Ninjaman,, Thats a great deal on that bike for 1500.00!!! i would suggest gettin it unless you have the money to burn to get a better one!!! Weigh the pros and cons,,, How much would it take to put that 97 in comparable condition to the better looking ones that you are looking at!! I bought a 96' fer 1500.00 cause i knew i could take the extra money i had and make it a better bike and there fore a better bang fer the buck!! And we all like to customize are bikes when we get them so,, you better have extra money to play with!!! And michagander, i am to!!! And you answered your own Q. Go see what kind of deal you can get on the 200/220!! and which ever one u can get, i would sugguest you by it. Cause the KDX 200/220 is the best bike for you and your wallet!! Its been provin that you can buy a new KDX and put all the performance parts on it that KTM has and still have plenty of money left!!! Yes there is plenty of things you can do to make either bike act like the other!! Oh and if you buy the bike from a dealer, seems like you could talk them into giving you a HJC helmet and some gloves.. Ive seen alot of that happen at the shop i goto!!