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Post by woey06 on May 19, 2007 0:04:47 GMT
Hello I'm Ian and I just got my XJ600S today. I havent ridden for over 15 yrs so I asked my pop to collect my bike  I itend to go on a "refreshers" course so as to build up my confidence and so that I wont be any danger to any one else! I leave my postcode "DN4 8TL" incase there are some bikers nearby who might help get my confidence back. Cheers!! |
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Post by cam7777 on May 19, 2007 9:26:55 GMT
Hi Ian,
Best way to get your confidence back is to ride, ride and then ride some more. Take it really easy at first, when the power rangers on their R1's etc come up from behind, simply pull to the left and wave them past. After a few thousand miles you should feel confident with your bike and feel that you have never been away.
The last thing you want to do is get involved in a ride with others at the early stage and feel that you need to keep up, ride at a pace you feel comfortable with and most of all, enjoy!
Keep safe!
Regards
Clive.
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Post by General Gman on May 19, 2007 12:08:35 GMT
HI, I'm Stephen from Coleraine in Northern Ireland (home of the North West 200). I was BlackOpsPostman in the old forum. I ride a 1992 Divi 600  I notice your not showing off the pink boots ;D ;D |
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Post by hondapartsman on May 19, 2007 20:56:33 GMT
Hi, thanks everyone for being nice! I passed my test this morning yay! Just need to get my bike insured then I can go out on it. It better stop raining cos we are planning on riding to the peterborough show on sunday, I never thought I would get this excited about riding my own bike! Congrats on passing you test, take it easy and remember you still have lots to learn, I'm still learning after 27 years. |
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Post by General Gman on May 19, 2007 21:04:10 GMT
Hi, thanks everyone for being nice! I passed my test this morning yay! Just need to get my bike insured then I can go out on it. It better stop raining cos we are planning on riding to the peterborough show on sunday, I never thought I would get this excited about riding my own bike! Congrats on passing you test, take it easy and remember you still have lots to learn, I'm still learning after 27 years. Still get excited every time I take my bike out.... |
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Post by stevedivi600 on May 19, 2007 22:36:46 GMT
HI, I'm Stephen from Coleraine in Northern Ireland (home of the North West 200). I was BlackOpsPostman in the old forum. I ride a 1992 Divi 600 I notice your not showing off the pink boots ;D ;D Hmm, someone who knows about the purple (but now black) Alpinestars!?! |
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Post by General Gman on May 20, 2007 6:33:33 GMT
hehe - recognised your name from the PB site.
Don't get on there much..... ought to more I s'pose.
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Post by stevedivi600 on May 21, 2007 13:15:17 GMT
hehe - recognised your name from the PB site. Don't get on there much..... ought to more I s'pose. Funny enough, when i saw the name and avatar, i thought, i've seen that somewhere else. |
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Post by parttroll on May 26, 2007 23:46:42 GMT
Hiya, am new - another John 23 & live in Surrey, currently get to sit on/stroke this from time to time but unfortunately not ride it:  Unable to ride it at the mo to, erm...poor financial management?  (uni + expensive bike + crash = a shiny overgrown paperweight, could afford to repair it & service it but not insure it after losing me no claims, lol) Stumbled across site whilst looking for a much cheaper to ride/insure runaround for work and the like - great to see such a passionate following for the bikes, loads of info too (and a fair few laughs!), top site  Hoping to pick one up sometime soon, been quoted £1600 for insuring the vfr or £150 for a divvie 600 - no contest really is there?  Anyways, see you folks around maybe (from now on will have that 'who is it' thing going on with any diversion I see no doubt!) |
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Post by El Fuego on May 27, 2007 22:09:01 GMT
Evening all! Prospective born-again biker here. (I'm heading off to York tomorrow with Pooh(c), and all being well I'll be the proud owner of a '96N 900 Divvy.  I'll post back with a piccy when I can. |
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Post by Longway on May 28, 2007 7:29:42 GMT
Hi, I'm Geoff from near Leeds and I have recently become the proud owner of an 2002 Divvy 900. I also ride a classic CX500 |
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Post by tj63 on May 28, 2007 8:03:03 GMT
Welcome to the club, John, Ian and Geoff. Another CX eh? Prepare to share notes with M40man and Beebs when they get back from Scotland. Trevor |
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Post by El Fuego on May 28, 2007 8:11:13 GMT
I'll get the gen from Pooh(c) today on how the run went. By all accounts the weather held up OK. |
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Post by 2old2boogie on May 28, 2007 9:09:20 GMT
Welcome to the YDC John. Ian and Geoff.
