Advantages: Cheap, reliable, comfortable, shaft drive, economical Disadvantages: Not that sexy, age related faults, rusting tanks, heavy, slow for engine size
It's raining. It's cold. There is a huge traffic jam on the M6 in front of me. It's about to go dark and I have 200 miles to do before I get home to a warm shower and a cuppa.
Do I :
a) Go and hide in the services... pretending I'm really hard for riding a bike at this time of year whilst secretly putting off hypothermia for another few minutes
b) Whimper a bit. Then perhaps Jibber. Think about pretending to break down and call out the AA for ... ...a swathe through the traffic and get home in just over two hours, not even really that cold or wet.
The answer depends on which of my untrusty steeds I am mounted upon, but the only one that offers option c) up as favourite is my XJ900. Old and ugly it may be, but reliable and comfortable it is too. I admit that pulling into a petrol station on it doesn't get young female cashier's hearts racing, or in fact come to think of it get anything racing ...
peteshone 28.02.2007 (09.04.2007)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Yamaha XJ900F
Advantages: Very reliable workhorse, Good looking, Nice ride. Disadvantages: Can suffer from the usual rust demise.
...and it`s had a new Yamaha battery for £35 again from the dealer. I`ve had the bike for 5 years now so I really can`t complain. I love the bike and don`t intend getting rid of it just yet, however, things are beginning to show their age, the centre stand has rotted and so I don`t use that in case it collapses and the paintwork on the swingarm/shaft cover needs to be removed and resprayed, (I don`t fancy removing that because of the special tools required) ...
Wigan-Trucker 16.09.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Yamaha XJ900F
Advantages: VERY RELIABLE AND VERY CHEAP TO RUN Disadvantages: NONE FOR ME
...my later fj1200 another great yamaha very reliable 96000 miles when i part exd it for the new fj only needed 2 shims changed in that time along with oils tyres filters so very cheap to keep on the road handling was very good for a twin shock bike with crossply tyres al the reasons for my new purchase highly recomended bike for all but the road racers amongst us ...
RICKXV 10.09.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Yamaha XJ900F
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