xj milage

bikes just turned 46,000mls and still running good thanks to all you guys,anyways my qustion is are their any xj' owners out their with higher milage than the old girl? seems to be alot of bikes here under 20k on them just curious thanks

 

Mine has about 59k km....roughly 24k miles.

 

28000 here

 

Just purchased at 33K (approximate). Top end is quiet, only weeping oil at a head-gasket "donut" and the tach drive seal...seems strong. Will report back once brought fully back to life.

 

I'm just over 60,000 on the 650. still running strong

 

I bought mine with 32000. I haven't actually rode it yet cleaned carbs etc and we still have snow but hoefully itll be up and running by the end of the weekend

1980 xj650

 

I have close to 90.000 kilometers on mine. My speedo cable broke.

 

about 34,000 miles on mine

 

I have 26000 miles on mine.
Runs like a champ.

Maz

 

I used to have just under 20K, but now I have a little over 4k

 

thanks guys yep i roughly get through 6k per year roughly mid march to october weather permiting :wink:

 

25,459 miles on mine. Got it with only 24,450. 3 months ago!

 

yep sums up with care and this site our bikes are bullit proof

 

Mine came with 32K on the clock, unsure if this is genuine on a 30 year old motor, racked up a few thousand more and running ok so no complaints.

Pretty sure that some on the site have some real high mileage models though!

 

Picked mine up last year with 28k miles, hoping to start counting them up here shortly.

 

One of the guys as XS11.com was mentioning awhile ago his XS11 (essentially the same engine as the XJ1100) had 120K miles and he was thinking of doing a ring job. If you care for any quality bike and don't muff if by being stupid & neglecting known maintenance areas, you can get high mileage and a reliable bike.

Some things are just needed improvements over the original like the fuse box needing to be replaced by a flat slotted fuse holder.

 

yep thats why i kinda started this thread lots under 20k would like to hear of any over 50k just out of curiosity

 

I have 33k now, from 26k when I bought it.

As much as there are parts that simply wear from use, or require constant replacement - like filters - heavy use is much better for others. A frequently run engine stays lubricated.

My less-than-knowledgeable example: It's like air conditioning on cars, lack of use - due to owner's fear of wearing it out - is why they fail. They have lubricants in the refrigerant that need to circulate on a regular basis.

I remember talking to a guy in CO in the 90s that had a 2 yr old ford explorer - the 4WD failed the first snow he tried to use it in. Because he hadn't engaged it in 2 effing years.

 

so true a pal of mine drives his taxi night shift his wife drives the same car day shift 187k no probs apart from routine maintance lot of truths their, :wink:

 

I hope being a avid rider will keep my bike running well, and make all the improvements I've made to get it caught up from '82 to '13 stay valid