Bike runs well and starts every time. Everything is functional. The bike does have the cosmetic blemishes that you would expect from a 11 year old bike. Oh, and I'm pretty sure it's a 1998. That's what I was told when I bought it. I don't know how to tell from the VIN, none of the online lookups can read a Gas Gas VIN.
The only real damage to the bike was when the front motot mount downtubes broke. This happened a while ago and has been repaired. The repair works fine and has been tested.