ok i have not been on here in a few years bought a harley anyway i had an 02 ds650 i put the headlight update on it mrhp baffle je piston my question is this i found an 05 for a good price but what is different with the 05 than the 02? is the wheelbase shorter and an aluminum swingarm? i think i read that somewhere oh yes the 05 is an x package anyone have any pics of an 05 x package i can see in their gallery?

 

the newer bikes are lighter and one inch shorter and have better suspention and front end steering geomitry and a few more things I probably forgot

 

are they narrower too? the motor is still the same correct? and how is it for getting parts now still easy to come by?

 

http://www.ds650.net/factorychanges.htm

 

Welcome back around. Check out the thread concerning the value of these things nowadays. They've come down quite a bit in the past couple of years. The link that OMR posted may be correct in all of it's listings but I believe the difference between the the 03 and older vs. the 04 and newer swingers is that the newer ones are 1.5 inches shorter as well as being lighter. You don't mention whether or not it's the Baja X or the Viper, either way the graphics kinda went down hill, they included them on the seats for both models limiting your options of customizing without having to replace the seat cover also.
But to sum it all up I would say same great ride at a much better price. You know you miss the old sand pig, give one a good appreciative home.