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Hi all, I recently aquired an XJ900F, 1990, 'basket case'. An old boy had it for years, fell off it and threw it in the corner of his shed, 4 yrs later its in mine! New battery, cleaned carbs/tank, bit of redex and it's running, even ticking over. Have welded the frame where it needed it, 'hammerite'd' most it, (frame), and cleaned up the shiny bits. Electrics were a mare, found the 2 auxilary wires had broken inside the ignition switch! All now fixed and everything works. Last thing is the brakes..................all pistons seized badly. Doubt a seal kit would do it, so my questioon is, does anyone know if the calipers from a later diversion would fit? …

Enjoy riding, not very mechanical but i am getting better. Typical non starting highly faulty xs250 is my bike. When/if it runs its great, turns heads and sounds nice.

Hi all, I've bought a 1981 xs650 bobber, its my first bike and I'm loving it, it needs some work and iv been taking it apart and customising it for the last 2 months. I can't wait for it to get warmer so I can take it out for a cruise, anyone else got a bobber?

Hello everyone, I am a proudish owner of a 1980 xs650. It needs a lot of work but I'll get there. I will be needing loads of advice where to source parts and how to fix things. I'll post some pics when I find out how to do it. :-)

Hi all. New member from Nottingham. I bought my XV950R as my first bike just under a year ago. Currently looking into my options around replacing the lumpy stock exhaust with something a little more.... fitting. I guess I should probably sidle off to the dark corner with the other Cruisers now eh? 😉

Hello everyone, just bought a dragstar 125 and am getting it ready for the road. Gradually going for a bobber look, but for now I have powdercoated the rims matte black. thinking this through as i go along.

Hey guys. Name's Gaz and I'm from Melton Mowbray. Have been riding a '98 Thundercat for the last coupla years, but the riding position is starting to get a bit too uncomfortable for my back. So I went and chopped it in for an '07 XVS1300 Midnight Star in black that I'm picking up next week. My first cruiser-type bike and I can't wait, lol. It's got short (and loud) Cobra exhausts and a sissy pad for the wife. Should be great fun and much better on the back.

Hi All, Just to say I've got my first Yamaha! Picking it up in 2 weeks from my local dealer - 2010 (unregistered) XJ6-N If anyones from Folkestone/South east kent, would love to go out! Cheers Dan

Hello everyone!! My name is Ayrton Niall Lambird, named after the F1 Legend Ayrton Senna, and aslo after Niall Mackenzie who won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998. I've been riding bikes since the age of 16, I started off riding a moped - Yamaha Aerox YQ50 which I loved riding around.. throughout the years I've gone up to a Yamaha YZF R125 which is pretty quick! I'm currently in the process off getting ready to do my full bike test, fingers cross I'll pass B-) After I pass, I'm looking at getting a Yamaha YZF R6 -- Aside from riding my bike, I'm a Manager and Personal Trainer of a Leisure Centre in Meopham, Kent. I specia…

Hi Everyone, I, too, am a new Yamaha owner and just returning to riding after a lengthy absence (25 years). I just purchased the Yamaha Fazer8 a week ago and love it but I do have a couple of questions. There doesn't appear to be anywhere to lock my helmet on the bike so I gather there isn't one but am I just missing it? Also, I am looking into adding handlebar risers, has anyone else added these? Is it more comfortable on the wrists? Any other helpful hints are always appreciated. Looking forward to reading all the posts. Gwyneth

Good morning/afternoon/evening/Beer:30 to you all out there. A little over a month ago, I purchased my very first motorcycle in over 8 years, my brand-new from the showroom flow, FZ8. It is such a thrill to be back in the saddle again, and I look forward to being able to meet other riders out there.

Hi everyone, I went travelling in India a couple years ago and rented bikes multiple times, and despite the dubious condition of many of them, I have wanted to get a bike ever since I got back. Finally this summer I have had the money and time to buy a bike and fix it up. I got a 1981 SR250 in pretty good condition and have been learning to fix it up, which has been a lot of fun (and money). So far I've just opened up the engine and replaced a cracked valve and the gaskets, and am going to do some de-rusting and general cleaning up. I also have to get my motorbike licence... all in good time. Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi Folks just picked up this pretty much mint and totally standard 1993 YZF750r in the cocktail colours, I always wanted one and I finally managed to get a really good one, it only has 12500 miles on the clock and runs really well my plan is to keep here as she is as I love the standard look anyway here she is cheers Stuart

Nice to meet you all. I'm James and I run a motorcycle magazine. We have just completed a run around the glorious Wild Atlantic Way and I got to do this on the Yamaha Diversion XJ900S. She is 15 years old and runs like a dream. I'm looking at 'going her up' over the year and I'm sure I will plenty of questions that I hope you can help me with. Good to meet you James

I'm a proud owner of a new Yamaha FZ16. Looking forward to network and communicate with other Yamaha owners to get to know the machine better and to make the beast better.

evening guys my names brett and i picked up my new bike today a 56 plate r6 with 7k on the clock 1 owner from new, i managed to do a deal and swap my 56 plate mk2 focus st2 for the bike and 500 quid very happy. i got bored with the st even though it had 251 bhp and 348 lb ft torque, handled like a dream made me smile everytime i had chance to really enjoy driving it, this bike is anther to add to the collection as i already have a 89 zxr400 h1 with 16k from full history with it and only 3 owners and a bag of shite zx6r thats had more issues than an italian car haha

Hello forum friends. I've recently purchased a 1984 Yamaha v80 as my first bike and I'm attending motorbike evening classes in the hope to tinker and bring her back to her once former self. I rode her to work on Sunday in London Town - about three miles and back, think my top speed was 25mph (I know she can go faster in just still getting used it being on two wheels). But minutes before we reached those heady high speeds she did start to feel a bit sluggish. I got to a mini roundabout and she conked out. I kick started her back straight away and we went onwards. So I'm wondering what I should be looking for? Old battery? She was a barn find. Ratio of fue…

Hi everyone Just bought myself a Yamaha xj600 Pre diversion for £400, been sitting for 2 years but everything seems to work well. Going to give it a service and see if I can get an MOT on it. It needs a new seat, and its also got a dent in the fuel tank, anyone have any ideas of how to get a dent like this out? I saw on you tube someone got a pump up blood pressure monitor and put it in the tank, pumped it up and popped it out! Here's some pictures, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48n4iTraftlZmVDYlpBUkZyU0E/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48n4iTraftlcDkxaXg4Wnl6V2c/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B48n4iTraftlQ2ltSjlxbFBPdFk/…

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum great to see so much help and advice available here. I used to have a Honda Shadow VT750S but decided to upgrade to Yamaha XV950R 3 weeks ago. I am glad I did as it is an awesome bike a real head turner. On the road it is very comfortable, I live in London and my travel is around central London area and so far I have found it very easy to filter and control. I would be intrested to know how many of XV950 owners are here as I haven't seen many on the road .. well to be honest I haven't seen any

Hi all. I started on bikes at 16 but by 18 turn in to a tin box owner.Came back to bikes in 1991 and passed bike test in 1995.First bike was a 1978 Suzuki GS 400 twin followed by a GSX600F (teapot) to my current bikes aGSF600S Bandit and a Gsx 1400.With deep regret the 1400 has now been part ex due to a new roof needed for the house.On the up side I part ex for cash and a 1978 Xs 250.This is the first Yammy I have owned and am looking forward to the expierience.