Motorcycles Yamaha - this is an era of the most modern technical solutions and design. And this despite the fact that road bikes of this Japanese company are considered the most democratic and universal.
Model description
The Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle belongs to the middle class of technology with engines up to 600 cubic centimeters in size. He replenished the model line of a well-known manufacturer in 2009.
Model XJ6 belongs to the class of Nakedos, designed for city streets, but it is good because it is universal, feels equally calm on highways and on a country road.
The new design of the diamond-shaped frame made of high-strength steel pipe provides an accurate balance of its lateral stiffness, which increases the smoothness of cornering.
The settings of the four-row power unit provide the throttle response in the range of low and medium speeds, which is ideal for dynamic driving.
The undercarriage is compact, narrow, comfortable and light with a low saddle height, with a modern design. Yamaha XJ6 motorcycles are suitable for both novice pilots and experienced drivers.
The tubular frame has reduced the dimensions of the motorcycle and its weight, which allows you to reliably follow a given trajectory. Even a short motorcyclist can lower his legs on the road when maneuvering at low speeds.
The dashboard consists of an analogue tachometer and a multifunction display with a speedometer. Instruments are easy to read even at night, because, firstly, the tachometer needle is made with a luminescent coating, and secondly, the panel is illuminated with a white LED backlight.
Available in three colors - yellow (Extreme Yellow), black (Midnight Black) and white (Cloudy White).
Optional equipment
Especially for the Yamaha XJ6 model, the company has developed many additional accessories for comfortable trips, especially long-distance ones.
Protective arches for the pilot, engine protection, an overlay on the fuel tank, a bag on it, a central stand, an upper case with a volume of almost 40 and 50 liters with a back and inner bag and an aluminum trunk are designed to accommodate additional cargo and ensure travel safety.
Motorcycle benefits
The compact Yamaha XJ6 is simple and easy to drive. It perfectly combines handling and high performance.
The motorcycle is equipped with an engine with high torque already at low and medium shaft speeds.
The designers, having installed an adjustable steering wheel and a low saddle, allowed an adult driver of any height to choose an ergonomic comfortable fit. True, reviews of motorcyclists growing closer to 190 cm and weighing 90 kg extinguish this optimism. No settings and adjustments help them to feel comfortable while driving.
And not the least role in describing the advantages of a motorcycle is played by its stylish and beautiful appearance, which, combined with its low weight, makes the XJ6 attractive to the fair half of humanity.
Motorcycle disadvantages
About Yamaha XJ6 owner reviews are not enthusiastic, but for the most part positive.
Yes, a large man (the Japanese do not grow up like that) is not only uncomfortable at the wheel, he still needs to contrive to look into the rear-view mirrors.
Very controversial reviews about long trips. Someone is completely delighted, and someone believes that the seat is too thin and hard to sit on it with pleasure to go a long way, especially with the transmitted tremors from the rear budget suspension.
In pre-styling models there were very uncomfortable handles for the passenger.
Maybe the Japanese responded to calls to make life easier for the second issue, and therefore it was precisely the passenger handles that improved.
According to pilots, the low bike strikes the footboard on the asphalt at each turn, and the brackets on which it is fixed are weak and bend, adding adrenaline to the blood of an inexperienced passenger.
Caused some discontent and dipped, in which the periphery is poorly lit.
And, probably, it looks like an unreasonable whim in the budget model, the desire to see the number of the gear shift on the dashboard.
The rest of the XJ6 is fully consistent with its value: it is simple and reliable.
Power point
For a light motorcycle Yamaha XJ6, the characteristics of the upgraded engine fit perfectly.
The working volume of a four-stroke in-line four-cylinder engine with liquid cooling is 600 cc. The unit develops a maximum power of 78 hp. (57 kW) at 10 thousand rpm, and the maximum torque is 59.7 Nm at 8.5 thousand rpm.
