Should I, OR Should I not ??

[Sapphire]

Hi all..
I have been offered an XJ900 Yamaha ..FREE, GRATIS, NO COST,..

Only concern is that i have only been riding for a short time, .. have a couple of long distance trips under my belt, BUT, not sure about the power of a 900 .. My options are, keep it till i feel confident enough.. or, take it slow and easy and use it...

I am not in a city , I am in the country, roads that go on forever, with minimal trafic
Your thoughts ??

.Sapphi.
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Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).

[sickpup]

Which XJ900?

[Tarmacsurfer]

Go for it. The XJ (assuming it's in at least passable condition) is a great bike to ride, particularly for longer runs. I spent a couple of years despatching the pre-diversion model, it was by far and away the best dizzy machine I used. Light and slim enough (for me, at any rate) to be fine in town but with enough poke to be fine on longer runs. Couldn't recommend them highly enough. Ended up putting 56k on it and selling it after going around the clock, she was still going strong even then. Almost wish I'd kept her, but garage space was a precious commodity.
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[SoND]

You're questioning a free bike?
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[hmmmnz]

they are great bikes, quite heavy but priitty low maitanance tourers. and almost 100hp. i have a friend back in nz that has an 80's model that was at over 250,000 kms and still running
as long as you dont mind doing a bit of maintanance and don't ride like an idiot , i would go for it
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[trafficdodger]

I think you should go for it at the end of the day the bike will only go as fast as you want it to go. As long as you know what you are capable of when riding.

Cheers

Nige
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[Sapphire]

Its a 1984 XJ900, registered, always serviced, why i question it is that if it is TOO powerful for me, then maybe there is someone else it could be given to..
going to take it for a week and see how I go
.Sapphi.
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"Dont Pay the FerryMan"
Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).

[TheShaggyDA]

Go for it. I moved up to one from a CB250RS, and it was no trouble at all.
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[ColdInsomnia]

I've never heard a bad word about a Divvy, and I'll be damned if I'm going to see one in this thread.

Get it!
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[Sapphire]

[quote="ColdInsomnia"]I've never heard a bad word about a Divvy, and I'll be damned if I'm going to see one in this thread.

HUH ????????????????????????????????????????????
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"Dont Pay the FerryMan"
Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).

[stinkwheel]

As has been said. It is free. You wont find one at the same price again.

[ColdInsomnia]

Or, take it for free and just sell it :p
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"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."
John Lennon

[_Will_]

No1, ITS FREE!
You can always sell it on if you dont want it
No 2 they only have about 90bhp

No 3 I know the 600 is an awesome bike and have heard the 900 is even better.

No 4 ITS FREE!

No5 Will live as long as you and a perfect bike to drop as you didnt pay anything for it.....better than paying for a bike and dropping it.

No 6 ITS FREE!


They are quite heavy but very stirdy, they look good and will pull a house - a 250k one the clock one would have done ewans and charlies long way round a piece of piss

















Oh and ITS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
















I've made my point i think.







(if you didnt get my point, its free )
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[Sapphire]

[BorderHooner]

just ease yourself into it and you will be ok. The power only bites when you twist the throttle. remeber it's an old bike regardless of miles or routine servicing so treat it gently til you get used to the handling.

all the best.
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[Sapphire]

It's now 7.15 pm here, been a nice day 22 degrees, so, taking fate in my throttle wrist I took it (XJ900) for a run to Hervey Bay, did ok so continued on to RainBow Beach, had a swim, and am now home (Wishing the road led me elsewhere).. BOY..!!!... ain't the 900 something else...
SOOOOOO smooth.. a joy to behold on the road, a little heavy, but the grunt sure makes up for it... mind you I have another 6 days to make up my mind if I want it.. I mean lets get real, today was an exercise in cutting loose, I really need to assess it as an everyday bike...
one minor (?) thing though, at between 120-130 it kinda missed and then settled down, same thing coming down to less than 120 ??
Any thoughts ??
.Sapphi.
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"Dont Pay the FerryMan"
Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).

[Clanger]

[mrbluesbox]

Ya gotta take the free bike, even if you get on it and it is a bit too powerful at the moment, you can always ride your current bike for a bit longer and leave it in your shed untill you feel a little more comfortable.
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[mark83]

I'll have it if you don't want it!
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[mark83]

[Stiffler]

Now that would be a cool way to see the world!... Ride down the East coast of Oz past Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, over to Perth... Take a boat to Indonesia, ride up to the north coast, take another ferry to Singapore then; Malaysia, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Europe and home

Although you'd probably have to scrap the bike once you got home :p
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[Sapphire]

Here'a pic of the bike as it is at the moment...only thing I have taken off is the throwover leather panniers.
.Sapphi.
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"Dont Pay the FerryMan"
Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).

[ColdInsomnia]

Looks clean and I can't see any obvious damage to the bike
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"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."
John Lennon

[Sapphire]

No major damage, just where it fell over and slid 2-3 feet down a driveway, (Side stand in soft earth..doh!!)
very small scatches to the upper right fairing and just on the end of the exhaust.
57,684 km on a complete out of frame rebuild,
Tyres .. F 85-90% .. R 90%+

To ride it over there (from here) would'nt kill it, BUT it would need MAJOR surgery

Out of here at 5am in the morning (Sat 25th here) going to Melbourne via central new South Wales.. roads are looooonggg & STRAIGHT and towns/vilages are about 100-150 km apart, AND you can see cops from a distance, or the truckies let you know on the UHF anyway..
CAN'T WAIT... gonna go sleep now (1.30pm Fri) ..
see you all when I'm back.
.Sapphi.
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"Dont Pay the FerryMan"
Current Ride: XJ900 Yamaha plus Kwaka ZZR 250.. (Working towards an exact replica of Peter Fonda's Chopper).