My XJ is soooo reliable that ___________ (fill in the blank)

I posted a while back that I have had 10,000 nearly trouble free miles on my XJ650. The only bug was a fuse clip that went bad but I did a roadside bandaid fix to get home and then put in a blade-style fusebox.
Now, I just finished a 750 mile road trip over the weekend. I went through some very long stretches of roads through the northern Michigan wilderness without much fear of a breakdown. Honestly I had greater fear of hitting a deer or blowing a tire than having any mechanical breakdown.
So maybe we can have some fun with this..

My XJ is sooo reliable that 'it doesn't even get flat tires when I'm in the wilderness miles and miles from the nearest town.'

 

I have a couple!

"...my mechanic had to go on Welfare."
"...BigFitz wonders why I never call."

Oh, this thread is going to be fun.

 

I have to find out who has a truck availible before i go out + ride now in my defense, I have an issue that I'm hoping was fixed....

 

Mine is so reliable every time i ride i go into the mountains of northern wa state . Im so far out of cell service most of the time on these windy mountain roads and my only thought is fuel !! I went through my seca top to bottom this winter , have a horse trailer with ramp at home with tie downs in it incase but 6000 miles this year and not so much as a single glitch !!! ...............yet

 

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Yeah guys!

My XJ is sooo reliable that I spent more money on shims and oil this year than I spent on repairs. (2013 repairs = $0.0)

 

nice pbjman

 

yep everytime I look in my garage, there it is and all the stuff I've torn off it. :?

 

Yep, mine is very reliably there. Hasn't moved yet. I'm contemplating just rolling it down a hill...

 

My xj is so reliable that I usually work on it because I want to not cuz I have to!

Last summer I rode it 350 miles to the outer banks, nc for a weeklong family vacation and then 350 miles back. Put about 1000 miles on that week.

I put about 1200 miles on her over a weekend earlier this month riding 360mi out to Cleveland to a friends house on a Friday. Got up Saturday and rode 90mi to MidOhio sports car course, enjoyed a day of racing, then back to his house Saturday night. Got up Sunday and did the ride down there again, walked around all day watching races, rode back to his house.

Monday morning I had to ride 360 miles back home. And to top it off...I had to work that night.
Thru it all I didn't worry about the old girl one bit. And by chance if something would've gone wrong...I had tools and some idea of how to fix it!

 

My XJ is soooo reliable that I Yawn at your thread.

 

My XJ is so reliable that I have no fear of riding it to work IN (downtown) DETROIT and back (60 miles one way.)

All I've had to do in nearly 11K miles since the recommissioning was replace a rear tire and keep up on scheduled maintenance and oil changes.

My XJ is so reliable it's like 1983 all over again.

 

Sweet fitz !!
i have put 6000 on my seca this year already

 

My 750Max is Dialed-in!
Starts immediately. Runs like a champ.
Nose done:
Roller's in Headset. New Fork Seals and Nylon Slider. Polished Oil Lock Piece.
Rebuilt Master. Stainless Lines. New Caliper Seals. New Pads. Stripped and Polished Calipers and Lower Tubes.
Cleaned Carbs. Polished Bores. Kits. Floats. Complete Stainless Cap Screw upgrade.
Polished Cases.
Stainless Kit for all Cases.
Remodeled Seat. New Seat Cover.
Complete Rear Brake Overhaul. De-ridged. De-glazed. Camshaft refinished and Lubed. Adjustment Rod Wire Brushed. Adjuster Nut Polished.
900 Oil Cooler added.
New SlipStreamer Sport Fairing SS-24V Clear.
New Rear Tire.
New Battery.
SilverStar Headlight Bulb.
Instrument Needles Painted Fluorescent Yellow.
Back-Off Triple LED Strobe Kit installed.
New Grips.
NEP Throttle Lock.

Gits and sheets. All ready for a great ride to the New Hampshire Mountains this weekend before being laid-up due to my having rotator-cuff surgery on Tuesday.

 

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My XJ is so reliable that I bought 2.

 

Mine is so reliable that I know for sure that will be on the driveway for a long time.

 

Mine is so reliable that I will trade it with bigfitz's

 

going to have to watch and see if your the 750 max I see up here every once in a while (I'm in the Stark/Berlin area).

my XJ is so reliable that I run it the 7 hours between NY and NH 1-2x a month and never worry I won't make it even at 64k+ on the clock.

 

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My XJ is so reliable.......I got more than 2. LOL

Actually, I ride the 700 airhead the most, and I also take it with me when I go on my summer music festival trip. I strap it down in the truck bed, load and strap the bbq grill in, hook up the camper, and go. Once I have everything set up at the festival, the truck gets parked behind the camper, and I use the bike for any trip needed for food, supplies, etc...........

The cap on the back of the truck is JUST tall enough that I can fit the bike in by taking off the spitfire windshield and the mirrors. I prop the cap up 3 inches, stuff the bike in, lower the cap and clamp it back down. Works like a charm.

Dave F

 

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my xj is so reliable that, i ended up in these forums

 

My XJ is so reliable that it was my only mode of transportation from April 1988 to November 1988 (when, as a student, my car got wrecked) and then again that very same bike was my only mode of transportation 25 years later from April 2013 to July 2013 (when, again, my car got wrecked).

I guess history does repeat itself.....

 

And if you take care of it it'll still be reliable in 2038! (that is if the global warming, I mean, climate change crowd hasn't done away with fossil fuels by Obama's eighth term) 8O

 

sometimes i feel guilty reading about other peoples problems

 

my XJ is so reliable that i take it over my car even when its pouring rain.