Moving on from (and selling!) my 1997 Yamaha Diversion XJ900

[jimster]

I'm sadly listing my 1997 Yamaha Diversion XJ900 on ebay. I've got a fair few posts discussing it in my history over the last couple of years so apologies to everyone that commented that I ultimately ran out of enthusiasm to get it working again.

Do the people here have a view on how much something like this is worth bearing in mind it needs a bit of work but has original panniers & body panels?

Am feeling sad about this, but also have to be realistic that becoming an amatuer motorbike mechnic was always going to be a challenge unless I was going to get a workshop's worth of specialist tools that I'll probably never need again and in the end I just ran out of puff / had too many other projects going on. Plus, getting rid of this means I can now start looking for something a bit more suited for my specific needs. Are there any other cheap classic big bikes that I should consider? Maybe a Pan European? I quite fancy trying something mega sized for a bit but has to be cheap (can't justify spending real money on the hobby) & reliable.

/Rambling
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Current: Yamaha Diversion XJ900
Previous: Yamaha Diversion 600cc, Piaggio Zip 50cc, Honda CG125-W, Siamoto Caddy 50cc moped

[to v or not to v]

the 2nd hand market is quite poor at the moment. youll be lucky to get any reasonable offers.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[jimster]