thanks Tim,I bought the m/h from a person in seattle,i live in port angeles on the olympic penninsula.He bought it from a relative who lives in eastern washington whos had it since 92.The guy i bought it from and the previous owner have used it a little.The previous owner in eastern wa. thought the odometer read 30,000 when he bought it but looked closer and said 3,000 so its had 8,000 miles put on it since 92.It has the rear axle conversion that i learned about on this forum,thank goodness,so it has had some recent use and tlc.I noticed its got new tires and a new muffler and tailpipe but even it sat for years i would think the moistier in the muffler would rust it out,not sure about that but it makes sense.anyway i'm giong to check the plugs to see if they are ok and original and take it in for an lube job even though the oil looks clean.I just cant figure out why it sat for 10 years with no record of it being liscenced.oh well,thats going to have to be a secret.Thanks again/Randy