XJ400 1982

Hey looking into buying a new bike. Not the most tech savy person, is this a bike that needs lots of work, it has gone 78000 km. Is that far for this bike?

Attaching some pictures aswell

 

If i did anything wrong, or put this the wrong place please tell me.

 

You haven't done anything wrong. One of the things about these bikes that I appreciate is that they aren't horribly complicated. Even I have been able to work my way around them with virtually no electronic experience.

Depending on how much the previous owner followed recommended service guidelines, it might not need a ton of work, our it could be a significant time and money investment. If you aren't familiar with older bikes, it might be a good idea to take an acquaintance that is along with you. I don't know that the xj400 made it to north America in any numbers, so I haven't seen much about them. Regardless, the xj is a great platform, and if you're willing to learn, a great bike to ride and wrench on.

 

That bike looks well cared for.
Although it's mileage is higher than ideal if it's been properly maintained should be good for a few more

 

It's not a high mileage bike at all. Given the age of the machine it's a sign that it was ridden (and maybe even cared for) instead of sitting in a garage to rot.

 

There was a discussion on this model not too long ago...... basically, it's an xj400 maxim engine in an xj550 seca frame and the 550 seca parts----- kind of like the 900rk/750rl idea but with a 400/550r thing going on instead.

I believe it was a Japanese-market-only bike

 

Pretty good looking bike, from what I can tell in the pic. As far as being tech savy, these have got to be the least complicated bikes to work on. The biggest issue I have found with them is getting the time to do the work.

 

Thanks for the replys will be going to look at it on wednesday, and if it runs and everything looks fine i will most likely buy it. Anything special i should look out for?

 

If it looks good but doesn't run, id still buy it for its rarity

 

Hodaka Combat Wombat. Easier. Only one of everything

 

Everything looked really good about the bike, all the needs to be done is change tired and replace the rubber thingy between the carb and the engine. If anyone know whats the name of that, an point me in a direction to find it, that would be nice.

 

Carb holders/intake boots. They seem to have many names depending who you ask.

 

It's a doohickey! Not sure how you'd go about finding parts for a Japan only model. Perhaps eBay Japan? Translation is a bit dicey, so shop carefully. Xs400 parts are completely different from your xj's

 

only manual i found looks like this, I think it is an owners manual

 

eBay seems to have a lot of used but in good condition parts for sale atm. An at quite reasonable prices as i own a xj400 divvy 4bp1 an needed some parts an they had them an were good on delivery. To I've still got the number for the company i got the parts from if you want it pm me ...... Thanks Gav

 

The rubber thingy between engine and carbs may be able to be sealed with RTV if the cracks are not to bad. I did it on my XJ550 and it works fine (doesn't look as pretty as new...someday I will get the new parts from XJ4ever).

Search RTV fix intake boots motorcycle for lots of information on resealing the boots.