having owned some 38 bikes in the last 20 years ,including 6 goldwings ,2 vfr 800 ,2 tdm 900 ,a blackbird , bmw rt1100, 2 bandits , 3 diversion xj 600s and 4 diversion xj 900s ,cbf etc ,I am now back to an excellent low miler divi 900s ,I rode it down to Xixona in Spain where I know live and covered the 520 mls from Santander in 8 hours , not earth shatteringly fast but as smooth as you like , budget built they may be but tired they are not , reasonable mpg ,a good no fuss motorcycle ,I dont use the motorways through Spain but cross the plains on their N roads , none of the divis have ever let me down , It pays to buy good michelin tyres you will be rewarded with longetivity and as good as you can get handling ,ride it smooth even fast and it will keep up with any tourers , and you will get to the other end without the aches and pains of sportier machines , of all the bikes ive owned the 900s divi is the one for true value for money ,Oh and I rode my divi 600s which was in my garage in Spain back to the uk 3 weeks later in just 1 hour more , The Yam Diversions are an excellent choice for a supposedly budget bike , which would probably never let you down if you look after them .
a very underated sports tourer,smooth and comfortable 2 up ,
I bought my 900 Diversion new in 1995. It's now March 2005, mileage is just coming to 50,000miles. If anything my bike has got better (smoother) as the mileage increases. I believe comments about handling are subjective - cos an R1 it isn't, but the bike handles well in my opinion. When I first got the bike I changed the warning light bulbs for a higher wattage -cos I could hardly see them when they were lit! Oh and the seat didn't suit my bum so 'Seatworks' at Bradford sorted it, also I couldn't live with the original screen so I bought an after market one and chopped it down in height till I was happy with it. The only thing to give me problems was the rear brake. I fitted a new master cylinder about six years ago, and touch wood it's been ok. Replaced full exhaust system with a Motad (not impressed) about three years ago. BTW the fuel guage gave up the ghost a good few years ago. Would I buy another one? YES! I looked on Ebay the other week and found a couple of low mileage ones and was very tempted, but I want to see if I can reach 100,000 miles with this one.
1995 model owned from new, now 64,000 miles. Only serious problems were related to the bits I added - the alarm. Yamaha exhaust parts are expensive, I found a secondhand almost new complete system for less than the price of one can. The cans are around £300 each. 2 cans, joint box, 4 downtubes and gaskets come to around £1000. Cheap to insure and ride. 200 mile to a tank makes touring easy. Shame about the engine vibration at 3500-4000 rpm, otherwise a good machine.
have had my divi for four years covered 80,000 miles in all weathers and cannot fault it it has never let me down its tough enough to survive the minor spills inevitable when you ride 100 miles in & out of london every day running cost's are very low when compaired with the likes of most other 900 ish machines, so if you want to arrive in a relaxed frame of mind & without a back ache i can recomend you get one of these
I traded a 40K Divvy in to buy a new one. Big dissapointment, the new one was exactly the same as the old one, 40,000 miles did not affect it at all. After 1,000 miles the new one got volvo'd so i bought back the old one. 50,000 and still no problems. OK its not stupidly fast but it will cover 200 miles faster than an R1. The R1 would need to stop for petrol. The Divvy is comfortable at 100mph and will pull from 15mph in top,from 25 fully loaded. I use mine every day in all weather. Servicing is cheap, no major work needed and no chain and sprockets to replace. OK, thats the lovey stuff. The reality is, its cheap to run, mantain and insure. It isn't fast, but fast enough, it isn't stunning, its rather bland. It is a comfortable allrounder so if you are happy with the size of your willy then get one. Otherwise get a Megawaki XYZ 1000 and kid yer mates you can handel it.
Just a fantastic no nonsense touring bike which is reliable, cheap to run and comfortable on long journeys.Its only downfall is it runs so quietly that some people think its boring. It has a great motor!
Big, heavy, comfotable, cheap to run, a great bike BUT handling is it's downfall. A Great bike for 2 up touring at half the running cost of a big BMW. The front suspension is very soft and dives alarminly under heavy braking. I thought it a geat bike until I did an advanced ride day on a honda hornet 600 which had reat handling but too buzzy. I now have a Yamaha TDM 900 which I really love - except for that chain drive. At 190 kg it's 50kg lighter than the XJ900 and it handles great with fully adjusable suspension
Owned for 1 year.
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Reviewed February 2003.
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A great machine, fuss free shaft drive, economical, fast enough, comfortable. Never let me down in 4 years. I*d have another anytime.
Owned for 4 years.
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