I've got one - paid £970 for a very good condition 97 bike with the 22L tank. For my budget less than £1000 it was the best bike by far - people seem to overlook them. They are basically a BMW for 1/2 the price a better engine (more powerful 5 valve rotax) better electrics I'm told and a part alloy frame.
Mine is rough below 3000rpm - something i'm trying to sort out (same with the older beamers I believe) yours should be smooth - efi helps I think.
Brakes seem nice - quite powerful on the front - twin headlamp even on mine seems years ahead of the beamers and 200mm suspension travel is good for a dual pupose bike and works well on rough roads - I've not taken it off road yet but the one report I have my friend could not keep up off road (in the UK) while he was following one on his CCM 400 enduro bike which should have been much faster and reports the tail was going sideways a lot i.e. the Pegaso pilot was giving it lots of throttle for lots of sideways fun!
Oh yes - upside down forks also seem many years ahead of their time even on my 97 bike though sadly the rear shock only seems average to poor for off road use though (due to reliability) I don't think many bikes of this type (except the single minded off road KTM's which include the 625/640's ) have rear shocks which can truly take a hammering and the Pegaso's cannot be rebuilt (i've heard)
Anyway congrats on your purchase I'm sure you've got a bargain there!
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