Yes, they are still carbed in 01. 03 they quit with the carbs. Wish I would have found an 03 model, but they all had way more miles and were still asking for a lot more in price.
Are there any huge differences that makes the carb worse than the fuel injection?
All I read was I just need to keep the carbs cleaned, and it's a little harder to start from a cold start.
He had the carbs cleaned last summer, new plugs and all that jazz done and hasn't ridden the bike more than 500 miles this season I would say...