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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: fake on September 02, 2005, 05:33:02 PM

Title: Clymer or Haynes
Post by: fake on September 02, 2005, 05:33:02 PM

which manual is better?  Clymer only goes to 2003 models for the B12's.
Haynes goes to 2004.

I'm assuming there has been no changes in the B12 since 2003.

Title: Clymer or Haynes
Post by: BlkJello on September 02, 2005, 05:37:34 PM

I have the haynes and it seems great.  The only change i know of besides  paint is in 05 they made the headlights go out when thumbing the starter.   :motorsmile:

Title: Clymer or Haynes
Post by: Ronin on September 03, 2005, 12:59:17 AM

I have a Haynes manual for my cager and my wife's and a Clymers for the B12.  IMO both are good.  Go for which ever is cheaper.

Title: Clymer or Haynes
Post by: Red01 on September 03, 2005, 02:46:51 AM

Quote from: "BlkJello"

I have the haynes and it seems great.  The only change i know of besides  paint is in 05 they made the headlights go out when thumbing the starter.   :motorsmile:

I believe they did that in '04, along with adding 4-way hazard lights that earlier bikes don't have, besides those minor electrical changes, no difference from an '03.

OH! One other difference - '04-'05's have a one-piece midpipe/muffler where earlier ones had mufflers bolted to the midpipe - and California models got cataclysmic converters in '04.

Title: Clymer or Haynes
Post by: BlkJello on September 03, 2005, 03:15:16 AM

Ahhh.. thx for the facts.    :beers:  The stealer told me they were the only changes since 03.    :duh: