Help identifying model/displacement

I recently purchased a beat-up Maxim. It was sold as a 1985 XJ700 Maxim but I'd like to double-check. (The last motorcycle I picked up was sold as a 250 but turned out to be a 185.) I'd like to be 100% sure before I start threads, order parts, etc.

I've looked around the bottom of the jugs where the displacement was stamped on my 185 but haven't found anything. I've tried VIN decoders, but they all just tell me that my VIN is invalid.

So, it's probably a 700, but it might be a 750, or...? Is the displacement stamped somewhere on the engine? Are there answers buried in the VIN?

Any help appreciated.

 

vin decoder has to fields for entry. the second field is for short vin off of motor. enter only 1 vin field.

you can also manually decode win

TECH TOPIC: Model ID and VIN's

motor displacement should be stamped between cylinders 2 and 3 between the exhaust headers

air head or watercooled?

XJ700 Models
AIR COOLED
number in red will be the first 3 digets on short vin on motor in the full vin it wil follow JYA
1985 XJ700 MODELS:

COUNTRY: USA

MODEL NAME: XJ700N
STREET NAME: 1985 XJ700 Maxim
MODEL ID CODE: 1FG
FRAME ID: 1FG
SERIAL NUMBER STARTS AT: 000101
USA MSRP PRICE: $ 2,899.00

MODEL NAME: XJ700NC
STREET NAME: 1985 XJ700 Maxim California
MODEL ID CODE: 1JJ
FRAME ID: 1JJ
SERIAL NUMBER STARTS AT: 000101
USA MSRP PRICE: $ 2,999.00

 

Thanks! I blasted the oil and grit off and found the displacement (696cm^3) so it's definitely a 700. An XJ700N for sale in the US, in fact.

The VIN decoders I found online all get confused, insisting that the "1FG" part is impossible because the 'F' cannot be an F and the G should be a digit. *shrug*

At least I can actually see the VIN on this one. My last bike had an obscured VIN which, worse, was the old shorty version. It took me forever to unpack it.

 

go to this link for vin decoding
TECH TOPIC: Model ID and VIN's

this is a link in the above thread
http://www.dissingermoto.com

 

Oh, I did. That's how I got it decoded.