1982 Xj Maxim 750 on 2040-motos

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Up for auction is my 82 XJ 750, I purchased in Feb 2010 from original owner to use as a commuter bike on my 130 mile daily round trip. Since it has proved itself as ultra reliable during year round commutes. When purchased, odometer was just over 24,000. It now sits at 48,406 and may go up a few more. Very comfortable to ride all day and windscreen pictured goes with the bike. I'll list everything below I know about bike both good and bad. Only reason I'm selling is I'm simply ready for something else, my commute is straight down a rural 4 lane 65 plus miles each way with zero/stop n go traffic, after 20,000 miles, I ready for something different, I have a seca turbo and GPZ Turbo I've been working on for months I'm ready to put on the road.

Good: Valves just shimmed less than 2,000 mile ago, Mac 4into1 street exhaust just installed last month( the OEM finally blew out collector), avg 40-45 mpg, dirt cheap insurance and all day comfort to ride. Oil and filter changed religiously every 1,500 miles, these motors run very hot and turn alot of rpm at a steady 70mph plus Rotella is dirt cheap by the gallon. Ususlly the shifting will get slightly notchy, like clockwork, at 1400-1500 miles anyway, fresh oil it's smooth as silk. Bike has absolutely never been abused, short shift at 3-4 grand every gear and run it at 5500 in top on hwy to/from, thats it.

Bad: Tires are good for another 1,000 miles maybe, once air temp drops below 50 deg it can be a little difficult to start, once warm fires instantly, left front fork seal has begin to leak. Also, recently put in a new set of spark plugs as the original owner had just replaced them when I purchased so, I ran them until 40,000 some odd miles on the odometer. When I removed number 1 cylinder plug, I discovered previous owner had cross threaded. I ran a clean up tap (greased), to repair as much as possible. When new plug was threaded in, it took but, did not fell right once set. I opted to leave it in as is, that was approx 8,000 mile ago. So, bottom line if you purchase this bike, it's going to new plugs again probably before 55,000. At that time, you'll have to do a heli-coil or similar repair on number 1 cylinder. For some people, that along time to put 7500 miles on a bike.

Any more questions let me know, if your looking at this anyways.......most likely you are a mechanic and know these bike as well as me, they are simple/fun to work on. I've disclosed any/all info on this bike, if it keeps someone from buying it, oh well......honestly is always the best policy.

Clear TN title in my name, in my hand

Forgot to add......this mirrors do NOT match as you can see in overhead view of instrument cluster, bike was missing one when I purchased and this one was all I could find, works great though even they are both not identical.