year interchangeability

[kawa-suki]

well i got a gs500 powered quad that im building. ill be using the main cluster and all the bar controls. what i need to know is what year parts will work with my motor. i dont know what year the motor is, but its carb'd and uses this style CDI

[joshr08]

other then carbs and oil cooler i think they are all the same.  i could be wrong but i dont think there is anything else in the motors that changed

[kawa-suki]

i thought the CDI boxes were different. the newer ones look like they have a OBDII port on them.

[Paulcet]

Yes, CDI is different.  They have throttle position input, and only one signal input.  No ODBII

[kawa-suki]

so can i use any gauge cluster? and what year wiring harness' can i use?

[burnymcstalls]

I respectfully add to this thread without jacking it, but would the clutch basket be the same throughout the years as well?

I believe the wiring harness would have to be an 01+ due to the electronic tac, and tps sensor. Same with the gauge cluster, you need a 2001+ due to the fact that the speedo is no longer mechanical

[kawa-suki]

my engine dosent have a TPS. so i need anything under a 01 and i need a mechanical cluster?

are all the control connections the same? like the kill switch and start button. can i use a 05 bar controls with a 97 wiring harness?

[utgunslinger13]

The plugs are not the same, you will have to hard wire the controls into the older harness.   I have controls from an F model on my 91 and works great.  Just need to track down both wiring diagrams and put the two together.

[jeremy_nash]

pull the cover off the right side case, held on by 3 screws.  how many pickups are there? 1 or 2? if there are 2, the 97 harness will work fine.   if you don't want to splice the pigtails for the controls, I have a set of controls from a 95, I will trade both mine for just your throttle side if your interested.