Not sure of this but it's been talked that early ABS wheels will work you just have to change the ABS ring. Thoughts anyone?
Here's the deal. Starting in the 2004 US models all the wheels have a machined shoulder on the left side of the front wheel and the right side of the rear wheel. The toothed ABS ring was pressed onto that shoulder from 2004 & 2005 on the ABS models, and in 2006 & 2007 for all models when ABS became standard. But even the non-ABS 2004 & 2005 models wheels have that machined shoulder.
Beginning in 2008 thru present the ABS ring changed to a flat magnetic ring that is retained by three screws.
All wheels (front and rear) from 2008 thru present still have the machined shoulder, but also have three raised bosses on the hub with threaded holes for those screws retaining the ABS ring.
So, all wheels (front and rear) from 2004 US thru present are backward compatible to the 2004 thru 2007 scooters because they all have the machined shoulder to retain the pressed on toothed ABS ring.
But the early 2004 thru 2007 wheels (front and rear) are not forward compatible to the 2008 thru present scooters because they do not have the thread hole bosses to retain the flat magnetic ABS rings.
Also different year wheels are different colors.
As a warning, the 2001 thru 2003 wheels, before ABS became available, Do Not have the shoulder machined on the hub castings.
Also 2001 thru 2003 brake rotors are smaller diameter than the 2004 thru present brake rotors when ABS was available.
dan