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Post by mick0 on May 9, 2015 10:59:50 GMT
So who are you? Where is your neck of the woods? What do you ride? My name is micko Live in Peterlee, Co Durham Dont ride any bike but try to fix them At the moment I have a xj600 1989 Yamaha. Having a problem with the carb, have cleaned the carb, now the bike starts but when i rev it cuts out at 3000 revs Does a 1994 carb with tps fit onto 1989 xj600 without tps? |
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Post by mick0 on May 10, 2015 17:53:08 GMT
So who are you? Where is your neck of the woods? What do you ride? My name is micko Live in Peterlee, Co Durham Dont ride any bike but try to fix them At the moment I have a xj600 1989 Yamaha. Having a problem with the carb, have cleaned the carb, now the bike starts but when i rev it cuts out at 3000 revs Does a 1994 carb with tps fit onto 1989 xj600 without tps? |
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Post by markindevon on May 13, 2015 0:07:27 GMT
I am...................... Mark I Live in................. Devon My bike................... XJ600S Currently riding.......... XJ600S Ex Bikes include.......... ER-5,FZR600R,ZX-9R (C2),ZX-9R (B1),XJ400S,CB500R,XJ600S. Hi all! Thought I should introduce myself. Name is Mark, I live down in Devon uk. Had various bikes over the years & just got my Divvy 600S 2 days ago. Really liking it at the moment, although someone could have told me about the noisy clutch!!! I thought there was something wrong with it at first. I've read up about it & how to change the pin to stop the rattling etc, so I think that will be the first job I do. The bike also has a FZR600 rear wheel, the guy I got the bike from told me it's a common mod to make handling better?? Is this right? Anyway, it does ride lovely  So... Yea... Hello Diversion Club!! Hope I'll get to know some of you guys & pick up plenty of tips from you.  |
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Post by m40man on May 13, 2015 6:46:56 GMT
Name is Mark, I live down in Devon uk Hi - welcome. As you've had the 400 as well as the 600 - have you notice much extra grunt from the 600? About time we had a run down in Devon, you know, if you're bored & decide to organize summat . |
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Post by markindevon on May 14, 2015 22:54:21 GMT
Name is Mark, I live down in Devon uk Hi - welcome. As you've had the 400 as well as the 600 - have you notice much extra grunt from the 600? About time we had a run down in Devon, you know, if you're bored & decide to organize summat . Thanks mate. Yea, deffo noticed the difference from the xj400. When I had that, it was really bad... I mean, I've ridden 125cc bikes that had more power haha. As for something in Devon, there's always things going on here. Paignton bike nights every Wednesday are really cool. |
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Post by markindevon on May 14, 2015 23:00:24 GMT
Sorry, I don't know how I edited that post above!! Must be this tablet PC thing I'm on haha |
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Post by shrek69 on May 16, 2015 5:52:12 GMT
I'm Dave, Shrek to my friends. I live in West Yorkshire but come from London I ride a 900 diversion called Swamp Donkey  |
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Post by GAv on May 16, 2015 12:05:01 GMT
Ra t kinda like that, tho always did have strange taste, welcome.
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Post by brianpb on May 16, 2015 18:38:30 GMT
Hi, I am Brian, I am new to the forum, I live in North Norfolk and ride a Divvy 900 which I have had from new, it will be celebrating its 19th birthday in a couple of weeks! I haven't ridden much for a couple of years and was going to sell it but my wife won't let me, she noticed my smile when I come back from a ride is so wide it nearly cracks my helmet so she instructed me to "MAKE THE TIME!!". As a result I have just organised four days in July, from home up through the Pennines to the Lake District. Before then I have to get back into the groove so let me know if any ride outs are coming up this side of the country. My best time on the bike was riding it to Greece a few years ago and spending three months out there riding fantastic mountain and coast roads so I am happy to go continental too. |
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Post by GAv on May 16, 2015 20:11:55 GMT
I lived in North Walsham back in the sixtees, and a couple of years in Kings Lynn.
It was almost universally Brit Iron back then, and North Walsham was the epicentre for all the bikers from surrounding villages meeting in the Cofee bar.It was hardly the Ace Cafe, or Busy Bee, however the leather clad Rockers used to go a racing down the Acle Straight into Great Yarmouth.
Failing that there was always the Coltishall straight too.
They used to go past our house and change down after the derestriction sign on the Yarmouth runs.
Twice though bikes didn't make the corner and finished up in our front garden, amongst the trees.
On the second occassion a young woman pillion passenger, was sadly very badly injured ,late the night her drunk boyfriend crashed into a tree, so my anti bike Dad had more ammunition against them.
