ah ok. 1987 was the first year for the "S" type downtube, thus the first year for the "pennyroll" at the end of the toptube right behind the seatpost. heres a pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/mnewxcv/DSCF3416.jpgin 1988, the frame was exactly the same, no changes. same with 1989.
what do you mean by it changing? here are some more pics:

one is an 1987, one is a 1989. pics from ajkbikes.com