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

 

With the aircon it's to do with the seals drying out if not used often, then the gas escapes... Applies to most seals though really, once they've had some use & then are allowed to dry out they harden & go *pop*

It's true that constant heavy use/regular maintenance is much better for any vehicle than light use/standing. I believe Myro has a Ranger with near a half mil' on the clock that's still great & I've known CX500's to rack up 250k treated with respect (just that very few were!)

 

i have over 50k on mine.. i ride it like i stole it! but i take care of the maintenance like the bike was a gift from baby Jesus.

 

I've got over 110,000km (69,000 miles). Of course it's on the second engine, but I swapped the original one for more power (and fun) not because it wore out.
Neglect is the main cause of death for these bikes, not wear. Best thing you can do for your bike is maintain it and ride it.

 

I'm at 28k mi

 

got an 82 here with 26k on it and my dodge ram has 743ooo on it as of now still going strons ish second engine and will not count the trans

 

I have bought 1991 xj600 with ~46 000 km on odometer, but because he have a "short" odometer ( counts only up to 99 999 km, and then again as "new" - 00 000), i dont know real mileage. i think, it be more like 146 000 or even 246 000, because engine make some not so good sounds, when working, and footpegs and steering handles show a some wearing. try to attach pics - maybe anyone can +/- give me a real number, based of that parts wearing?

 

that seems consistent with 46000, I had an 82 xs400 that was wore and rough like that but it only had 20 000kms

sounds like your engine is probably overdue for some regular maintenance.

 

Just bought an 81 XJ750RH with just over 6000 miles on it . Not registered for over 20 years !She is a little dirty and in need of some love but complete with everything working !

 

very strange. why wear appear in that very early mileage? and then, what is that parts wearage on 100 000, 200 000, and even million km bikes ( i hear, there is fj1100 with 1 million mileage! )?
also, i can say - i have cars with 320 000, 370 000, 430 000 km mileages, and its look ok on wearing parts, like as rubber on pedals, steering wheels and so on. on 20 - 70 000 km mileages that cars must be like a new, without any visible wearing at all - why on motorcycles all seems different, as you say?
it be clear, wear is be different on travelling bike, who make a 100 - 200 - 500 km per day, and on city bike, who get a 20 - 30 km on day, but not that dramatically, for wear out more than millimeter rubber on handlebars, and more than 2-3 millimeters on some positions on footpegs only for 30 - 50 000 kilometers? :-O

 

Any engine can be completely worn out before 5000miles OR like new at a million miles, it all depends on how it was treated in the past. If your bike has been abused/missed oil changes/run low on oil/overheated it could be worn out no matter if it is low mileage or not.

Another point to consider is that 30 year old air cooled engines were less tolerant to abuse than modern water cooled units due to manufacturing tolerances and less ability to dissipate heat.

Scrubby's Ram is a good example of what a well cared for vehicle can do (three quarters of a million miles for crying out loud! ),
A good example of what ignorance/abuse can do is a friend's ford 3000 tractor engine with under 1.5hrs work on the clock, it's totally seized and fit for scrap because it was run low on oil...