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kaz32
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PostPosted: 14:12 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: 1999 XJ600 Diversion Reply with quote

Alright,

Needing a little bit of advice, a friend of a friend's dad is selling his 1999 xj600 diversion, it has 13k on the clock and recently passed it's mot with no advisories, i've not seen it yet but been told it's in good condition, bearing in mind this will be my first big bike is it worth getting to build some experience on and have as a winter hack ?

My wife is pregnant and our baby is due in Feb next year, hency why i have decided not to go and get the bike i want and spend £3k(ish)

He's looking for £800 so could maybe get him down to £700-750, insurance is pretty cheap as well.

Thoughts please?? I've heard the bike is really quite bland however it is just to gain some experience on and i'm kind of thinking it's better than nothing lol

Thanks
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PostPosted: 14:19 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had one, usable machine, reliable and easy to work on. Bland? Probably if you are coming from an R1 or something like that. As a step up from a 125 it will be fun. You can still loose your licence on it and the lack of power can be educational as you learn to plan a bit further ahead.
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PostPosted: 14:23 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Stalk, A am bearing that in mind all though reviews and people say bland i understand for me it will still be a huge step up and good fun, think i should go for it ?
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PostPosted: 14:57 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's up to you, I would have another but then I don't want to go everywhere at a million miles an hour. As to price, there will always be someone out there to show you a better deal, usually after you have paid your money. Compare prices, test ride bike. Decide. Be prepared to leave asking price as a deposit as drop it, buy it. Good luck chap!

Oh, and check the exhaust collector box and silencers. They rot. Clutch rattle is a built in feature and nothing to worry about. Check the yamaha diversion owners website. Every thing you will ever need to know
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PostPosted: 15:14 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

£800 for a bike with known history rather than a random from eBay seems good to me. The bikes are fine, not particularly good at anything, but not particularly bad either. If the condition is good then it gives you an inexpensive baseline upon which to decide what you want your next bike to be like.
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks a lot will defo check that Stalk.

Cheers bamt a think that's exactly what i wanted to hear lol, Going to check it out after work tonight and go from there!

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PostPosted: 15:49 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Re: 1999 XJ600 Diversion Reply with quote

kaz32 wrote:


My wife is pregnant and our baby is due in Feb next year, hency why i have decided not to go and get the bike i want and spend £3k(ish)


Spend the cash now, you will never have it again. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: 15:55 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

bamt wrote:
£800 for a bike with known history rather than a random from eBay seems good to me. The bikes are fine, not particularly good at anything, but not particularly bad either. If the condition is good then it gives you an inexpensive baseline upon which to decide what you want your next bike to be like.


Exactly this Thumbs Up

You really can't get much for £800 nowadays. If it's decent I would buy it for that money. Even if you get bored with it in 12 months you will get your money back easily.
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PostPosted: 16:04 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^^ Totally agree ^^^

Wifie had one as her first big bike and loved it. I wasn't adverse to riding it either. As said, nothing special, nothing bad. Dead simple air cooled 4 that goes well, if not spectacularly fast.

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PostPosted: 16:04 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

they have gone up in price a bit but even £800 is damn good for a low mileage divvy!

ive had 6 now.. all over 60k miles, my first i used and abused, wheelied it, crashed it and then had a car park on top of it writing it off, 7 days later i rode it 200 miles to the bcf bbq then 200 miles back, sold it 3 weeks later at over 90k miles on the clock!

cannot fault them, only issue i ever had with one was it ate every other tooth on the rear sprocket.. no idea why probably my shit maintenance.

easy as fuck to work on
parts are cheap
good for 100mph
good mpg
crash well
can be wheelied if you have balls.
knee down is easy as hell.

i say do it.

ignore the weird arty photo shit i was young..

the red one was odd it had fairing mirrors that where standard yet i still to this day have never seen another with them

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https://i.imgur.com/UIBCKXI.jpg

even took it on the track

https://i.imgur.com/T7Er5a7.jpg
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PostPosted: 16:05 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hahaha Kris if a could get away with it without her bursting my head trust me i would lol Nah in all seriousness am happy to wait to get the bike a wait and think if am happy with the bike when i see it i will take it!

Cheers Matt that is kind of what i'm thinking tbh!

Kaz
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PostPosted: 16:09 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the help people, really appreciate it!

Despined, Polarbear.. I'm going for it and am buzzing now lol!

Kaz
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PostPosted: 16:18 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

kaz32 wrote:
I'm going for it and am buzzing now lol!

It's an 18 year old bike. Decide based on its actual condition, and for the love of allah don't walk up with a fistful of money and hand it over based on what other people have told you about it.
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PostPosted: 16:42 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Will go over with £700 i think and see what i can do.

Thanks Again all.

Nice pics despined Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:19 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

As Rogerborg said (and I mentioned), do make your buy decision on the condition of the actual bike you see. The model itself is fine, but if this one looks or feels wrong then walk away.
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PostPosted: 18:43 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
kaz32 wrote:
I'm going for it and am buzzing now lol!

It's an 18 year old bike.

That's (apparently) done 13k Eh? That's one committed fair weather biker or something's up. MOT history would give an indication.
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kaz32
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yea i'll check the bike out best i can and go from there, will definitely be checking the MOT history and making sure mileage adds up!

Thanks
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PostPosted: 19:30 - 14 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you don't buy it, I'll have it for £800.

In fact, there's not a lot that I wouldn't have for £800 come to think of it...
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

dydey90 wrote:
If you don't buy it, I'll have it for £800.

In fact, there's not a lot that I wouldn't have for £800 come to think of it...


mint vtr? just needs rear brakes
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

They're fast from the lights, decent at overtaking but over 80 they're slow and mine doesn't like to do over 100, top indicated I've had is 120 with a pillion which it seemed to like, I've got weird effective gearing though.

Mine also drinks way more fuel than I expected seeing how much everyone raves about the economy. I'm pretty sure I get better in my 1.6 civic.
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PostPosted: 22:46 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fin wrote:
They're fast from the lights, decent at overtaking but over 80 they're slow and mine doesn't like to do over 100, top indicated I've had is 120 with a pillion which it seemed to like, I've got weird effective gearing though.

Mine also drinks way more fuel than I expected seeing how much everyone raves about the economy. I'm pretty sure I get better in my 1.6 civic.


if youre getting less than 45mpg-50mpg youre bikes borked or your gearing is fucked
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PostPosted: 23:23 - 15 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

With mine it was 200 miles to a tank riding sensibly, and 120 to a tank if I was having fun, so it depends on what you do with your right hand. Assuming that the bike is in a good state of tune.
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PostPosted: 23:43 - 18 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right so not much progress yet due to being busy with loads of other stuff.

However some progress has now been made, spoke with him today and arranged to see the bike tomorrow, new info I have is that since being mot’d(April 17) the bike has not been ridden due to the owner suffering from arthritis.

Let you all know how I get on tomorrow!

Thanks for all the comments/advice/opinions it’s all very much appreciated,

Kaz.
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PostPosted: 23:54 - 18 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I quite like the dizzys. If I hadn't won the CBF on eBay, a Diversion 900 was up next. That's a shaft drive though, unlike the 600.
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PostPosted: 01:20 - 19 Nov 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd suck through teeth at those squeaky brakes that might want an overhaul and the thorough service it needs and drop 700
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