This is what mercurial_uk told me
Hi, I bought the bike from a bike-fanatic friend of mine who was moving back to New Zealand around 1999. I rode it from then till about 2004 when it went into storage. I can't make out the model no. I'm afraid, sorry.
I suppose it could be that it's rusty and he doesn't know it, but it seems a fairly genuine auction to me. Fingers crossed anyway!