WHATS THE DIFFERENCE

[scottm]

Between 1981 and 1982 xc 430's

 

[hva-factory]

About 12 months!!!

Not a whole lot technically...

Andy

 

[scottm]

Thanks Andy for your expertezzzeee

 

[Kartwheel68]

Between 1981 and 1982 xc 430's

The '81 cylinder is black and the tank us blue, the '82 cylinder is bare aluminum and the tank is black. Thats about it.

 

[390Dave]

The 82 has double sealed front forks{2 seals in each leg} and a different shaped combustion chamber cylinder head,and don't forget the blue plastic oil filler cap!

 

[scottm]

Thanks 390dave

 

[Bigbill]

Weren't the wr cylinders black and the cr cylinders bare alumimum? I see this on the 83ish 250's?

 

[Kartwheel68]

No, only the '82s were bare aluminum, all sizes in '82, all other years before and after were black unless they were stripped by an owner.

 

[Momudder]

Between 1981 and 1982 xc 430's

The ignition 81 had SEM 82 had Motoplat

 

[scottm]

Thanks gentlemen , that gives me an idea of what Im looking at

 

[PEZBerq]

81 models has a different RH side panel than do the 82. The 81 attachment screw is located near the upper shock mount. The 82 doesn't use a screw there but has one further back up by the muffler.

Also 81 WR's still had the skinny 35 mm forks. The 82 got the 40mm if I am not mistaken. 81 WR had old light unit whereas 82 had the white plastic integrated light number plate unit.

 

[Kartwheel68]

Half way through '81 the WRs got the 40mm forks.