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Thanks Bippo. It is running great. I need to learn to control the choke, but it starts immediately when I hit the button and idles nicely. Probably helped by the fact that the carbs have been cleaned and it has been tuned extensively right before it was parked up. Biggest trouble is the exhaust that has two pretty decent holes where the pipes run into the collectors. And I don't know how good/bad the pipe around it is. We'll see. Stripping it next week and then sandblasting to see what is needed.

Thanks. Is the XJ forum you mention the XJRider.com forum? That is for the successor for this bike. Unfortunately. The only other thing I have found is the German XJ-Forum.de but haven't set foot there yet. Need to gather my German first. ;-)

Hi all, I am Arne from the Netherlands and by pure chance I have become the owner of a 1990 XJ600 which has been parked up since May of this year due to some holes in the exhaust. I am currently working on getting myself my motorcycle license here in the Netherlands, which I hope to have at the end of October. Back to the bike. The fork says it is an XJ600 51J where the Yamaha lists say it should be a 3KM as it is a 1990 bike. So, that is something I need to figure out. Anyway, when I picked up the bike I was pleasantly surprised. It is in quite a decent shape. Granted, the exhaust really is leaking. I think the exhaust needs a bit more welding than I had hoped. But we'll see if it can be saved. Other than that, the engine starts immediately and idles nicely. I just need to learn to play with the choke. Something else I might be interested in changing is the ease with which the front dives when you hit the brakes. But I do not know whether the ease of diving is normal or adjustable even. I know they changed the oil in May so the basis should be alright. The bike has been sitting for five months and before it was parked it was used as a daily driver. Right before it was parked up it had been given a good service including tuning and cleaning the carbs. As the previous owner drove it daily, I am hoping to quickly put it into service when I get my license and work on it as time passes. But, the pics. Because that is what this was all about. Right? ;-)

Just picked one up last Monday. Not as original as yours as a previous owner decided to spray paint it in matte black. But they did do a half decent job, so I will leave it like that for the moment.