You've just joined the friendliest, most informative bikers group on the www! So you've made a good start.
;D ;D
Jim
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Post by Longway on May 28, 2007 11:29:22 GMT
Welcome to the club, John, Ian and Geoff. Another CX eh? Prepare to share notes with M40man and Beebs when they get back from Scotland. Trevor |
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Post by darren on May 28, 2007 22:56:18 GMT
boo
The name----Darren (other forums username is knowlsey)
The location---Chester le street, County durham
The age---ermmmmmmm 40 sshhhhhhh
The bike----600 divi S
The wife---carole,32 and presently asleep
The dogs---cassy and ben (boarder collie crosses)
Just bought yet another divi, last bike was a dr the one before was a 1100 virago, decided to get another road bike, so paid £300 quid for it
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Post by El Fuego on May 29, 2007 10:25:24 GMT
Chester-le-Street? I used to live in Birtley. PS - I bought a 900 Divvy yesterday. Had a grin like a cheshire cat all the way home! (All 200 miles!) |
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Post by taint on May 29, 2007 23:01:28 GMT
After a bit of Lurking, I figured I should probably get myself an account Name David Location Aberdeen, Scotland (Yeah I know I missed the Scotland Run  ) Bike '95 Divvy 600S Occupation Systems Engineer (IT Bloke) I began riding 7 years ago but work forced me back to car driving; so I've had an absence of close to 5 years. I never got round to taking my test at the time. I've owned my Divvy since early April but I only passed my Direct Access two weeks ago. Really loving being back on the Bike; the Divvy is great and I'm looking forwards to lots more riding. No mechanic skills (much to my chagrin) so I'll probably end up posting stupid questions asking for advice Just got to be glad the Divvy came with the Hayes Manual |
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Post by El Fuego on May 30, 2007 7:42:41 GMT
Hayes manual? David Hayes the boxer writes manuals? Oh! Haynes manual ... |
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Post by 2old2boogie on May 30, 2007 17:41:51 GMT
No mechanic skills (much to my chagrin) so I'll probably end up posting stupid questions asking for advice Just got to be glad the Divvy came with the Hayes Manual Taint Welcome to the YDC. A lot of newbie's who join us on here have no mechanical skills. Do'nt worry about it. You will find all the help you need on here. It's enough that you are a biker, and especially so that you ride a Diversion! You get stuck on anything then post a question. Someone will always help. Keep it upright Covertcodger
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Post by adbru on May 31, 2007 19:52:31 GMT
A lot of newbie's who join us on here have no mechanical skillsNot just newbies !!! (that includes me ;D ) Welcome to the site guys  Adbru
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Post by ybr125diversion on Jun 2, 2007 7:59:17 GMT
Hi, my name is David. I use to ride Yamaha RXZ before buying a new bike, Yamaha YBR 125 for work purpose. www.xs4all.nl/~kimkodde/yam090n.htmlFrom the above link, I found out that YBR125 + Diversion fairing = Yamaha Diversion 125. I hope to buy the Diversion fairing & join the Diversion Family as Yamaha Diversion 125. May I know where can I get the Diversion fairing & how much does it cost? |
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Post by 2old2boogie on Jun 2, 2007 10:23:42 GMT
David Complete surprise to me! A Divi 125! I would imagine that the obvious place to look for a Divi fairing for your 125 would be a Main Yamaha Dealer. That would be the my first call. I did notice on your link that the bike originates from Belgium, so you may get a blank from a UK dealer. Leaves you the option of emailing the Yamaha Importers and make some enquiries there. Not much help am I! |
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Post by beeblemaster on Jun 2, 2007 10:32:28 GMT
As far as I know the Divvy 125 is not currently a UK bike and you can only buy the naked YBR here. Like Covert said you'll probably have to go through a Yam dealer, but there may be more to it than just a fairing and will cost a packet.
