Posted June 8, 201410 yr I've finally got a new project to get my teeth into. I still got to go down to westbay to collect it which im hoping to get it next weekend or some time. Anyway its a XJ600 diversion which was my mates old instrctors bike which was rear ended at a round about at low speed, its got no seat and apparently the piston rings have blown and its all in bits in his shed. Now for the price........practaly given it to me and only wants £50 for it! Yes i did just say £50!!!! Im looking at either doing a cafe racer or a streetfighter but once i get it home i will decide which way im going with it. It will become my wet weather winter hacker.
June 8, 201410 yr Author Yer course i am, just with rain water and WD40 and if im feeling nice maybe a bit of cilitbang
June 8, 201410 yr good luck Noise, I think easier option is street fighter but I'm sure you could go either way ( insert joke here )
June 8, 201410 yr Cafe racer... I can see the toaster fitting on that more than a streetfighter... Although either would be good fun I'm sure. Enjoy your next project!
June 24, 201410 yr Author Well I'll be picking the xj up this Saturday and found out that its a 1996 diversion S. Only problem i have at the moment is that it has no rear shock and trying to find one less than £100 is proving very hard indeed. Rang 3 local breakers yards and they cant even find a single shock any where even ones over £100. Do any of you know if any other bikes shock will fit at all?
June 24, 201410 yr Moderator Use a length of 16mm rod with an eye on each end. Spring the seat. It will look like the rear is floating. Single seat of course.
June 24, 201410 yr Moderator maybe the early R1 's will fit. I know they fit the FZ if a little on the soft side
June 24, 201410 yr Author Ok cool i'll look into them. I would do the whole ridgid frame and sprung seat but i think i will let Betty be the one to give me a tender ass.
June 24, 201410 yr does it look like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-Yamaha-Seca-II-XJ600-7K-MILES-Rear-Shock-Absorber-56220-4DU-22210-01-00-/161032683268?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item257e4bbf04 if so I have one that looks a lot like it off an xs400 monoshock if you get me some measurements I'll check it out, your's for the price of postage Oh yes & if the baby's a boy I want it named after me
June 25, 201410 yr Author I'll have a look at that link later on Tom as im on my works PC and Ebay is the DEVIL here and is banned, a mate at work is also lending me his old fireblade shock to see if that fits but till i get the thing on saturday its all just dead in the water and all i can do is read the new haynes manual i got through the post last night. O and as for the baby name sorry but we have already got a much MUCH cooler name than Tommy
June 26, 201410 yr I'll have a look at that link later on Tom as im on my works PC and Ebay is the DEVIL here and is banned, a mate at work is also lending me his old fireblade shock to see if that fits but till i get the thing on saturday its all just dead in the water and all i can do is read the new haynes manual i got through the post last night. O and as for the baby name sorry but we have already got a much MUCH cooler name than Tommy so your not naming him after you then!!
June 29, 201410 yr Author Picked this one up last night. Looked a bit rough but managed to get it out of the over grown grass and into the van. Got a box of bits to sort through tomorrow night to see what i have. Fired her up this afternoon before i went to the pub so i had a happy drink to the gods of bikes to say thank you to them. Nice blank canvas to get stuck into once the XJ900 is finished
July 2, 201410 yr Moderator just seen this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221482123134&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160 useful for spares
July 14, 201410 yr Author Well here we go.........time to brush off the cob webs, kick out the local tramp cat and wheel this bit of kit into the cave. Yesterday was a "fix a bike day" at my house and it all started at 0500hrs (yes that time exists on a Sunday) and it was a case of getting the XJ900 finished and started up to be delivered. i then got home to clean the cave and put Betty in to fix her broken exhaust which is now all tickerty boo. Then my mate Doc turns up with his Triumph Speedmaster with the common fault of a leaking Cam cover gasket which just mean taking off the seat and tank and torquing up the fouor bolts but he's in the process of buying a new gasket and washers so it cures the problem completely. Then after all that crapola, it was time............ The Purple helmet warrior rolls into the cave and gets attacked by some tools (yes that's me and my mate) Chain Off Carbs out Exhaust off Engine nearly ready to come out Honda Fireblade shock temporely in (needs spacers etc) Going to have the engine out tonight and the rest of the bike is going back out into the car port out my way so i can get going on the re-build
July 16, 201410 yr lot's of good parts on this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XJ600S-DIVERSION/301237499005?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D8361732058546291868%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20140122125356%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D271546700722&rt=nc
July 17, 201410 yr Author Well i done a little bit of work to the bike last night, i was just going to have the night off but i really didn't want to watch crap TV and Nikkita was sound asleep at 1900hrs so its was time for the man cave. Big hole Engine out Carcas out into the car port and engine on its table Needs some loving I have to Drill out one of these buggers as its so rotten the Hex key cant grip the sides and just rounds the endges.
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