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Hey folks, Got through my DAS and scratching about for a 'big' bike. Had been looking at a newish XJ6 Divi but have seen a couple of older bikes and thinking it might be a decent idea to bop about on something like those rather than a newer bike until I have more miles under me Two bikes that have caught my eye are a 98 XJ600N (10k miles) and a 2003 R6 also with 10k miles. Questions I have are: 1. I know the feel of the XJ6 (did part of my DAS on slightly newer version) but have never riden R6 ... is the R6 a bit ambitious as a first 'big' bike? From reading about it it is rather more of a sports bike than the sports/tourer XJ but dont know how that translates into use. My main usage for the bike will be to get miles in and get about town/country. 2. Any general opinions on the bikes re their age? The XJ is c£1k with the R6 c£2.5k. The R6 seems well looked after and pretty clean, the XJ rather more 'lived-in' Got a few years under me (ok more than a few ) so the insurance company are not likely to lay an egg over either bike ... Comments really appreciated