Welcome to the club though. Regardless of whether you convert it to a Diversion or not, you'll still be welcome.
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Post by beeblemaster on Jun 2, 2007 10:36:02 GMT
Hi, I'm Geoff from near Leeds and I have recently become the proud owner of an 2002 Divvy 900. I also ride a classic CX500 Like Trev says, there are a few CX owners on here. Mine's a US Custom, currently in pieces as I'm getting the frame, swingarm and stands blasted and coated. I love it, great bike. Please ignore Pebbles' views on said bikes |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Jun 2, 2007 17:10:23 GMT
Hi Ian, Best way to get your confidence back is to ride, ride and then ride some more. Take it really easy at first, when the power rangers on their R1's etc come up from behind, simply pull to the left and wave them past. After a few thousand miles you should feel confident with your bike and feel that you have never been away. The last thing you want to do is get involved in a ride with others at the early stage and feel that you need to keep up, ride at a pace you feel comfortable with and most of all, enjoy! Keep safe! Regards Clive. took me 2 hours, on my first Diversion to realise it was to slow, bought a Thunderace the next week  |
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Post by ybr125diversion on Jun 3, 2007 4:13:27 GMT
David Complete surprise to me! A Divi 125! I would imagine that the obvious place to look for a Divi fairing for your 125 would be a Main Yamaha Dealer. That would be the my first call. I did notice on your link that the bike originates from Belgium, so you may get a blank from a UK dealer. Leaves you the option of emailing the Yamaha Importers and make some enquiries there. Not much help am I! Thank alot for your help & nice to meet you |
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Post by ybr125diversion on Jun 3, 2007 4:15:35 GMT
As far as I know the Divvy 125 is not currently a UK bike and you can only buy the naked YBR here. Like Covert said you'll probably have to go through a Yam dealer, but there may be more to it than just a fairing and will cost a packet.Welcome to the club though. Regardless of whether you convert it to a Diversion or not, you'll still be welcome. Haha, hmm...maybe there will be a hole on my wallet By the way, thank for the host & nice to meet you |
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Post by Welsh Ade on Jun 4, 2007 8:33:35 GMT
As far as I know the Divvy 125 is not currently a UK bike and you can only buy the naked YBR here. Like Covert said you'll probably have to go through a Yam dealer, but there may be more to it than just a fairing and will cost a packet.Welcome to the club though. Regardless of whether you convert it to a Diversion or not, you'll still be welcome. Haha, hmm...maybe there will be a hole on my wallet By the way, thank for the host & nice to meet you Why would you want to put extra weight on a 125? Leave it as standard you will get more money when you come sell it later on. Also, do you have a full licence? |
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Post by ateyercheese on Jun 4, 2007 13:52:12 GMT
Best introduce myself before I start spamming the board eh?
I'm Chris in Sheffield, got a '99 XJ600n as a first bike after passing DAS in January. It's currently undergoing a makeover to hone my mechanics skills and give my pal a break from overhauling his bandit.
Pics coming soon.
Cheers all.
Chris
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(uni + expensive bike + crash = a shiny overgrown paperweight, could afford to repair it & service it but not insure it after losing me no claims, lol) 
Hoping to pick one up sometime soon, been quoted £1600 for insuring the vfr or £150 for a divvie 600 - no contest really is there? 
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