I still have my old Dakar Sport from '88 or '89. Bought it new for about $850 or so. It is all completely original except the tires and the seat which I still have the original also. I loved the colors as soon as I saw it and traded a new Explorer XR in for this. This thing is still beautiful and still rides great and shifts good with all the original components and wheels. All I've ever done to it is keep it clean and lubed. I don't ride it often these days as I have a newer 2011 Dragon 29 Race but I do ride it occasionally. I had thought it was a 1988 model but it may have been an 89. I used to ride single track mountain trails but I was much younger then.