Face to face CBF 600 S / XJ6 Diversion: the basics strike back
This year, the new Yamaha XJ6 Diversion joins the discreet but nonetheless excellent Honda CBF 600 S in the small road motorcycle market. Will the novelty live up to the category benchmark? ? Trial in a fratricidal duel !
Impossible to go wrong !
These motorcycles, called "basic" or entry-level, therefore make it possible to quantify the enormous progress made over the past 15 or 20 years by manufacturers, both in behavior and in manufacturing quality..
When choosing between these two really similar machines, there is no risk of making a mistake since they will both make excellent companions! And based on purely objective criteria, it is clear that the CBF 600 seems quite unbeatable.
The Honda is super efficient, practical, versatile in the extreme and, ultimately, damn endearing. But if we take into account more subjective aspects such as design, the new Diversion has more than its say….
Finally, the price will not be able to help you decide between them either, since with equal equipment – that is to say with ABS -, the Yamaha is displayed at € 7,149 and the Honda at € 6,990….
| Criteria | Honda CBF 600 S abs-cbs | Yamaha XJ6 Diversion |
| Aesthetics and finish | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Engine and transmission approval | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Performances | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Sound | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| Road holding and stability | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Agility and maneuverability | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Braking | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Comfort and protection | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Duo | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Practical aspects | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| Consumption and autonomy | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Total / 100 | 73/100 | 68/100 |
| Total / 20 | 14.6 / 20 | 13.6 / 20 |
Table comments: at points, the Diversion must inevitably bow to the fairly impressive homogeneity of the CBF 600 S. The Yam ‘is a little more comfortable but less practical and less efficient than the Honda.
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