and be able to discern an 883 from a 1200?
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Howzit
If the Bike has been modded and has no identifing givaways,
I pretty much doubt it....If i recall i even saw a post a while back of someone who bought a 883 and it had been converted to a 1200 and he's question was how would he be able to tell.
I pretty much doubt it....If i recall i even saw a post a while back of someone who bought a 883 and it had been converted to a 1200 and he's question was how would he be able to tell.
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sometimes it can be very obvious, sometimes it can be darn near impossible. I can see a stock 1200 vs a stock 883 having some obvious differences if you know your sh*t. If you are talking about a 883-1200 conversion, only if they changed the heads. and that is only to the experienced eye.
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You can't tell. If you have a well trained ear, you can sometimes tell from the exhaust sound.
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I know when I bought mine new in 1992 an 883 came with just a speedo and 1200's came with speedo and tach.
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sometimes it can be very obvious, sometimes it can be darn near impossible. I can see a stock 1200 vs a stock 883 having some obvious differences if you know your sh*t. If you are talking about a 883-1200 conversion, only if they changed the heads. and that is only to the experienced eye.