new guy needs 86/87 swap help

[josh700]

I just picked up two Spree's. One 86, and an 87 and since I am new to these I knew right away that I needed to join this site.
The 86 is the strong runner, but has the older styling of the plastics and lights. So naturally I want to get the 87 plastics onto this bike. After reading some posts it seems like there are a lot more problems that I will run into than I originally thought. So before I aborted the swap, I just wanted to get some opinions. Can it be a quick and easy swap, or am I stuck doing a lot more work than it is worth?
I was hoping to just pull the cables out and swap out the whole handlebar setup just to get the old ones out and pop the newer ones in. But that's when I noticed the wire connections are different between the years. So do I quit or dive in deeper?

[KillinSpree]

Why dont you just swap the 86 motor into the 87?

[Bear45-70]

Why dont you just swap the 86 motor into the 87?

+1

[KillinSpree]

Remove brake cable from side of case, diconnect wires going to starter and electric choke, remove rear shock, take off muffler and back tire for more clearance to get motor and mount out, then take out bolt going threw the motor mount. Vise versa to put 86 motor in.

[josh700]

That was my next thought. Guess I just needed to had it from someone else. Will the whole swingarm assembly swap over?

[Trafficjamz]

That was my next thought. Guess I just needed to had it from someone else. Will the whole swingarm assembly swap over?

Yes, the whole thing should swap with no problems.

[josh700]

Thanks guys!