The cylinders are tilted forward, each of them has four valves, camshafts, and two of them, top position. The cylinder head of the new design allows to increase the compression ratio. Reduced inlet openings. To increase rigidity, the upper half of the crankcase is made as a unit with the cylinder block.
The camshaft cam profile is designed to provide high torque at low and medium crankshaft speeds.
Forged motorcycle pistons forged aluminum.
The fuel injection system has two-sided four-hole fuel injectors.
Exhaust silencer, configuration “4-1” located under the frame. It is equipped with an oxygen sensor and a three-way catalytic converter.
And that's not all the features of the propulsion system of the Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle.
Motorcycle Specifications
A Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle with dimensions (LHV) of 2.1x0.7x1.1, a saddle height of 0.8 m, a wheelbase of 1.44 m, a ground clearance of 0.14 m, complete with ABS, weighs 210 kg, and without it less - 205 kg.
It develops a maximum speed of about 215 km / h, and accelerates to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds. The capacity of the fuel tank is a little more than 17 liters.
As for fuel consumption, the manufacturer claims an average of 5.8 liters per 100 km.
Transmission and chassis
The engine is paired with a six-speed gearbox, in which gears are constantly engaged. The drive wheel is a chain, with a lightweight 520th chain, which has a low braking effect.
As the front suspension in the design of the motorcycle Yamaha XJ6 used conventional telescopic fork, its travel is 13 cm.
The rear suspension - the narrow swing arm Monocross - is made of a profile pipe with the same travel as the front.
The angle of inclination of the axis of rotation of the wheel is 26 °, and its extension is 10.4 cm.
The clutch is multi-plate oil, the starting system is starter, electric.
The brake system includes a 298 mm double-disc front and 245 mm single-disc brakes with lightweight 4.5 mm discs.
Alloy five-spoke alloy wheels with a diameter of 17 inches are installed in the size 120/70 on the front and 160/60 mm on the rear wheels of the Yamaha XJ6 motorcycle.
Mods Overview
The XJ6 Diversion was a continuation of the more powerful Yamaha FZ6 and replaced it in Europe. In America, it is sold under the name FZ6R.
It was produced almost from the very beginning in three versions: basic with a front fairing, without a front fairing with an index N in the model designation and in the sports version, indicated by the letter F.
The model in all variants survived restyling in 2013.
The side panels were redesigned, the changes affected the fairing of the headlight, the handles for the passenger and the LED illumination of the instrument panel. The yellow color has left the painting options, the basic version can be equipped as an additional option with the ABS anti-lock braking system. The saddle got new leather trim, and the turn signals received new lenses. An indicator of the position of the chain tension system has appeared .
At the same time, Yamaha released a limited edition XJ 6 SP Dark Menace. It differs only in a spectacular carbon finish, combined and a six on the fairings.
Test drives and motorcycle reviews
Experienced pilots confirm that the range of working revolutions is quite wide, in the city stream you can not switch gears often and at the same time intensively accelerate.
The engine starts with a typical muffled low sound. Motorcyclists consider this an element of passive safety, because the XJ6 will not go unnoticed by surrounding motorists. He easily starts off, starting with almost idle speed.
Pilots like the effective braking system, especially with the ABS system, and the balanced suspension. The motorcycle easily takes the coolest turns and slips bumps in the road.
About Yamaha XJ6 reviews (almost all, at least those motorcyclists who have something to compare with) agree that this is a city bike. It is maneuverable, easy to operate, even a wider rear tire helps with this, but is not comfortable enough when traveling.
Experienced bikers lack character in this motorcycle, but for beginners this behavior of the car is a great advantage.
Yamaha XJ6 - an honest motorcycle. How much it costs, it also provides: simplicity and cost-effectiveness of service, unpretentiousness, responsiveness, versatility, true Japanese reliability and the absence of design flaws. As a bonus - a stylish and modern design that looks more expensive than it actually is. And even if it seems spoiled to pilots too predictable and calm, the newcomers to it feel more confident, but it is worth a lot.