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  • #1

    Wifes Bike

    Finally got to go to Portland and pickup my wife's bike that my brother gave us. 82 XJ650J last registered in '92, 7620 miles on the clock.

    Spent some time cleaning all the dirt and other stuff off it, and it's starting to look good.

    Put in a new battery and it cranks good, just have to finish the carb cleaning to get it going.

    Pretty good deal for just $1.

    Steve
    80 XS1100G Standard - YammerHammer
    73 Yamaha DT3 - DirtyHairy
    62 Norton Atlas - AgileFragile (Dunstalled) waiting reassembly
    Norton Electra - future restore
    CZ 400 MX'er
    68 Ducati Scrambler
    RC Planes and Helis
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  • #2
    "Bikes I have. Would like to find a wife for $1"

    Check out the fuse holder. Same problem as with the 1100, (and most older bikes). The headlight on my 650 turns on and off when it feels like it.
    "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)

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    • #3
      "Bikes I have. Would like to find a wife for $1"
      Mail order Russian bride? That way when she's gripin' at you, (Oh... and she will) you can't understand her! And vodka is cheap! (As long as she never hears the words Grey Goose)



      And Steve.... would be happy to double your investment for you. Heck... I'd go ahead and give you 5 BUCKS for your time! Good find and good luck.

      Tod
      Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

      You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

      Current bikes:
      '06 Suzuki DR650
      *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
      '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
      '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
      '81 XS1100 Special
      '81 YZ250
      '80 XS850 Special
      '80 XR100
      *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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      • #4
        Re: "Bikes I have. Would like to find a wife for $1"

        Originally posted by prometheus578
        Check out the fuse holder. Same problem as with the 1100, (and most older bikes). The headlight on my 650 turns on and off when it feels like it.
        Yea, brother already scabbed in a couple of different fuse ends. Will get replaced with something, don't know what yet though.

        Steve
        80 XS1100G Standard - YammerHammer
        73 Yamaha DT3 - DirtyHairy
        62 Norton Atlas - AgileFragile (Dunstalled) waiting reassembly
        Norton Electra - future restore
        CZ 400 MX'er
        68 Ducati Scrambler
        RC Planes and Helis

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        • #5
          That is a really good bike (and really good buy!). 82 maxim was my first bike and now belongs to my brother. Obviously, it no XS11, but pretty snappy. Downside is suspension a little weak for 2 up riding(330 lbs), in my opinion.
          Yamaniac
          '79 xs11 sf - WidowMaker, 750 final drive
          '80 xs1100 sg- ENEMY#1 parts bike no title(free)
          '79 f- frame and swingarm (and title)
          '82 yz 490- needs a cylinder, head, & new piston, etc. Got one for sale?
          '88 Honda cbr600- Running, finally! Training bike for swmbo, maybe a stunt bike for me eventually.

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          • #6
            It's for my wife to learn to ride, and shes well shy of 330 thank god.

            Figure she'll be wanting an XS next year.

            Steve
            80 XS1100G Standard - YammerHammer
            73 Yamaha DT3 - DirtyHairy
            62 Norton Atlas - AgileFragile (Dunstalled) waiting reassembly
            Norton Electra - future restore
            CZ 400 MX'er
            68 Ducati Scrambler
            RC Planes and Helis

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            • #7
              and shes well shy of 330 thank god.
              Amen for that. 330 was Girlfriend and me. I weigh 200 + or -10

              My GF is going to start on the '88 hurricane, when I get it running. And, like your wife, will probably want an XS before too long. Good thing I have an extra one of those to get fixed up as well.

              Good luck
              Theron
              Yamaniac
              '79 xs11 sf - WidowMaker, 750 final drive
              '80 xs1100 sg- ENEMY#1 parts bike no title(free)
              '79 f- frame and swingarm (and title)
              '82 yz 490- needs a cylinder, head, & new piston, etc. Got one for sale?
              '88 Honda cbr600- Running, finally! Training bike for swmbo, maybe a stunt bike for me eventually.

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              • #8
                My wife won't ride with me. Says she's scared to look down and see road right there. After a couple bad wrecks in the last few years, maybe glad she likes a cage! I guarantee though, if she ever decided to ride, she wouldn't settle for a thousand dollar bike. I'd have to go look at a 15 thousand+ one I'm sure.
                "But honey... it's only 85 dollars a month" she'd say. Yeah... for LIFE! Hang on to those gals you 2!

                Tod
                Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                Current bikes:
                '06 Suzuki DR650
                *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                '81 XS1100 Special
                '81 YZ250
                '80 XS850 Special
                '80 XR100
                *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                • #9
                  low maintenance is fantastic

                  You gotta lay down ground rules. Rule #856 is no dang vehicle payments. Rule #857 is especially no payments for toys.

                  Ha, ha, ha. (you can tell I'm not married yet!) no "ground rules", but similar thoughts... cheap is good, and payments suck. Plus, $1000 bikes are a little easier to replace than $15k bikes, if and when you go down.

                  On the other hand, I'll probably have $5-6k in that '80 once I get it finished...How sad is that for a free bike. Well, that's worst case scenario (I haven't gotten 'into' things to see how bad stuff is). So she'll have a 'new' bike, it just won't be new in years.
                  Yamaniac
                  '79 xs11 sf - WidowMaker, 750 final drive
                  '80 xs1100 sg- ENEMY#1 parts bike no title(free)
                  '79 f- frame and swingarm (and title)
                  '82 yz 490- needs a cylinder, head, & new piston, etc. Got one for sale?
                  '88 Honda cbr600- Running, finally! Training bike for swmbo, maybe a stunt bike for me eventually.

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                  • #10
                    I put over 100K miles on my 650seca. Should of kept. Was probally the most trouble free vehicle of any kind I ever had.
                    78E ... Gone but not forgotten
                    2006 Kawasaki Concours....just getting to know it

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                    • #11
                      Maxim user group links

                      Hey guys! I love these little bikes too! I had a roommate with one in college and the guy he bought it from was a friend of mine that repaired bikes as a hobby. Anyway, he said those engines last forever. As proof he had 3 or 4 on the shelf from parted out bikes where the rest of the bike was toast but the engine was in great shape still. Anyway, having the typical 2nd gear problems on it as well as my XS11. I have a spare tranny for both and plan to back-cut the dogs and slots for 2nd on the XS and wonder if any of you has experienced the same on the XJ650. Also, in my searching, I was unable to find a group/site like this for the Maxim to research the answer to my repair question. Do you guys have some links?

                      Thanks,
                      Joel
                      '79 XS1200SF (Wiseco 1197 kit) - Dyna coils - NGK wires - K&N Individual filters - Dynojet Stage 3 jet kit - Kerker 4-into-1

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                      • #12
                        Try XJOWNERS.COM Not as good as XS11.COM but not bad.

                        Ed Z
                        It's an 80 LG My Midnight Ride
                        81 XJ650 MAXIM The Preachers Bike (Gone but not forgotten)
                        82 KZ 305 CSR Training Wheels (now my daughters)
                        82 GS 850 GL SWMBO's (HER RIDE)

                        'He who wanders is not always lost."

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                        • #13
                          Go to xjbikes.com great forum for everything XJ Xjowners is no longer running

                          Also here is a thread on how to replace your fuse block on your XJ650. Hope this helps

                          http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewto...ight=fuse.html
                          1983 XJ750 Midnight Maxim

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