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Post by m40man on Jan 13, 2015 22:48:12 GMT
I am............... Keith (AKA electroRogue) Hi Keith - welcome  . |
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Post by cam7777 on Jan 14, 2015 12:56:23 GMT
Hi to all
I have been lurking around for a while, so thought I should introduce myself
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Post by teejayexc on Jan 14, 2015 13:34:46 GMT
Who loves ya baby!
And welcome.
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Post by satnav on Jan 14, 2015 19:43:04 GMT
Hi, I'm Rad, here because I have just bought my first XJ900 Diversion. As this my first big bike, and wanting a shaft drive, I was initially after a Deauville, but good bikes are expensive, and the rest are sheds.
Anyway, I came across my Divi by accident on Gumtree and as it was only £900 I thought I would take a look. Generally, the bike is in fine fettle. There is a small amount of rusting on the frame and the rear caliper needs replacing. The big thing is the roughness from the diff area (so much for wanting shaft drive) which is warm after a ride. I am hoping it is the rear wheel bearings, but I don't tend to be that lucky.
On the plus side I know a chap in the transmission business who owes me a favour. So the diff comes off this weekend if I can find a suitable workshop stand before then.
Have already fallen for its charms and am so glad I didn't find a Honda in the end.
BTW I live in the North East
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Post by HRHpenfold on Jan 14, 2015 20:03:09 GMT
Hi, I'm Rad, here because I have just bought my first XJ900 Diversion. As this my first big bike, and wanting a shaft drive, I was initially after a Deauville, but good bikes are expensive, and the rest are sheds.
Anyway, I came across my Divi by accident on Gumtree and as it was only £900 I thought I would take a look. Generally, the bike is in fine fettle. There is a small amount of rusting on the frame and the rear caliper needs replacing. The big thing is the roughness from the diff area (so much for wanting shaft drive) which is warm after a ride. I am hoping it is the rear wheel bearings, but I don't tend to be that lucky.
On the plus side I know a chap in the transmission business who owes me a favour. So the diff comes off this weekend if I can find a suitable workshop stand before then.
Have already fallen for its charms and am so glad I didn't find a Honda in the end.
BTW I live in the North East You were lucky to not get a deuville, they are awful, underpowered and heavy, and the 700's are difficult to work on, The diff should be warm after a ride, they are very reliable, and if faulty it's cheaper to replace with used, wheel bearings seldom go either, but it can be those, swing arm bearings can be rough, as can the universal joint if water gets in to the swing arm, You can remove the rear using the centre stand, it's not to technical either. |
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Post by satnav on Jan 14, 2015 20:13:47 GMT
Hi, I'm Rad, here because I have just bought my first XJ900 Diversion. As this my first big bike, and wanting a shaft drive, I was initially after a Deauville, but good bikes are expensive, and the rest are sheds.
Anyway, I came across my Divi by accident on Gumtree and as it was only £900 I thought I would take a look. Generally, the bike is in fine fettle. There is a small amount of rusting on the frame and the rear caliper needs replacing. The big thing is the roughness from the diff area (so much for wanting shaft drive) which is warm after a ride. I am hoping it is the rear wheel bearings, but I don't tend to be that lucky.
On the plus side I know a chap in the transmission business who owes me a favour. So the diff comes off this weekend if I can find a suitable workshop stand before then.
Have already fallen for its charms and am so glad I didn't find a Honda in the end.
BTW I live in the North East You were lucky to not get a deuville, they are awful, underpowered and heavy, and the 700's are difficult to work on, The diff should be warm after a ride, they are very reliable, and if faulty it's cheaper to replace with used, wheel bearings seldom go either, but it can be those, swing arm bearings can be rough, as can the universal joint if water gets in to the swing arm, You can remove the rear using the centre stand, it's not to technical . Unfortunately, Mine has had the centre stand removed. |
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Post by spike240 on Jan 14, 2015 22:02:56 GMT
Centre stand is one of the few weak points on the 900. The stand will have corroded to a point where it will collapse under the bikes weight. You do see them on eBay occasionally.
It is very unusual for the rear drive to give up.
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Post by satnav on Jan 16, 2015 10:12:31 GMT
It's all coming apart this weekend. Will keep you all posted.
