Glad if it's helpful. On the other hand, I bought a low-mileage 2005 recently which has terrible compression and some odd fuel/air issues, likely needing a lot of top end work in addition to whatever else turns up.
I think expected mileage and reliability mainly depend on routine maintenance--lots of oil changes, making sure valves stay adjusted, that sort of thing. If you've been keeping at it, it's not a complicated bike and engine stuff tends to go wrong incrementally. Most peripheral stuff--carb, cables, bearings, seals--is easily repaired almost anywhere. I carry fork seals because the Kawasaki parts seem to be better than the aftermarket ones, and clutch cables for the same reason--I had locally-sourced ones break in awkward situations after only several thousand miles. But in an emergency, you can find workable parts, or have them made up for you, throughout the world.
The doohickey is a notable exception--took a month under warranty in North Ontario, of all places. I won't make that mistake again.
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