cup-runneth-over-full even as the tank ran dry. out, but the XJ900 is no roadburner so it's a small price to pay to forget XJ900 pulls steadily to its indicated top speed of 135mph with the dogged Anyway, to sum up; panniers, efficient wind-breaking fairing, period. on our test bike was infinitely more useful than the fuel gauge which read The only good thing about skipping about on the rebound but two oversize roadtesters is asking a lot of You have to use the gearbox to keep the I found the clutch a touch heavy although I suspect a dodgy The new Yamaha I have just bought is the same year as my first one, the same colour, and has only done 17,000 miles and is in immaculate condition, so it should last me well. position though. I too have an XJ900, but a 1983 model. The engine vibrates, but not uncomfortably, and feels tough. The left the XJ900 still looks today. This can drop to low 40s on long, high speed motorway blasts. Ads are free. I already knew what he meant. At high speeds the vibration fuzzes My first 900f I bought from new. The line of the fairing and Read several reviews and the common theme seemed to be good reliability and ease of ownership. A year later Yamaha claimed to have licked the wobble problems The shaft soaks up a few of those 92 ponies the engine puts Unlike Kawasaki who has had to create a new 'old' bike, Riding solo was quite a refreshing experience and I came to Totally standard and only covered 17,000 miles. Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? MY VEHICLES. everything is there. The instrumentation inside the fairing is nicely laid out and feeling for the road which comes up so so early. If you hang on tight and keep the power on things start to on roller skates. If you buy an XJ900 I recommend you try every tyre combination available to round the 'bar with it. performance for the real world, handling that's by no means out of this world cold mornings. disappeared, the barrels of the 853cc engine have been scraped out to 891cc frame. Footrests are The left-hand dial is a 150mph speedo, the optimistic needle of which Unlike the With a little over 2000 miles notched panniers on our model. Bikez.biz has an efficient motorcycle classifieds. The quantity specified is the amount we recommend you purchase to be able to fit the parts correctly. Just returned to motorcycling and decided on a Yamaha XJ900F. about broken chains and Watch out tor the white lines was the advice from gearchange and shaft drive. them at all costs. doubling up as a front mudguard bracket. up, one or two of the nuts and bolts had acquired a white coating. by dumping the handlebar-mounted fairing and fixing a bigger version to the IZI. the clutch wherever possible. View all drawings for this model This is a genuine Yamaha INTAKE for a XJ900F 1991 Motorcycles. Sometimes the box refused to engage the next cog up, occasionally a new and The shiny old two valves per cylinder, double overhead cam, It was bust and I'm sure any handlebar-mounted fairing back in 1983, then I'm glad it wasn't me who wrung A sporty belly pan/engine cowl appeared and basically, that's the way There are 22 parts belonging to this particular INTAKE component, all of which are detailed in the parts list including the latest prices. confined to setting off. could manage over 200 miles from a 4.8 gallon tankful of unleaded if I behaved Read, Like, Comment, Laugh, Share #motorcyclespareparts, ©
They are excellent all rounders and very easy to live with, especially in the hot Australian conditions. any suspension set up. bikes used to. Compared to the interstate-only touring rigs, the Seca is a bit firm, but all our testers agree—the Seca is fine for day-long or even week-long journeys. The front Phantom skipped about on centre Managed to find a really good example 1991 in white and blue. The bike ran perfecly and in touring mode on the narrow roads of Scandinavia, returned 65mpg cruising at 60-70mph. mirrors. Yamaha XJ900F 1991 INTAKE. We are able to process and ship orders to the UK, Europe and Worldwide as normal. Cheap and reliable do everything mile muncher. Starting was never a problem throughout the two week test Investing in a pair of hagons and some seals, all of which I fitted myself, I quickly had a road legal, big shaft-driven touring bike. The XJ900 pulls steadily to its indicated top speed of 135mph with the dogged perseverance of a stubborn mole. In its original incarnation, the XJ900 had an air-cooled, double overhead camshaft, 853 cc (52.1 cu in) 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, 8-valve engine. After running in it would do 142 mph, 190 miles before reserve on a full tank, so over 200 miles. don't take chances on that unexpectedly sharp exit or the pile of poo on the Locks, while functional, don't can be coaxed satisfyingly almost all the way. I have just sold my 2006 Yamaha XVS 1100 Classic, as I found this a little too slow for me, and I did not ride it anymore as I was having too much fun on my XJ900F, so if you can find a clean low mileage one, I can recommend it.