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Post by hornet6 on Feb 5, 2015 22:05:56 GMT
Hi all. I,me new to this site. Not sure how I will be accepted on here. The purists out there will want me hung drawn and quartered. Sometime ago I decided I wanted to have a go at building a custom bike with an air cooled engine....4 cylinder, 750 or 600. A yam diversion 600 engine was up for sale cheapish on ebay which I bought a couple of years ago.
I,ve built and fabricated my own hardtail frame, and all the mounting brackets to support the engine. In brief,I reckon I,me about half way through the build. Will post some photos later on here. Cheers
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 5, 2015 22:28:51 GMT
Hi all. I,me new to this site. Not sure how I will be accepted on here. The purists out there will want me hung drawn and quartered. Sometime ago I decided I wanted to have a go at building a custom bike with an air cooled engine....4 cylinder, 750 or 600. A yam diversion 600 engine was up for sale cheapish on ebay which I bought a couple of years ago. I,ve built and fabricated my own hardtail frame, and all the mounting brackets to support the engine. In brief,I reckon I,me about half way through the build. Will post some photos later on here. Cheers I am sure you will be well received, Not many staunch purists around here! Look forward to the pictures! |
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Post by hornet6 on Feb 6, 2015 19:18:50 GMT
Thanks. By the way, I am a fabricator welder by trade, and live in wolverhampton, west midlands......the land of milk and honey.
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Post by teejayexc on Feb 6, 2015 19:41:48 GMT
Thanks. By the way, I am a fabricator welder by trade, and live in wolverhampton, west midlands......the land of milk and honey. Welcome aboard, look forward to the build. Btw, we have an infamous fabricator* of our own on here, a resident of Wantage I believe. * well he makes things up as he goes along.  |
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Post by cheesylobster on Feb 9, 2015 16:51:14 GMT
Hi all
Been on here for ages but never introduced myself properly
Eric
D900 but and going to but a KTM990SMT to keep it company.
Romford, Essex
Cheers
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Post by albion on Feb 11, 2015 21:14:29 GMT
Hi my first post, I have just swapped a GPz 550 H2 and a Puch Maxi (both with issues) for a 600S Diversion with 17K miles. I am chuffed with it so far. Is there an online version of the manual available. I need to reduce the tickover a bit as it runs fast once hot. My other bike is a Gen2 FZ1S.
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Post by albion on Feb 11, 2015 21:14:40 GMT
Hi my first post, I have just swapped a GPz 550 H2 and a Puch Maxi (both with issues) for a 600S Diversion with 17K miles. I am chuffed with it so far. Is there an online version of the manual available. I need to reduce the tickover a bit as it runs fast once hot. My other bike is a Gen2 FZ1S.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 11, 2015 21:31:11 GMT
Hi my first post, I have just swapped a GPz 550 H2 and a Puch Maxi (both with issues) for a 600S Diversion with 17K miles. I am chuffed with it so far. Is there an online version of the manual available. I need to reduce the tickover a bit as it runs fast once hot. My other bike is a Gen2 FZ1S. The adjuster is easy to find, if you kneel down and look under the tank, you will see a thumb wheel, in the centre of the carbs, that's the adjuster! |
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Post by albion on Feb 11, 2015 21:43:10 GMT
OK thanks I did have a quick look but will have a closer inspection. Mine is an early one with one disk, it works but feels a bit wooden, I will strip and clean. My initial impression of the bike is that it reminds me of a CB 500 4 I had once. I like it and think it will be good to live with. I live in London and have to worry if I park my main bike up in bike bays for any length of time. I know they will nick anything but I worry less with this one, it was the same with the GPZ, neither are a high value item for spares.
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Post by fabiostar on Feb 18, 2015 16:02:24 GMT
hello folks hows things. just joined the forum. just bought myself a 94 600 divvie... also ride a honda firestorm ,from sunny belfast.
cheers
\Rob
completely in the dark here. tried to start a thread but after the title box pops up.. where are you meant to write the thread???
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Post by mikeyd600 on Feb 27, 2015 12:47:44 GMT
Hi, im michael from sunny kent. Bought myself a 94 600 divvy a few months ago, only just joined this forum and this is my first post.
Go easy on me!?... ;-)
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Post by toppleoff on Feb 27, 2015 15:23:11 GMT
Hello Michael, for once it has also been sunny down on the marsh today !
