heh Savage, well I live out in the middle of the mohave desert, literally. I am lucky to have a land line now, so I ordered it over the net from rightwayatv.com for about 3488.00 delivered to my door. I looked at the local japanese models and just didn't like what I was seeing for more than twice the money. It is a shaft drive, water cooled, 4 wheel disc. There are about a dozen diffrent net distributors for this brand. I chose this one due to the good BBB review of this distributor. This guy actually has 3 or 4 net sites. I have had couple tec problems and the dealer has stood good with advice and parts. He shipped me the parts for what I thought was wrong. Problem solved and runs like a top except for the elevation thing. I will buy from him again. So when you pass through the mohave desert and see a trail of dust it will probly be me on my BMW. (Buyang Motor Works)