XJBikes products

bandanas, vests, lemme think a bit!

hmm something bike related would be cool!

 

I think a key ring would be a good addition to the list. Maybe a small rubberized fob that has "XJ" or something. This way we could have our bike key separate, and not have all of our keys hanging on the handlebars. I've seen one from a company that had a picture of a motorcycle on a plastic fob claiming to be one of our bikes. It looked horrible, and indistinguishable from any other bike.

 

Sno,

Have you looked at http://www.cafepress.com

If you have logos etc already developed you can upload them and they will spin items for you.

I havent looked at their terms in a while, but i think it used to be very little up front.

 

how about a license plate holder or bracket that has the logo on it instead of a dealer one or nothing like me

 

how about decals for our bikes,cars and trucks?

 

I thup the good work.ink the idea of a key fob with XJ Bikes on it is a good idea because you don't have to carry around a bunch of keys to lose and a key fob doesn't make such an uncomfortable lump in your pocket. Brilliant club keep

 

I have a super duper hookup in the screenprinting business, let me know if you need...

 

was wondering if this was going to happen or not? maybe get an account with cafepress, they have many products,if you would like i can try to make up a logo for here.. though the one in the corner looks fine to me.. just a thought..

 

I'd like to use the POWER of 15-Hundred Members to:

Get a Manufacturer to sell us a Huge quantity of Rear Shock Absorbers at Wholesale.

Get TAYIO GIKEN to sell us a Huge quantity of PETCOCK REPAIR and Overhaul Kits at Wholesale ... so we get the quality parts we need without someone adding 60% Mark-Up for ordering it at the end of the week and forgetting to call when the damn thing was delivered to where I needed to go and get it.

Find a Company who will accept a Bulk shipment of Carb Tops and Re-Chrome them for a "One-Job" rate.

Front Fork Tubes ... too !

 

Those are some tall orders to fill Rick. I'm hopeful the power of numbers would get us noticed. I'm surprised you haven't recieved a greater reception in your advances with these folks. I'm onboard with all of the parts listed above. Cheeseball parts distributors are notoriously lousy at being concerned with you as a costomer.

 

Someone sounds bitter... :wink:

 

Did you read his thread on the footwork he did trying to get us a decent price on petcock repair kits and rear shocks?

 

Don't think I did, actually. I got the impression he'd ordered said parts and wasn't too happy with how the order was handled. (shrug)

 

A short while back, Rick (generous with his time) tried to get his foot in the door of a major shock manufacturer and the folks that produce the OEM fuel petcock parts. The shock folks didn't even respond and the fuel parts place politely brushed him off (something about contractual obligations or something to that effect). This dispite the obvious potential sales from a dedicated fan base. Rick gets a A for effort.

 

Ikon Shocks. I filled-out the questionare they sent. Never heard a peep out of them after two folo-up's.

TAYIO GIKEN Co. Suppliers of petcocks to every motorcycle maker on The Third Rock from the Sun! Under contract with Yamaha ... Preeze do see dah dear-rer foal do oar-er-ring.

Looked at their "New and Improved" -- YMO-31-100D Petcock to see if its available. (I looks as if the New Design incorporates a Plastic Housing, beneath the valve switch ... containing an Inline filter, ahead of the Supply Out Pipe).

They know we this additional filtering.
Rusting tanks and crap-filled gas will sell a bunch of 'em.

 

You never did say where you bought that gas...

 

That's the shame of most places today they do not care about anything unless you can give them lots and lots of orders :< It's really a shame

 

Is there an XJbikes.com flyer or calling card? Sometimes I see an XJ on the street or in a parking lot somewhere, (Saw one at Boeing Renton today, for example) and I often wonder if the owner is a member, or even knows of this forum. I owned my XJ for almost a year before I discovered this site. Anyway, I've often wished I had a calling card or flyer I could discreetly leave on a bike I see, as a way of inviting XJ owners to visit our little community, if they haven't already. Something a member could download and print at home, perhaps? Your thoughts?

 

Great idea.

 

I might print out a few cards with my screen name on one side and this site on the other...

I havent seen another XJ yet though... Might drive by some harley bars once I print out the cards...

 

The flyer sounds like a good Idea, I'll try to get a few Idea's done up, I've seen a few xj's around, but lately all I see are sport bikes (damn soldiers)

 

>>I havent seen another XJ yet though<<

Well...the XJ was not the "big seller" that Yamaha thought is was gonna be. The Maxim outsold the Seca by far, but neither one created a stampede to the dealers. OTOH, they have both become classics sought after by competent riders who want great performance, good looks and rock solid reliability.
It would really be nice to see more items for sale for these classics.

Dave

 

We're in good company, then!

 

Okay, this thread hasn't had a bump in a while. I just thought of this: How about a bumper sticker that says, "My other ride is a Yamaha XJ"? Then you could put the xjbikes.com URL across the bottom in smaller font. What do you think?