Despite Friday and Saturday picture nights were a Mecca for the bikers , and in the spring summer and autumn the market place was full of Triumphs, Nortons , BSA , Tritons, that sort of thing, etc and after the law changed in 1961,from unlimited cc on a provisional, except for combinations,it changed to 250.
after kids passed their tests on Bantams, C15 , Royal Enfield Continental GTs, and the ubiquitous Aerial Leaders and Arrows , they changed hands as bigger bikes were sought.
I saw a very good friend on his 16th Birthday , a week before mine,on an Aerial Leader and the following week on a 650 road Rocket(had an unofficial go on his Beezer 650).
Then the Japanese invasion was under way so little Cubs, sports versions, super sport 125s and CB 250s were taking over as the culture of biking was losing its scumbag dangerous tear away image, ( but Honda had a clean cut campaign claiming you meet the nicest people on Hondas, then the 450 Black bomber Honda was reckoned to keep pace with 650 Bonnies.
However they were considered fragile and undependable with difficulty getting spares. So the yokel Triumph dealer assured me when I quoted such to him.
They were laughed at when first seen at the TT they were wiping the floor with 4,5, 6 pot Japs, not to mention Reed valve copies of MZs , after the designer defected to Yamaha, and then there was the Suzuki Super six that got banned from proddie racing,for being too fast.
bridgestone did some nice bikes too but their tyres were *hit back in that day.
Mentioning the CB 750 taking centre stage, with equally fast Strokers, the game seemed over for that era of Brit biking as we knew it. The 3 pot Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket threes were as unreliable off track as the Slippery Sam Racers were reliable on it.
Triumph tried to make the .3 into a four but Honda had stolen the limelight, then the Kwaka 900/ 1000s were virtually indestructible.
There is a museum now where the old timber yard used to run down the back of our house, and quite a few bikes were trialled there. Perhaps being dewy eyed about old fashioned oil leaky bikes as seen through rose tinted specs is just that, nostalgia, but the image was heroic.
Anyway welcome, and Happy Birthday to your Divvy, great bikes that they are.
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Post by gazza on Jun 2, 2015 4:14:04 GMT
Hi All, name is Gary, 46 year old, live in Wigan and ride anything I can get my hands on, been riding motorcycles since I bought my first one aged 14 a Suzuki 380GT, FEK 354V (funny I can remember my first bikes reg but can't remember my first wifes face), use a MY 1999 600s as my work bike every day rain sun and snow  , used the site for quite a while, years if im honest  and figured maybe it was time to join and say hello. Love the usual rides out, rallies, burgers and beer, been as far as Berlin in the past for a weekend biking knees up  |
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Post by spike240 on Jun 2, 2015 6:03:45 GMT
Hi Gazza - and welcome. I used to do a few rallies meself, but haven't done any for a few years now.
The next Divvy run isn't far away and everyone is welcome.
ATB
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Post by jimmy on Jun 7, 2015 18:03:03 GMT
So who are you? Where is your neck of the woods? What do you ride? |
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Post by jimmy on Jun 7, 2015 18:21:26 GMT
So who are you? Where is your neck of the woods? What do you ride? |
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Post by leatherbabe on Jun 7, 2015 19:20:43 GMT
Hi, I am Brian, I am new to the forum, I live in North Norfolk and ride a Divvy 900 which I have had from new, it will be celebrating its 19th birthday in a couple of weeks! I haven't ridden much for a couple of years and was going to sell it but my wife won't let me, she noticed my smile when I come back from a ride is so wide it nearly cracks my helmet so she instructed me to "MAKE THE TIME!!". As a result I have just organised four days in July, from home up through the Pennines to the Lake District. Before then I have to get back into the groove so let me know if any ride outs are coming up this side of the country. My best time on the bike was riding it to Greece a few years ago and spending three months out there riding fantastic mountain and coast roads so I am happy to go continental too.
Your 900 (owned from new, wow!) sounds great. Enjoy your brilliant 900 and maybe we'll see you out on a run sometime. |
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Post by mlbv on Jun 18, 2015 20:59:18 GMT
Hello, thought I would introduce myself, I am known on most forums as 'My Little Brother's Van' but the name doesn't work on here so I'll be MLBV....
been riding for 20+ years, me and my older brother did something silly when we were young and decided that I'll get a car licence and he'll get a bike one... The scheme worked well until recently when our ladies started questioning why we were insured on each other's vehicles even though we live 130 miles apart... Tugging at that particular thread unravelled all kinds of idiotic stuff which we thought was a good idea at the time and brushed under the carpet as we grew older and more responsible...
