Introduce yourself and everything else motorcycle related... Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:39:02 +0000 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:39:02 +0000 XJBikes - Yamaha XJ Motorcycle Forum https://xjbikes.com/forums/forums/hangout-lounge.3/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:12:09 +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]]> 2233 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:14:46 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/how-did-you-get-here.1132/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/how-did-you-get-here.1132/ invalid@example.com (SnoSheriff) SnoSheriff .

If you found us through a search engine, tell me which one and what search words you used. If you came in though a weblink, tell me where from? Provide as much detail as possible.]]> 877 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:39:56 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/rip-george-barber-jr.133391/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/rip-george-barber-jr.133391/ invalid@example.com (Fuller56) Fuller56 1 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:41:41 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/cnycc-19-scheduled-for-june-13-2026.133089/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/cnycc-19-scheduled-for-june-13-2026.133089/ invalid@example.com (hogfiddles) hogfiddles
‘I’m going to lock this forum for now. I’ll make occasional announcements, and when the time gets closer, I’ll unlock it.

lt’s only a year away!!!

dfox]]> 3 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12:20 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/i-dont-want-it-but-you-cant-have-it.133381/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/i-dont-want-it-but-you-cant-have-it.133381/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984
I, as an adult, work with technology, just to be clear.

The question.
Someone steals your iPhone or iMac or Samsung phone.

It's locked down and they can't get to your data without your fingerprint, face scan, pin number, blood sample etc etc.

You're never going to get it back.

Do you want it to be landfill?

A factory reset is impossible and even if you can kludge through one, you still...

I don't want it, but you can't have it.]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:58:52 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/look-after-yourselves-stateside.133374/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/look-after-yourselves-stateside.133374/ invalid@example.com (Minimutly) Minimutly 4 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:20:37 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/finally-time-to-make-a-first-post.133369/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/finally-time-to-make-a-first-post.133369/ invalid@example.com (Will@CCC) Will@CCC
Back a few years ago I picked up 3 basket case XJs, 2 650's, and one 550 for $500 titles included and set my sights on restoring one as a shop project.

I will say it now I was way over my head teaching myself how to run a restoration shop based...

Finally time to make a first post.]]> 10 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:10:07 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/colour-me-impressed.133373/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/colour-me-impressed.133373/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984 At first I was aghast, 'they cant do that!' and by the end I wanted a lathe.
]]> 3 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:22:35 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xjcd-org-archive.133368/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xjcd-org-archive.133368/ invalid@example.com (Dan Gardner) Dan Gardner XJCD.org website so that we don't lose any information.

You can find the live site here: https://beerfueledmayhem.github.io/xjcd/

You can find the ISOs for download at these locations:
https://beerfueledmayhem.github.io/xjcd-iso-1/
https://beerfueledmayhem.github.io/xjcd-iso-2/
https://beerfueledmayhem.github.io/xjcd-iso-3/

Unfortunately, the ISOs needed to...

XJCD.org Archive]]> 1 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:49:25 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/steve-mcqueens-garage-1968.133363/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/steve-mcqueens-garage-1968.133363/ invalid@example.com (chacal) chacal
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HlLLngtPkGg]]> 1 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:17:18 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/happy-new-year.133359/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/happy-new-year.133359/ invalid@example.com (Ronnie208) Ronnie208 1 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:15:15 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/longest-time-between-registering-and-posting-1982-xj650.133351/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/longest-time-between-registering-and-posting-1982-xj650.133351/ invalid@example.com (rfburns) rfburns
I bought this bike on Craigslist somewhere around 2001, for $800. I rode it for a season (or more?) and eventually let it sit neglected for too long. It no longer ran, and my brother offered to work on it to develop his skills. I let him take it, and it sat in his storage shed for a long...

Longest time between registering and posting? 1982 XJ650]]> 4 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:40:06 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/merry-christmas-everyone.132799/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/merry-christmas-everyone.132799/ invalid@example.com (hogfiddles) hogfiddles View attachment 50928
Now that there forums are back up

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

Dfox]]> 1 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:07:36 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/happy-christmas.133352/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/happy-christmas.133352/ invalid@example.com (Fuller56) Fuller56 John]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:48:45 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/www-xjcd-org-server-down.133348/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/www-xjcd-org-server-down.133348/ invalid@example.com (Franz) Franz www.xjcd.org.]]> 4 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:47:08 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xjcd-org-down.133290/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xjcd-org-down.133290/ invalid@example.com (Jeremy Younger) Jeremy Younger
Is it just me or is xjcd org down? For me this happened before the AWS(Amazon) Outage so at least over the weekend. The only way I can get access is by the wayback machine
Cheers
Jeremy]]> 9 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:49:13 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/stolen-bike-alert.133345/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/stolen-bike-alert.133345/ invalid@example.com (hogfiddles) hogfiddles
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I just bought my first bike a XJ750 Maxim 1983. Here I will be covering my adventure fixing it up a bit and riding it next season. I'll Need some help tuning it up and finding parts etc.
Main Problem: It runs very well, the guy I bought it from got it running after it sat for 14 years, because of this neglect the fuel leaked into the carburetors which made it start spraying when the last people turned it on. They got it working and now I'm...

Hello World!]]> 7 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:56:20 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/out-of-context.133339/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/out-of-context.133339/ invalid@example.com (cds1984) cds1984 So I'll apologise before you read further.

I have a question for the international folk, I'm in Australia, about phone numbers.

In Australia we have 3 mobile phone providers and the numbers are specifically always starting with 4. (After the iso prefix)

I see Germany, Great Britain, New Zealand and Japan have the same sort of structure albeit a few more indexes, in some, for mobile.

US and Canada seem to have no specific indexes though. I have...

Out of context.]]> 6 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:37:16 +0000 https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/something-different.133319/ https://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/something-different.133319/ invalid@example.com (Huntchuks) Huntchuks
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