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Message: [QUOTE="mtk, post: 1077550, member: 54339"] From what I've gathered, it had seriously harsh suspension. But since it was the first alloy chassis, they blamed it on a too-stiff chassis. The fact that the suspension is orders of magnitude more compliant than the frame on ANY bike is a fact conveniently glossed over by the pundits. In other words, a suspension revalve should fix the "frame harshness" problem. No matter, as the reputation stuck. As such, the bikes are worth little compared to the later models. Kind of like the Audi 5000 fiasco; one old person drives one through a wall, through sheer incompetence, and the next thing you know the cars went from being $25,000 used cars to $1500 used cars virtually overnight. Another factor to consider is that plastics and such for the 97-99 are harder to find than the later models. The 00-01 stuff is better, but the 02 & up models have the best support on that front. Graphics kits for everything prior to 02 is tough to find with the 97-99 being the worst. I'd look around a bit more if I were you. The 2007 models are only weeks away and the prime used bike selling season is past. I'm sure you can find lots of bikes at the $1500 price point that aren't ten years old. Because with a dirt bike, newer is definitely better. [/QUOTE]