2000 /2002 WERE BEST SRX,s. MOST HP, BETTER SUSPENSION TRAVEL, ALOT OF SMALL THINGS TOO LIGHT,EN THEM UP, ( gears, brake rotor, rare earth mag for new large head lite etc.). 98 WAS FIRST YEAR, THERE WAS A CRANK RECALL. 2002 SEEMS TOO BE MOST DESIREABLE VALUE WISE. PROBLEY SAME REASON 97 VMAX 4 IS !! 3:16 (tony)