YAMAHA XJ9001996 · 0.9L Petrol

The 1996 Yamaha XJ900 presents a current roadworthy status with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 8 April 2026 at 18,198 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior annual examinations in April 2025 and April 2024 likewise showed clean passes at 16,244 and 14,762 miles respectively. The vehicle demonstrates no worsening mechanical faults across the recent testing cycle. Mileage accumulation relative to the machine's thirty-year life reveals an unusual pattern. A single early test on 4 September 2006 captured 14,676 miles, then the record falls silent for nearly eighteen years. The 2024 test shows just 14,762 miles, indicating only 86 miles of use across that dormant period. Recent ownership has revived the bike: 1,482 miles were added by April 2025 and a further 1,954 miles by April 2026. Such sparse historical data and a long storage gap demand scrutiny of age-related degradation despite the clean sheets. With no advisories or failures logged, the official record offers no recurring faults to track. A buyer should still physically inspect structural integrity for corrosion around the frame and exhaust, given the prolonged standing and advanced age. The tester recorded no brake disc wear or binding calipers, but aged rubber suspension bushes and tyres perishing from inactivity remain latent risks invisible to a pass result. We recommend a hands-on check of the coil springs, wheel bearings, and brake hose condition before purchase. Low annual use masks potential evaporation of brake fluid and hardened seals. The absent intermediate MOT history between 2006 and 2024 means undocumented maintenance cannot be confirmed, so a precautionary fluid change and corrosion treatment would be prudent.