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Hi all! I've just joined as I'm attempting to fix up my 1990 XJ600 (with 38k). I bought it a few years ago as a commuter bike, but it needs some TLC to get it working right again. I'll be needing to sort out the fork seals, valve clearances and possibly the head bearing (I hope not!). Also, it's always had gremlins with the battery charging circuit so I need to sort that out. So far I've fixed up some electrical connections and removed the forks from the bike. I'm looking forward to some help from the forum guys here to help me though! I'm an Engineer living and working in Belfast, Northern Ireland. happy 2012 to you all!! Keith

Hey y'all. I'm a chic. A mom, wife and Yamaha XJ600 owner. I've only recently gotten my endorsement and have logged only the few miles I rode in my Harley Davidson New Riders Edge class. (Very expensive.) I'm hoping I can get the 600 to start and at least be able to push it down the road before I lose my skills! HA! I will be racking your brains, but I have a 35 year veteran mechanic who also happens to be my grandfather so I will try to keep the annoying to a minimum. I'm in college to be a teacher and I have two boys one 3 one 9 months. Soon I will have my very own 2 car garage for the 600 to rest in. But I think she's doing a little too much resting currently. I got the 600 from a pawn shop in Kentucky for 600 bucks, took off my seat and there were 4 baby birds in a nest under it!!! Called a wildlife rescue and they came and got them, they lived!!! Also found that the battery was gone, the battery cables were cut and my relay wires were cut as well. Someone wanted to injure this bike and they did. We have it all but firing at this point, lights come on and she'll turn over just no spark. Pretty sure it's the coils but we're just going to keep trying things 'till she runs. Right now she's stripped of her gas tank so I can clean it. If it's not the coils, or the plugs it's a fuel prob. Looking through old posts to give us some idea of why else it might not be sparking. She sat at the pawn shop for a year and a half so I'm lucky she's turning over. Anything else u wanna know ask. I'm not shy. Good ridin'!

I have recently just bought my first xj600. its a 1995 model and basically i,m looking to change the rear wheel and thinking about putting a fatter wheel on my bike as mines a street fighter and basically the rear wheel lets it down. Is the any wheel from another bike that would fit the rear of my bike without having to modifiy or casue to much problem on the rear???