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Offline fake

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Clymer or Haynes
« 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.
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Offline BlkJello

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« Reply #1 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:
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Offline Ronin

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« Reply #2 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.

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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 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:
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