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Post by daddycool on Mar 4, 2015 10:22:11 GMT
So who are you? Dane Where is your neck of the woods? Cumbria What do you ride? Burgundy Divvy XJ900 I'm back in to motorcycling after a long time out. Welcome and maintenance, upgrade, tuning tips anyone can recommend. Also, I don't know if you guys meet up or anything but a group Divvy ride out is something I. Definitely interested in. Thanks everyone and safe riding! Dane ;-) |
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Post by grumps on Mar 4, 2015 10:57:05 GMT
Hi, im michael from sunny kent. Bought myself a 94 600 divvy a few months ago, only just joined this forum and this is my first post. Go easy on me!?... ;-) Hi Michael. Welcome |
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Post by MetalMayhem on Mar 10, 2015 13:28:04 GMT
Hi my partner bought me a Yamaha Diversion 600S for my birthday to practice my gears on and get ready to take my Mod 1 and 2 this summer before my CBT runs out (currently ride a Honda PCX), I've already taken a tumble off his bike and broke/damaged a couple of bits on his as well as 2 ribs....Oops so when she came up cheap through a friend we grabbed her. She came with crash bars, handle bar ends and heated grips  she's not in too bad condition but needs a bit of TLC as she's over 20 years old, so started doing bits and pieces to her. Going to giver a respray in purple at some point as I plan on keeping her when I've passed my test. Thought I'd pop on and say hi as I'm sure I'll be lurking and asking things to help me along the way  |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Mar 10, 2015 16:56:47 GMT
Hi my partner bought me a Yamaha Diversion 600S for my birthday to practice my gears on and get ready to take my Mod 1 and 2 this summer before my CBT runs out (currently ride a Honda PCX), I've already taken a tumble off his bike and broke/damaged a couple of bits on his as well as 2 ribs....Oops so when she came up cheap through a friend we grabbed her. She came with crash bars, handle bar ends and heated grips she's not in too bad condition but needs a bit of TLC as she's over 20 years old, so started doing bits and pieces to her. Going to giver a respray in purple at some point as I plan on keeping her when I've passed my test. Thought I'd pop on and say hi as I'm sure I'll be lurking and asking things to help me along the way welcome, nice birthday present, purple is not my favorite colour, but whatever you like is the important bit! |
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Post by veganbikerdude on Mar 28, 2015 22:40:12 GMT
Hi, I'm Bruce and live in Northamptonshire. Bought a 1997 600 divvy a couple of weeks ago, purely as a second bike that I don't have to worry about going out in the rain! I have a very basic mechanical knowledge, by that I mean I can do an oil and filter change, and I am hoping to learn a bit more on this bike! My other ride is a Sportster 883 custom. |
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Post by m40man on Mar 28, 2015 22:46:53 GMT
I'm Bruce and live in Northamptonshire. Hi Bruce - welcome . A vegan, eh? Takes the heat off me for a bit then, I'm a lowly veggie . |
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Post by veganbikerdude on Mar 28, 2015 22:57:38 GMT
Hehe yes, always makes it interesting when looking for new bike wear! |
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Post by General Gman on Apr 22, 2015 7:28:07 GMT
Morning Divvy Lovers. I used to own a D9 lovely Blue one that took us all over Europe. I think it's owned now by a club member on here. Thought I would call in and become a member again after many years, be nice to catch up with some old friends and not so old friends ;-) Ayup , Colin Good to hear from you , hope you an Maggie are well |
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Post by Pool Boy on Apr 22, 2015 21:51:43 GMT
Morning Divvy Lovers. I used to own a D9 lovely Blue one that took us all over Europe. I think it's owned now by a club member on here. Thought I would call in and become a member again after many years, be nice to catch up with some old friends and not so old friends ;-) Ayup , Colin Good to hear from you , hope you an Maggie are well ^ Wot he said ^ |
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Post by teejayexc on Apr 23, 2015 21:32:31 GMT
Morning Divvy Lovers. I used to own a D9 lovely Blue one that took us all over Europe. I think it's owned now by a club member on here. Thought I would call in and become a member again after many years, be nice to catch up with some old friends and not so old friends ;-) Ayup , Colin Good to hear from you , hope you an Maggie are well 19th April 2014... Holy post resurrection batman! |
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she's not in too bad condition but needs a bit of TLC as she's over 20 years old, so started doing bits and pieces to her. Going to giver a respray in purple at some point as I plan on keeping her when I've passed my test. Thought I'd pop on and say hi as I'm sure I'll be lurking and asking things to help me along the way 
