i´m from argentina and my brother is a mecanic in utah(global ryder motocycles)anyway he convinced me to by one so i did,i bought a 2001 almost new wich i paid 2500 us i had to add some staff but i kept it original just changed the front sproket(15)made it street legal and put some gear on and rode it from utah to buenos aires solo i didn´t even have to change the carb for high altitud...the bike is still running great....i wold like to have another bike but i´m not selling my mighty 650