Can you please help

I have been offered 2 ds 650`s one is a baja x which is black and yellow and is only two rides old the guy says it an 04 model,
The other is a stock ds 650 red from a dealer and it is very well priced so how do i tell if it is a 04 or 03 model . I know there are some revisions Shorter swing arm ect but with nothing to compare that doesent help much.

Will the chassis numbers give me any clues??

 

The baja x is 04 for sure. There is a manufacturing identification sticker with a VIN # and the date it came out of the factory.

But if it's not an 03, the headlight assembly will be different from the 04. The 04 is made of plastic and has an outer trim to it, while the 03's have bulkier assemblies and no outer trim.

hard to explain. But if you can look at both one after the other, you will EASILY tell the difference between the headlights.

 

If it has 2 bulbs and is a plastic headlight its an 04, if it has 1 bulb and is a glass headlight its an 03. Pretty easy to tell. Sean

 

Also all the 04 models have a alum swingarm and a plastic trim peice around the headlight. The 04 headlight is plastic instead of glass.

 

04's have braided brake lines, shorter alum swing arm, top a-arm is alum, and headlight has 2 bulbs

 

I've NEVER SEEN A BAJA X THAT IS BLACK AND YELLOW .

 

thanks for the replys
A great help

I am still looking for good dealers (any suggestions) in the US that So i can have one shipped across as the exchange rate makes it a realy good deal . how long a warranty do you get on US bikes.

I will try and post a pic of a black and yelow baja in my photo page but i havent done it before so no promises

 

my bad.!! real bad . i was just thinking of just baja not the X , man .

 

Easy way to tell from the 03 vs 04 is the frame. One is dark gray, almost black and one is Light gray almost silver.

good Luck!

 

Always check the 10th digit in the VIN. It is easy for someone to change cosmetics to appear newer.

Just my 2¢

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