 

Excellent idea.

 

With most of the posts I have seen I think it's only appropriate to have a XJBikes.Com Carb cleaning tool and some electrical tape with the logo running along it.

 

I'm almost disturbed that you use electrical tape that much! lol j/k

 

This is a quote of an 18 month old post but I'd just like to let everyone know that the mass order request route does sometimes work. I have Koni adjustable shocks on two of my VW Transporters because a gentleman was rather persistent in asking them to break out the dies for a discontinued model.

We had to guarantee purchase of 100 units minimum. We did have a dealer in on the buy and he's the one who took the pre-orders (and pre-payments, have to have the cash up front to pay for a special order like that). He did make a profit but he minimized his markup for the group.

After that initial order Koni agreed to "keep the tooling handy" and sell to the dealer in batches as small as 25 units with a LARGE lead time.

BTW, the tooling for IKON shocks is Koni tooling. When Koni got out of the moto shock business they sold the tooling to their Australian manufacturer and that company is now Ikon so they are REALLY still Koni shocks made by the same company that's always made them but bearing a different name.

 

Just curious, is the site making money off the items being sold in the "Products" section? If so, I'm placing an order

 

If it would help you,
my dad says you guys need to ask these companys to sponser this forum for some small amount per year like $50
and then have everyone email them telling them how great they are for doing it and how great their stuff is... they they will want to work with you...
he says you need a specific webpage here just for Sponsers and Advertisers
links and products - not sure if you have one already but i couldnt find one

( hes a professor of marketing and economics & rides an old Indian Motorcycle) but thinks you have a great website here/ gecko

 

I'm new to this board and XJ bikes. My other ride is a VTX1800 Retro
and as apart of the VTXOA different states did there own thing.
Our nebraska group designed resivour covers...

Tshirts with our logo:

How many of you XJer's are there?

 

Not quite true, Ikon did buy the tooling but Koni kept the patent right to the valve mech, easy fix Ikon designed there own now these shocks are made in China and assembled in Australia, I have been down this road on another forum and Ikon only wanted to add to the cost as this was a "special run" and need to be ordered well in advance . Personally buy the old Koni and get them rebuilt

Ozzy Rod

 

how about a scotch tape holster? i don't have one and if i could get one with x j on it well........

 

I am a Norton owner as well and after searching around I couldn't believe how well they are supported. There are even some that are Norton only. Not cheap but you can get anything you need in the US,Canada and Europe. If a market developes the sellers will follow. Forums like these really make a big difference. We will get there. Word gets around.

 

I work nights and think that a coffee mug would be cool to have. Would be neat if we could get some kinda connections with a company to get some cheaper parts :^)

 

I'd like a set of Silk Screened "Sham-Wow's" with the Yamaha Tuning Fork Logo over YAMAHA ... Black Lettering and Logo.

Sure, ... there's probably an issue with the Name and the Corporate Logo.
But, who cares.

Yamaha don't seem to mind that every Workshop Manual they every Published for XJ-Bikes was copied and pirated on a set of Compact Discs.

Them law-breakers are selling them like hotcakes!!!

 

Just got my new to me 1985 XJ700, noticed riding home on the highway that the power curve went flate if giving it full throttle from about 4500 to 6500 rpm's. I'd remove the seat have a look around if I could figure out how to get the two up seat off the bike. Any suggestions? The XJ700 only has 12322 aprox miles and looks in new condtion.
Thanks
Diddly

 

wrong thread...... search it.

 

That was a bit curt, smithy.

 

Id really like to see a keychain

 

I just caught this thread, looks like the 1500 members has grown a bit. This site has been the factor of success for me and not only am I ready to support it Id like to see it be all it can be. trench work or funding tell me what I can do and Ill do it. I like the idea of 10,000 members making a voice. Think we could get a notice now?

 

Thought I'd bump this up again as the "10,000" members don't seem to be singing the same song.....in fact, it's been 3 months so I suspect the tune has been forgotten....one other avenue for bulk purchase would be mass e-mail of requests for part(s).....all signing off with XJForum......

Dave

 

anyone else? got 2 ready.....

 

Re: XJBikes products and where to get them.

Hey guys Is there a link or a website to use to buy products and part for my XJ and at the same time support with that buy this website. I tried the XJ4ever logo, but it seems that I'm doing something wrong, I didn't find a catalog or a search engine to find the parts I need. Any advice???
Thanks

 

The "catalog" is here: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14561.html but Len now offers a number of items that aren't listed, plus the prices are a bit outdated.

The best way to work it is to PM member chacal or send an email to "info AT xj4Ever DOT com" with your info.

 

I would definately buy a keychain for my xj a soft rubber one would be really cool

 

Small rubber keychain would be cool

 

Looking for a starter
82 - XJ750 Maxim

 

Gotto post that in another forum.Look under "sell,trade,swap,wanted