xj 600

[nisp]

well i bought this '98 xj for £200 with no front fairing, rust on the tank, smashed mudguard, seals popped, bold tyre with a front one following suit. and front calipers seized. and for some reason mismatched original plastics

https://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h451/teletecher/xj.jpg?t=1311804279

so far i have bought the following:

98 Yamaha XJ 600 S Diversion 200
air filter 13
oil filter 7.99
sparkplugs 15.75
handle bars 28.75
light 15
paint / primer 66.83
body filler 3.75
clocks 25
windscreen 15
clutch leaver 10
fork seals 12
fork oil 5.79
manual 18
rear tyre 95
front tyre 94
frunt frame 20
frunt fairing 20
sump plug 5
sump gasket 25
12V 8Ah battery 49.99
screen bolts 7.98
tank pad 0.99
foot pegs 22
bleed screws 6
DOT 4 brake fluid 2.4
Reflectors 1.29
dash 15

as you can see by the list i have spent alot on the bike total =801

i didn't take a picture of the bike before the work as i thought i would sell it when i was finished.... but then deciding it was a keeper as a 600 at my age feels right
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[cb1rocket]

looks good, goes to show no matter what bike you get cheap to do up, end up as money pits.

My GP100 was 60 quid but cost me another 400 - 500 quid to make it reasonably presentable but then I have had fun doing the work and its for keeps. Yes most of my money went on the consumbles but you kinda feel you pay for that on any bike we own, just not in one go.

[Frost]

That's a fuck load of bike for 200 squids! I bought a pre diversion for 250, used it for a year and sold it for 750

[nisp]

well i added consumables because i thought i would sell it so i would get all my money back.

another reason im keeping it as it costs £50 less to insure it than a tzr 125!!!??
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[instigator]

I bought a 97 Divvy for £400 that wanted for nothing, used it for 4-5 months and then sold it for £800. Crashed divvy's are never great investments as they're never worth that much in the first place!

[Frost]

They're not even bad bikes. They're reliable, simple, cheap to run, comfortable not that bad looking, they're just not sexy or much fun. To get you to work and back they're just about spot on though!

[nisp]

yeah i heard there reliable, and to be honest when they said 200 quid i just couldn't say no

tbh i could of broken it for parts and if i did break it for parts i wouldn't be so good spraying panels over and over again but i think it has turned out nice for a project and for a 18 yr old..tbh
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[KLR600]

I ran a divvy for 3 years and put 30,000 miles on it. The only things I ever had to replace were consumables until one day the thrust bearing in the clutch died. It was getting tired anyway and I'd out grown it so I bought a new bike but still managed to sell the broken divvy for £400.

They're great bikes for getting about on and are way better than the usual GPZ/CB/ER commuter twins that are also commonly bought for that kind of riding. If I needed another road bike for just general hacking about on I'd buy another one of these without much hesitation!
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[nisp]

whats the insurance like on these as there like a cat 6 but i think 450 for insurance is quite high for a commuter
what was it like for you lot?? realistically what am i luck to get if i push them down??
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[Muscle Bike Rider]

I pay £80 TPFT for my 94 Divvy, cheap as chips thats why I like it!
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[N cee thirty]

£380 at 18 on the fazer which is like the faster divvy
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[KLR600]

I think I got it down to about £150 TPF+T at 22 but that was with 5 years NCB and in a good area. Not garaged though and there was no security listed.
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[Frost]

I paid £58 @ 22 with 3 years NCB

[nisp]

lucky basters

on the plus side tho i got mce that say they will match or beat any quote and in the other hand hopefully i have swinton begging for my money
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976