How Many Miles Has Your Bike Got On It?

Haha, when I bought mine it had ~11k and I put about 20 miles on it that day! Only 1.2 miles sounds like neglect

 

1983 XJ750 Maxim
31,+++ miles

The PO "laid" the bike down one night coming home after drinking..... The bike sat for 6yrs after that.

Done
Replace exhaust w/ 4-1
Replaced bulb in fog light
Carbs cleaned
Oil/break fluid changed
replaced seat
replaced battery box

Just picked up a parts bike last weekend

Needed
swap blinkers from parts bike
swap headlight bucket from parts bike
replace speed/tach gauge cluster
replace back tire
would love to have stronger rear shocks
looking for the famously lost -RIGHT SIDE COVER!!

Improvements
6th gear is a GREAT idea
windshield

Would love to meet a fellow XJ rider in my area that knows how to work on them....I can swap body type parts...but engine work - not so much.

 

48,000 miles
valves shimed at 47k
running like a racebike, been finding the weak drive line parts lately :lol:

-James

 

I am at over 50,000 miles on the 650 Seca, my short daily commute to work bike that always starts and runs even when left out in the rain.

Only spark plugs,oil changes and a front tire for the last 2 1/2 years and 8,000 miles.

 

81 Maxim 650, 49k miles.
I have replaced the intake manifold boots, plugs, header studs, brake lines, master cylinder, brake pads front and rear, starter relay. Left side muffler is broken, held together with muffler tape, a pop can, and hose clamps. Tires, battery, air filter as needed. Oil changes on schedule.

 

1980 Maxim 650 had 17,000 when I got 3 years ago and just rolled 20,000 yesterday. I replaced the front tire and head gasket in the past 3 years and cleaned the carbs first day I owned it.

 

When i bought mine milage 92,0000,the P.O. asured me it wasnt genuine,a replacement set he bought!!,camchain changed,Hy-vo chain getting done over winter,otherwise Bulletproof,oh yeah, Starter Brushes down to braids........ quite high mileage methinks. :roll:

 

65,000 is there anything i should be worried about replacing? I cleaned the carbs, changed the oil, and bought new plugs..

 

'81 XJ750RH
14K and change
See sig for repairs/mx, I've only had her since spring 2010.

6th would be nice, and I need to find some highway pegs to put on.

 

Speakers without a fairing would be awesome although dogs like my singing voice plus new front cross drilled rotor/pads.

 

1982 Seca 750 -- 62,000+km

What I've done:

Completely drained and cleaned front brake system, new DOT3 in it
Cleaned all carbs
Royal Purple 20W-50 with new filter
Drained and filled with clean 80W final drive oil
New Plugs
New Plug caps
New OEM air filter

Stuff on the way to me, from Len, to be done asap:

Valve shims
Valve cover gasket
New Valve cover rubber bits all around
Spin on oil filter adapter + filter
New clutch handle and associated bits+bolts
New fork oil seals and dust caps
New fork drain screws and gaskets

Stuff to be done over winter:

New rubber, front and back
New paint on everything (maybe engine and frame too)
Fix exhaust holes / Get new exhaust
New clutch plates and springs
Steel braided front brake lines
Possibly new handlebars and MC on the bars
If the bars happen, new windshield and lose the fairing.
If the bars happen, I may ditch the atari and get a nice Acewell
Recover the seat / add / reshape foam.
LED's EVERYWHERE lol

LOTS OF CLEANING lol

 

Let's see, over 40,000, hard to be exact as speedo reads low and I replaced the old speedo with one from God-knows-what and just got the odometer close to the old one's reading.

Things that have gone bad, well, speedometer(cracked plastic gears inside) causing me to replace it and lose trip odometer which didn't fit in housing(maybe from a Seca or Virago?)

Many leaks from valve cover and head gasket. Um, minor electrical issues, lost headlight for no apparent reason, then it started working again. Only current issue is the self-cancelling signals, but I just found a bad wire under the middle of the cross-bar under the tank that might affect it.

Some rust and oxidation of various chrome or aluminum bits. Had to re-cover seat. Oh, petcock totally stopped working, replaced that. Re-keyed helmet lock(well, took out a couple tumblers) but that's not the bike's fault, somebody put a bunch of keyed things on this bike that don't match, gas cap looks like screwdriver opened it.

Other than that petcock issue, it's never had a problem that kept me off the road, I replaced the back brakes, but they didn't need it, nobody ever adjusted the old ones! So that explained why they didn't do anything. Even my Atari works for the most part, had to by-pass that battery thing, but I find the warning handy and annoying when I'm low on fuel(you reset it, then it "sees" gas and turns off, then blinks again, but I don't have the heart to remove it, since it works)

 

Around 47,000 speedo quit at 43,000, i will ride it til the wheels fall off, then get new wheels...haha I love my 83 XJ750

 

81 seca 750.

New exhaust, new battery, new right side cover of course, sync carbs, plugs, plug wires, mirrors, hand grips, clutch lever, oil and filters.

Not sure how many miles on the bike or what I put on in the past 3 years. Odometer reads 1999.7 and has been stuck there for how long. I like to take it out whenever I can.

I would like it to be shiny and clean looking like so many I see on this site. However, I would need to invest and work at this and I am too lazy and cheap. And a working speedo and odometer would be nice. But I am happy with it because it runs great and is a blast to drive. I never need to worry about it getting dirty or scratched. I think people dismiss it because it's not pretty. My wife gets lots of looks and comments on her bike (04 Suzuki Savage) because its clean and new looking - I hope they are complimenting her bike and not her.

 

1985 xj700n

51,186 miles...original timing chain, clutch, steering and swingarm
bearings.

New wheel bearings.
Stock mirror reshaped to a nice small oval.
Front seat re-covered by hand.
Lots of little custom stuff like studs, chrome trim.
Headlight/t-sig visors.
New paint with flames on the way as soon as
I get a compressor for my air brush.
Chrome trim here and there.
Clear t-sig lenses-look way better!
Engine cases and forks polished.
Hand made leather tank bib, clutch/brake handle wraps.
Screamin Eagle mufflers-gone as soon as I can find a better
sounding pipe.

This bike has been a blast to restore (not to stock of course) and I
absolutley love the compliments and accolades as this is my first real
attempt at cutomizing a bike.

 

Seca 750 (1981) - - 47,000
came with stainless lines, pods, engine chrome pieces, custom paint, sport fairing, red seat, 4 into 1 Mac.
I fitted an airbox, shaped and covered a new seat, installed the sport touring stuff, paint and polish (not done).

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Seca 900 (1983) - - 30,000
came with 20 holes drilled in airbox cover, small turn signals, 4 into 1.
I fitted a battery, Turbo 650 rear shocks, did NOT clean carbs!!
My only gripe is the forward leaning position doesn't work on longer trips.

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I'm at about 22,000, the bike had 19,xxx when I bought it in July. Put a lot more miles on this than I ever did on a Vulcan. But that's probably because I have a gf who likes to ride, so we've been having fun with the Maxim

 

1981 xj650 with 47,000 I have not done a thing to the bike as i have just purchased it.

 

hmmm bout 28,000ish cant remember the original odometer reading before swithcing it out.

 

1981 Maxim 550 - 5700km. I only just bought it and have put about 30km myself. Just put new tires so far as the last owner sold it to me with an original 81 rear tire. Runs well, everything is original