Are you talking about the front or rear fender?Its really only 2012 and 2013 bikes with the fender mounting issue, 2015 and 2016 have the new mounting (stock)
Are you talking about the front or rear fender?Its really only 2012 and 2013 bikes with the fender mounting issue, 2015 and 2016 have the new mounting (stock)
the Front, 2015/16 already casted for the newer style fender mounting.Are you talking about the front or rear fender?
I went and checked the OEM schematics, ya your right. Looks like even the 2014 they went to the newer style fender mounting.the Front, 2015/16 already casted for the newer style fender mounting.
Yeah wasnt sure if 2014 was the transition year, i just new 2015/16.I went and checked the OEM schematics, ya your right. Looks like even the 2014 they went to the newer style fender mounting.
Thanks for the info, this might be helpful down the road when I'm trying to find parts.Yeah wasnt sure if 2014 was the transition year, i just new 2015/16.
I believe 2012 and 13 run 10mm valve shims and 14 also transfered to 8.9 mm shims, but definitely by 2015.
2015 was the change to the Latest speedo configuration, thats on new bikes today.
Technology marches on and gains complexity. And today the complexity is in electronics. You have traction modes, electronically adjusted suspension settings, lean angle sensors, ABS, cornering ABS, etc, all of that requires a bunch of sensors and wires, all of which look intimidating and complex.
Strip all of that away and the fundamentals are pretty much unchanged. That is why OP could refurbish his machine in his garage without much trouble.
Certainly emissions is an aspect, as fuel injection and catalytic converters are the norm now. In a recent search, I found this and found it interesting. The old beast pulls off a win somehow...