sold my beloved xj

g'day, decided to sell the xj, been a great bike, still is a great bike, it just doesnt get ridden anymore and it deserves to get out and about, sold it to nice fella who im convinced will love it as much as i did... I have to admit i was sad to see it go,

 

Did you tell the new owner to join XJBikes? That way you'll know that your baby is being taken care of.
BTW, the bike looks really good.

 

i did actually, i told him the web site and also how it was an essential part of owning a XJ, that is if you want to learn the bike backwards and forwards, i didnt post here much because just about everything i needed to know has been asked before,, i was a bit sad to see it on the back of a ute, never to be seen again, but in a week or so my mint 1st generation 1998 red and white yamaha R1 should be here, all will be well, once it arrives i will post up a couple of pics for the die hard YAMMY fans,, by the way they go like the clappers.
ken

 

So I just Googled up the first-gen ('98 ~ '99) R1 and you're not fooling anybody.

There's an XJ under there; the "X" motor, yes; but you can see the XJ lineage. A stroll through the microfiche confirmed it.

 

hehe, good onya fitz, the new owner just called to say they made it back safe and sound to victoria, almost 4000km round trip,, asked him if hed taken it for a ride , he said it was to hot, about 40c , funny how mother nature pokes her tongue out at us, your freezing over there,, , his burning.

 

Bet that's a load off your mind. It's sad that Yamaha can't make a motorcycle worth a f.

 

He replaced it with another Yamaha. A direct descendant of the XJ. It even has CV carbs.

Like the rest of us, he doesn't share your opinion of Yamaha. This is a Yamaha forum after all.

 

ken.. your exj looks great, i think i saw it on ebay?
Whereas atlandf just drops in to type in some drivel, fishing for a reaction.....

 

It's sad it had to go, Ken, one nice M/C, still as they say 'new money buys new stock' good luck with the new ride. BTW have you finished that RD ?

 

it was a load off my mind knowing it went to a good home, it is a great bike,,

it was on ebay but i sold it privately bushy,

i did finish the RD wizard ,

 

Pics of the RD?

 

ive put a few pics of it on here before , But , any opportunity i take it

 

ok the r1 arrived yesterday, in good nick, once my knee can bend again after an accident 5 weeks ago i will take it out for a test run, starts on the button, idles well, no worries blipping the throttle , should be sweet. heres a pic.

 

Man, the RD is awesome but the R1 is superb!

 

thanks quebecois59

 

Holy registration costs!

What's the story on the old Triumph lurking in the background?

 

only the fj and the r1 are registered, i wont renew the r1, i take them out once a fortnight to keep the oil moving around , lotso quiet back streets around, ,
the old triumph (72 bonne) isnt going at the moment , its a fairly sweet bike, i just need to hook up the throttle cables and fine tune it, this pic was taken just after i painted the side covers aND chain guard, im a collector i think.

 

Ah, very nice, i've got a 62 Triton. Highly recommend britbike.com and the triiumphrat site. Lots of good knowledge on those two...

 

the r1 is sickkkkkk

 

ken007, you have far too many toys. I think you should package one up and send it to me. I'll give it a good home. I promise.

 

thanks for the comments men, im very lucky to have all my toys, the way i look at it , those bikes are my enjoyment in life (outside of the family, well sometimes at least ) for as long as im here, a few beers, a nice clean rag is all i need to make it all worthwhile, ken.