Introduce yourself and everything else motorcycle related... Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:31:35 +0000 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:31:35 +0000 XJBikes - Yamaha XJ Motorcycle Forum https://xjbikes.com/forums/forums/hangout-lounge.3/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:08:28 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/another-cl-optimist.110447/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/another-cl-optimist.110447/ invalid@example.com (Polock) Polock https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/6025594153.html]]> 2304 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:37:53 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/i-just-purchased-a-yx600.133592/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/i-just-purchased-a-yx600.133592/ invalid@example.com (ZedTeam) ZedTeam
Odometer states about 84k, but the speedometer doesn't work. So no clue on actual mileage.
Motor starts easy and holds idle pretty well. transmission seems to be ok.
Its going to need some work, but thats why i got it !

I already have a long list of things to fix before i can get out on the road...
Tires, Airfilter of some type, Petcock needs a vacuum line to work properly, brakes, lights, etc....]]> 5 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:39:08 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/joes-2026-thread.133410/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/joes-2026-thread.133410/ invalid@example.com (Zoot_Suit) Zoot_Suit
I fabricated a new heat shield last night. Then today I went for the first ride of the season.

For some reason, I'm getting a season or less out of a battery. I've tried traditional lead acid and gel. With the same short life span. Any electrical gurus that might know why that is?

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Wind was the only issue for the day, hard to even sight see, had to concentrate on the road and keeping a line. Roads we were on didn't have any hill or tree protection, so make the trip down interesting. Pulled into town early and with in an...

Slimy Crud Run, WI Spring 2026]]> 1 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:03:31 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xj750rl-1983.133615/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xj750rl-1983.133615/ invalid@example.com (jimmythedoortwo) jimmythedoortwo Thanks I am new and learning to navigate this forum]]> 6 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:33:23 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/using-water-instead-of-fork-oil.133611/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/using-water-instead-of-fork-oil.133611/ invalid@example.com (co.dirtbiker) co.dirtbiker
I've had one of the forks conveniently...

Using water instead of fork oil?]]> 1 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:57:03 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/specfx-900.133595/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/specfx-900.133595/ invalid@example.com (Jarich) Jarich special fx900.
View attachment 53163 View attachment 53164 Front end almost ready to install. Safety inspection on the 8th.]]> 23 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:10:53 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/and-then-things-got-worse.103204/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/and-then-things-got-worse.103204/ invalid@example.com (Xed) Xed New XJ owner here.

I hail from a quaint little town in BFE Tennessee that tests missiles.

So where to begin, I bought this bike from a pawn shops back corner for more than i should have,


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and continue the trend by putting even more money into it, it took me a year to pay for it because I am not a rich man and the pawn shop owner is pretty lenient with me in regards to payments.

So the day i paid it off i brought the thing home.
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And then things got worse...]]> 107 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:19:40 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/84xj750-hot-rod.133599/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/84xj750-hot-rod.133599/ invalid@example.com (Jarich) Jarich This year we got rid of the hitachis and fit...

84xj750 hot rod]]> 1 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:57:18 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/projects.133588/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/projects.133588/ invalid@example.com (Jarich) Jarich Hope people enjoy it and will try to answer questions.
Showcase doesn't seem to be accepting new threads but it's probably a me thing.]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:54:14 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/2-stroke-engine-question-non-motorcycle.133586/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/2-stroke-engine-question-non-motorcycle.133586/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984
So... Absolutely nothing to do with motorcycles but I am looking at my Kawasaki 2 stroke whipper snipper and thinking surely the oil/fuel mix isn't all it takes? Where the hell is the oil for the crank.
Seems like I missed some class/reading/adult observation somewhere as it doesn't seem to have anywhere to add oil and the manual doesn't elaborate on it.

I am imagining sealed bearings on the crank... I don't really want to pull it apart to...

2 stroke engine question - non motorcycle]]> 3 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:40:44 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/water.133583/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/water.133583/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984 Stupid PO didn't look after this bike and left it out in a field for 10 years
To
This bike was never designed to be ridden in rain.

All those hours of polishing and primping in the early days of ownership have ended up leaving me with pretty much the same, cosmetically at least, bike I started with.

Its kinda funny really.

At any rate.

Jumped on the bike, switched it on, pressed the starter button. Nada.

I kinda had a Twilight zone moment and continued, like an idiot,...

Water]]> 4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:35:50 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/ai-xj.133580/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/ai-xj.133580/ invalid@example.com (co.dirtbiker) co.dirtbiker
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Been wondering when he'd get around having on an XJ on the channel since he's a bit of a Yamaha fan.



I had to laugh when Max kept wondering what the "warning" indicator meant...after removing the battery sensor...]]> 2 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:42:38 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/maxim-batwing.133556/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/maxim-batwing.133556/ invalid@example.com (Zoot_Suit) Zoot_Suit tombstone" style windshields and it cut about 90% of the wind from my chest, but it created an insane helmet buffeting issue, seriously it was like someone was holding an electric random orbit sander against your head, and visually, it looked like it qualified as a non-consensual carnal sin. It was UGLY.

So I decided to make my own batwing fairing.

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Maxim Batwing]]> 9 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:34:35 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/thinking-back.133548/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/thinking-back.133548/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984
I finally got my old xj750p to run, Woot, good times.
So obviously I signed up for a motorcycle ride down to woop woop and back again.
Fun times.

My xj750p was screaming at 100kmh and the speed limit was 110kmh.

So when I got to the destination I realised damn, where is the oil in the oil window?

Went to a servo, asked for oil and ended up with synthetic and complained...

Thinking back]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:16:28 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/just-a-few-pics-of-the-max.133539/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/just-a-few-pics-of-the-max.133539/ invalid@example.com (biggs500) biggs500
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I should have taken a picture but after a minute with the motor running it develops breaks in the columns of mercury so there are air spaces.
I have to keep shutting the motor off periodically, once I do the columns return to solid mercury lines.

What is going on?
I Googled mercury contamination with water but all I get is information about water...

Mercury manometer]]> 8 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:32:39 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/people-in-the-car-park.133529/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/people-in-the-car-park.133529/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984 Mostly guys and rarely ladies.

I went to leave a petrol station after buying gas for the soda stream, not petrol, and this pretty elegant older Asian lady walked over and whispered something to me. I leant towards her and replied, sorry?
She whispered 'what sort of motorcycle is this?'
I said, it's a Yamaha, and she smiled and walked away.

Definitely a...

People in the car park.]]> 1 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:24:07 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/beginner-restoration-of-a-82-xj550-maxim.129717/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/beginner-restoration-of-a-82-xj550-maxim.129717/ invalid@example.com (Mancub) Mancub
It begins with a 1982 Yamaha xj550 Maxim. The end goal is to convert it into a cafe racer styled bike, while navigating things properly throughout the build as to not...

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