Synthetic Mobil 1 motorcycle oil made my starter clutch spin like a bag of marbles, it took about 2 years before it happened. I flushed it out...
Never, ever use a synthetic oil in these XJ motors...stick with mineral oils only, synthetic oils will severely affect the starter, look up...
I have a 1982 xj750j in excellent original condition, running like new and maintained properly since new. I found this site simply by google, I...
Good mount, I use it on my 82 xj750) and 2003 xvs650 classic
Set bike on centre stand: Pull plugs, squirt oil in cylinders, crank engine a couple spins, reinstall plugs, don’t tighten. Change oil, drain all...
Is there a Nova Scotia group of XJ riders out there? I'm in Antigonish, would be nice to meet up with a few to discuss and look at XJ's.
I've been using Castrol dino-motorcycle oil 10W40 now for the past 5 years and the starter whirl has never returned. It's possible synthetic oil...
I live around Antigonish, ride a 1982 xj750j Maxim, it's in pretty good condition and I ride as often as possible in the summer, all around Nova...
Since this note I've come to realized, synthetic oil does not work well with these old bikes because it will cause the starter to spin. So stick...
I had the exact same problem, but I was using synthetic motorcycle oil, and I read that is why these starters spin like that. If you are using...
I found it while googling xj750j, poof, there you were.
Synthetic oils not labeled "Resource conserving" or energy conserving are okay to use on set clutch bikes. Just look at the back of the oil...
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