I bought this bike in 1995 and owned it for 5 yrs before I moved overseas. It was a fun time with this bike. It offers great acceleration in all gears and the rate at which you speed is an addiction. It was more than just a mode of transport for me. It defined my personality atleast then. It’s all about acceleration and acceleration. Everything else about this bike sucks. It’s high on maintenance, engine wear was rather fast, could not take too many beatings, electricals were poor, and so on and so forth, but when you had spent the money on gas and frequent maintenance and the bike was fir, then it was like a hurricane. Seriously it was fast and handling was superb at all speeds and so was the sound. It’s unfortunate that the governments give a damn about pollution and stuff and the manufacture of 2-stroke has declined. There are no matches to shogun, rx, and RD’s even with bigger 4 stroke bikes that yamaha and honda make. I rode the ninja 500 and it felt like riding an ant compared to shogun.
I guess used ones are still available in the market but I would suggest it to someone who’s looking to spend money and want power and power.