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Well it is time to let this bike go. I have had it since 1984 and it came with 5 thousand kilometers on it. It now has just under 70 thousand kilometers. Which translates to about 44 thousand miles. The engine has never been taken down. The only part that has been removed is the valve cover to check shims. You can look at my photos to see that it looks better than it did when it came off the showroom floor. All the cases, shocks etc. have been hand polished by me for 26 years. I have all the parts that I took off to put the fairing on, headlight and stuff. The tires are brand new and only have about a thousand miles on them. The battery is only a couple of years old. Brakes are good. I have used silicone brake fluid in the bike since I got it therefore no pitting in the master cylinders. I did put new clutch springs in a few years back and the clutch is still great. I do have a spare set of carbs that I have used parts from that will go with the bike. I also have the luggage rack that they sold for the bike but never used it. I also have new head and base gaskets for it. And valve stem oil seals which I purchased if I ever had to take it apart. Also a new set of plugs it go with it too. I have accumulated a fare bit of stuff for the bike over the years which will go with it also.
Now here is the rub. Last year while riding down the highway and exiting to come home. I was slowing and reved it to down shift and the valves in number one cylinder started to float and a loss of power followed. So that means the head has to come off for the first time in it's history. I could do it but you know what I have had a great run with this machine and think it's time to move on. I am 60 now and figure if there is a real enthusiast out there looking for that special bike this may just be the one for you. It still runs great you can take it up through the gears and there is lots of power. It is just when you cruise at a sustained speed then try to go faster or slower the valves float. Compression is really good in all cylinders.
So there it is. I have no idea how much I want for it. I was even thinking of donating it to the local bike museum. They told me I might be surprised what I could get for it.
If you guys have any questions post them and I will try to answer them for you. But I thought that the XJ guys here should have first crack this bike. Thanks for reading this.
Now here is the rub. Last year while riding down the highway and exiting to come home. I was slowing and reved it to down shift and the valves in number one cylinder started to float and a loss of power followed. So that means the head has to come off for the first time in it's history. I could do it but you know what I have had a great run with this machine and think it's time to move on. I am 60 now and figure if there is a real enthusiast out there looking for that special bike this may just be the one for you. It still runs great you can take it up through the gears and there is lots of power. It is just when you cruise at a sustained speed then try to go faster or slower the valves float. Compression is really good in all cylinders.
So there it is. I have no idea how much I want for it. I was even thinking of donating it to the local bike museum. They told me I might be surprised what I could get for it.
If you guys have any questions post them and I will try to answer them for you. But I thought that the XJ guys here should have first crack this bike. Thanks for reading this.
Sold the Harley and kept the XJ 
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