Gerhard (paso750) and myself have both noticed this over the last few weeks......there were at least two Paso 750 frames used.
We both noticed recently that pictures of two different bikes had spacers used to mount the grab bar on the back. I now have at least one frame of each in my posession....
On my 1987 Paso 750, the grab bar is mounted directly to the frame. The frame also extends far enough to the rear of the storage compartment, that it clears the sides of the compartment...
On my recently acquired 1988 frame, there are spacers used to mount the grab bar, the rear cross-member of the frame goes through the storage compartment, and the storage compartment area has curved cut-outs on either side to make clearance for the frame rail...
Taking a measurement between the gas tank rear mounting bracket and the rear of the frame, I get a 2-3 cm (about 1 inch) difference in frame lengths. The 1988 is definitely shorter. It looks to be that it is only in the rear-most section of the frame, so the passenger footpegs and the slip-on mounting positions are not affected. I haven't taken any other measurements, so I don't know if there are any other differences or not. Gerhard said he has seen a couple of other differences, also.
I just thought this was interesting and that I should share it with others here.
