i have a 2002 scrambler 500 ho and my friend is getting a scrambler 500 2004 and is dry weight is 571 and my dry weight is 556 when i got mine what is the difference between them i know the seat is different and they have a gas gauge is that only it

 

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The only thing that is really different is the rear shock (yours is better) and the handle bars and some cosmetic changes thats about it....

 

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I myself have often wondered where they got the extra weight from. Afterall, they changed the aluminum oil tank to a plastic one, as well as other small things. Where did the extra weight come from???

 

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I would speculate most of the weight would come from replacing more of the aluminum components with steel. I know over the years they went from aluminum wheels to steel, aluminum floorboards to steel, and I think the front bumper is now also steel. The swing arm was also beefed up over the years. I'm not sure exactly when all the changes took place, just know that those are some reasons why its weight went from 542 lbs in '98 to 571 lbs in 2004.