2014/2015/2016/2017 changes?

[Hughlysses]

It looks like I may FINALLY be able to buy an EBR in about a month, and there are quite a few new ones still for sale. A warranty is of little value since I'm located ~600 miles from the closest dealer. OTOH, there isn't much of a price difference in a left-over 2014 and a just-built 2017.

I was trying to think of the changes made in the bikes over the production years, and this is what I came up with:

2014- first year for SX and RX
2015- more-durable instrument display; reduced-pull clutch introduced (from factory mid-year; but free dealer retrofit for earlier models)
2016- 2-piece tail section to eliminate cracking; improved instrument display
2017- last year of production; no changes

Does that seem accurate? Any corrections would be appreciated.

[StrangeTrip]

It looks like I may FINALLY be able to buy an EBR in about a month, and there are quite a few new ones still for sale. A warranty is of little value since I'm located ~600 miles from the closest dealer. OTOH, there isn't much of a price difference in a left-over 2014 and a just-built 2017.

I was trying to think of the changes made in the bikes over the production years, and this is what I came up with:

2014- first year for SX and RX
2015- more-durable instrument display; reduced-pull clutch introduced (from factory mid-year; but free dealer retrofit for earlier models)
2016- 2-piece tail section to eliminate cracking; improved instrument display
2017- last year of production; no changes

Does that seem accurate? Any corrections would be appreciated.

I have a 2015 SX, and it came with the two piece tail section.

[rb21]

I have a 2015 SX, and it came with the two piece tail section.

Same here - 2015 sx - #98 - two piece tail.

[qurtrn10]

In regards to the 2 piece tail design, I wonder if that was introduced mid-end 2015. I've seen plenty of 2015s with the original one piece design.

On Cycletrader right now there are 3 red 1190SX bikes with the older 1 piece design.

[Hughlysses]

In regards to the 2 piece tail design, I wonder if that was introduced mid-end 2015. I've seen plenty of 2015s with the original one piece design.

On Cycletrader right now there are 3 red 1190SX bikes with the older 1 piece design.

Good catch. Those EBR's are by far the closest available EBRs to me (~150 miles away). Somebody (Dean Adams?) posted close ups of the 2-piece tail when it was introduced. It looks like a 1-piece tail could be modified fairly easily if you did it before it cracked.

I'm still leaning towards getting a 2016 or 2017 so that the bike incorporates as many updates as possible.

[rb21]

My bike is gray- which I believe was a new color for that year. Maybe these were produced after the redesign- red parts could have been leftover from 14?

My dash had the latest programming as well.

[MakingPAIN]

I have a 2015 sx, it's super early production number 20. It came with the two piece tail.

[qurtrn10]

It seems like (so far) the 2015 two piece tails were on the new colors for that year - midnight black and the grey.

[EBRRider]

For what its worth mine is SX Manufacturer date 02-2015 # 85 , Red with a single piece.

[ManofManyGTs]

I'm looking at a red left over 2015. Any way to tell if it has the reduced effort clutch pull? Can I tell if the dash update has been done? If it has not, can I still send it somewhere to get it done?