Hello Charlie DelForge, I´m Aaron Khoo from Singapore - I just bought a dr200 2007 model. The retailer did not inform me that it was a 2007 model until I decided to buy the bike after seeing it for a few times at the retail bike shop in singapore. The lesson I learnt is that in future we as bikers must be bold to QUESTION the seller in order to clear any doubts we have - that is called customer rights, after all, we are the buyers. The seller should give you a DR200 manual - a manual is not an option - it should be given to you as the price of the bike INCLUDES the manual - same for a television or a refrigerator. Be bold, start asking the seller for the manual - otherwise how else will you be able to know how to MAINTAIN your bike!