Should I buy now or wait?

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Honda CRF 300L
I was/am looking for a 1200GS. Was looking at 2009 and later, and was waiting for that bargain that comes up every now and then, but can now get a 2007 with low kms for about R80k from a BMW dealer. The bike is too far away to go see it, so I will have to buy based only on the dealer feedback, but will add the extended warrantee, so I guess it should be ok.

I have a couple of random questions;

GS model updates:
2007 - Facelift
2008/09 - New LED indicators and brake light
2010 - DOHC

Am I correct with the updates? Any other updates? Any other non-cosmetic updates for 2007-2009.
Can the 2007 model's plastic indicators and rear brake-light be replaced with the LED ones? Expensive?
Is R80k for a 2007 a good price? My upper limit is R100k, so do I keep looking for a newer model (which all seem to range around the R120k mark), or do I go ahead and buy this one? The fact that's it's from a BMW dealer and that I can add an extended warranty does give me some peace of mind.

I had a specific picture in my head of what I wanted, but if there's nothing substantial that changed from 2007-2009 then I don't really see a reason not to buy a little bit older if the kms are still low.

Any thoughts or advice?
 
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