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But the best news is that it's an E3! Obviously the seller isn't a numbers man, as it does say 3 and not 2, but to be fair he does say he's selling it for a friend. I thought it was a bit unusual for an E2 to have survived this long.
1997 E3, size 17, looks like a Z2 Light on it, could well be a good bike.