The Yamaha XJ600 is a

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

manufactured by

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. It is a relatively light motorcycle with top half fairing and around . The XJ600 was built from 1984 until 1991, when it was replaced with the Yamaha Diversion/Seca II. In

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, the bike was sold as the FJ600. The 1984 Yamaha XJ600 and FJ600 were notable for being the first Japanese inline-4 motorcycles with a displacement of 600cc. They are also one of the first inline-4 motorcycles to use mono-shock rear suspension. Note: 2 years after the 1982 Kawasaki GPz550 Unitrak

Related bikes

Yamaha XJ900 The Yamaha XJ900 is a motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha from 1983. It was a development of the original Yamaha XJ model, the XJ 650, which was the foundation for the entire XJ series. In its original incarnation, the XJ900 had an air-cooled, d ...

, the 900 cc brother of the XJ600. * Yamaha Diversion/Seca II, the successors of the XJ600/900 series.

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{{motorcycle-stub XJ600 Standard motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1984