So, going legit is the way forward, direct access course booked, and this is a message to 'da yoot' stuff like this will come and bite you in the bum later in life, and in a way that the police and the court system can never compare with... It will upset your bird, and she is the one in control of both your money and your sexual pleasure...
So, got myself a fairly okay XJ900 sitting in the garage, chained up and my lady has the key, I won't venture a guess as to where the key may be hidden, as that way madness lies...
I am looking for a standard screen as the tall one, although good for the bad weather feels a little intimidating to me as i am a shortarse (i like to say average height, 5'7") but I will put up a wanted ad...
So, that's me, punk rocker been fighting the law, but the bird won!!
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Post by raedgar on Jun 20, 2015 19:48:32 GMT
Hi Im Robert Live at Bathgate West Lothian Have Green Divvy 900
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Post by m40man on Jun 21, 2015 1:05:18 GMT
Hi Im Robert Live at Bathgate West Lothian Have Green Divvy 900
Welcome Robert . |
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Post by bev on Jun 22, 2015 13:00:19 GMT
It will upset your bird, and she is the one in control of your sexual pleasure... You haven't met this lot yet, have you. Welcome. |
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Post by jjpython on Jul 4, 2015 8:28:51 GMT
hi
I am new to all this bike stuff
I passed my cat A test last month,
I live in the north east of Scotland, just outside laurencekirk
and now have a r reg xj600n, bought this on the words of a very wise woman (my new wife, married day after passing my test)
now how do I tell which version of bike I have i.e. (she has a zzr600 its the E5 variant), would like to know when ordering bits for it.
I have noticed a rattle from the clutch, it goes away when the lever is pulled in, will this be costly or can I have a go myself, I am used to getting my hands mucky, used to fiddle a bit with csrs
I don't mind if I have to spend a bit the bike was cheapish
many thanks
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Post by m40man on Jul 8, 2015 19:10:03 GMT
now how do I tell which version of bike I have i.e. (she has a zzr600 its the E5 variant), would like to know when ordering bits for it. Welcome to the forum. RE: model identification. The first few characters of the engine or frame number should help, along with the colour. Then someone with a Haynes manual could probably tell you. Or specifications are here - whilst they refer to the faired version, the bikes are close to identical mechanically (apart from odd bits like the number of teeth on the rear sprocket ): diversionclub.proboards.com/thread/19633/xj600-history-specifications |
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Post by spike240 on Jul 8, 2015 19:29:32 GMT
Welcome jjpython. Just to let you know the clutch rattle you have is common to the 600 and although I can't point you to it there is a thread on here which will take you through the fix. I am sure one of our technical experts will be along and show you the way.
ATB
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Post by jjpython on Jul 10, 2015 9:40:28 GMT
Thanks guys
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Post by spike240 on Jul 10, 2015 17:50:45 GMT
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Post by jjpython on Jul 13, 2015 7:45:28 GMT
many thanks for the help, I will give it a go, after I get my grubby mitts on the Haynes manual, bikes away for its mot this week, so fingers crossed, I have been assured it cant fail on the rattle |
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Post by bam on Jul 16, 2015 20:55:15 GMT
Hi guys, I'm Bam from Hampshire. Just got a 95 900 divvy, bit of a wreck but I'll get it where she needs to be.
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Post by spike240 on Jul 16, 2015 21:18:06 GMT
Hi Bam, and welcome. Plenty of info on here. How many miles has the bike done? What needs doing to it?
Anyhow keep in touch, and hopefully see you on a run sometime.
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Post by bam on Jul 17, 2015 21:54:04 GMT
Hi Bam, and welcome. Plenty of info on here. How many miles has the bike done? What needs doing to it? Anyhow keep in touch, and hopefully see you on a run sometime. Cheers Spike, she needs fork seals, carbs balanced, fuel gauge looking at. But luckily I've just come into some wedge, so I'll throw some into her lol |
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Post by spike240 on Jul 18, 2015 7:52:04 GMT
ok. A few folk on here have fixed the fuel gauge sender unit, as it is a common problem. Not sure the fix is permanent.
The second option is to buy a new sender unit, which will be expensive. The third option is to leave it alone, cos when it's working it's not much use. I think the low fuel warning light still works when the gauge doesn't, but you will have to check yourself. My gauge hasn't worked for years.
The other jobs seem straight forward. Anyway keep us posted on your progress.
ATB
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Post by bam on Jul 21, 2015 6:45:57 GMT
Yeah, I've been informed the fuel light definitely works, although the bro that gave it to me, doesn't remember what he was getting to a full tank before the light comes on. I've ridden her 160 miles with no light coming on, but I bottled it and field up hahahahahaha
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, used the site for quite a while, years if im honest 
and figured maybe it was time to join and say hello.
