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  1. Dadoseven

    Dadoseven Active Member

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    It had better come assembled, and with a parts bike for the asking price.
     
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    ?
    that differential looks over sized . . .
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Gotta be the pants.......
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Dresses to the right. Can't ever be as cool as Robert Plant if you dress to the right.
     
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    Heck I looked mine up an 86 XJ700X for the blue book and they only say its worth 1500 in immaculate condition.
    However to me it is worth so much more!!;)
     
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    Love the laughable 115 hp.. if it had a blower and nitrous!
    We should all post on Craigslist what a clown he is
     
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    he DOES have the factory air box . . . $315
     
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    and he sure knows how to treat his bikes edge of photo one is laying on its side
     
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  12. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I imagine that's just a fork/rim assembly
     
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    I'd put it back to stock... And the cassette player is easily $500 ;)
     
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    but the bandana... Kinda reminds me of when we get the dog back from the groomer (she has a bandana tied around her neck).
     
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    Wonder how much is has at the front wheel?
     
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    My guess is about -33.
     
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    Purty
     
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  26. hogfiddles

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    AND--- he has the SAME bike posted on two auctions.

    Funny how it's been "garaged almost all its life"-----he must have some incredibly bright lights in the garage to make the guages fade to white like that.

    i wonder what happened that he had to put $2.5k into the engine..........Then go and put a 4/1 onto it-----

    THAT being said, though, it does appear to be pretty clean.

    With only a feedback of 1, I don't think he's gonna have much interest other than people looking
     
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  27. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Dave,

    The sun is really bright in Texas.
     
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    You forgot about the ever-rolling floor of the garage, which is how it attained almost 45,000 miles in it.
     
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  31. hogfiddles

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    Actually, for that one-- they just might.....
     
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    my .02:

    I get worried about a vehicle that doesn't have 'enough' miles on it. Seems like this one has sat motionless for a good chunk of time. Regular oil changes probably missed, bearings not rolled, top half of seals dried out, silly stuff like that - but also important to a reliable bike. They are built to move down the road, not sit in the back of someone's shed.

    The bike looks nice and looks fast, but one may be facing more maintenance/ refurbishing issues than a bike that has 3 times as much mileage.
     
    Stumplifter, Apr 21, 2017
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    Stumpy, your 2cents are worth a nickel when you consider the wet clutch that fj has (I think). Half the clutch dries out,the other half soaks, and you have to replace the discs. Still like the FJ though. The broken plastics would be tough to replace too.
     
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  34. Stumplifter

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    I'm rich b*#ch! :D

    Uh wait, is that a Canadian nickel?
     
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    Or a wooden nickel?
     
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    Yes.
     
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    NO. the auction ended, but it did not sell. I just checked.
     
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    I stand rightfully corrected.
     
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    Phew, might have had to send him a little trophy for used bike salesman of the year if I believed he got that
     
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    I had a look at his listed town Laredo tx to see I'm his maxim was for sale on Craigslist
    And found this beauty for sale
    1980 xs1100 midnight special
     
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    I was just talking about this with crazygnat, take pods off and hook airbox up, wonder if he put bigger jets in it or not? Either way I'd lose the pods and check carbs and see where that leads....
     
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    And I bet the valves haven't been checked..... the gauges are faded so it's spent a lot of time outdoor.

    There's plenty of rust on the shocks, the ugly 4/1 exhaust, the mirrors, and the carb hats.

    The battery cover is missing

    Ditch the "economy-level highway 'bar' "

    Why is the anchor for the clutch cable missing?

    Why was the seat cover replaced with only 7k on the bike?

    Why are there pink wires spliced in all round the battery?

    What else has been hacked with wiring?

    Why is the rest left signal mount bent?

    No need to bring up the previously-mentioned pods, etc....

    Wave $500 cash in front of their nose and see---


    Dave Fox
     
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    Was also thinking it has sat outdoors for quite some time, as evidenced by that rough looking exhaust, rust on the mirror chrome, and surface rust elsewhere. But some of the chrome in other places and parts of the engine don't look too bad....hence my chrome polish comment.

    Wiring is definitely looking pretty funky. This listing is about 3hrs from me also, have enough going on with my '82...this would have to be a giveaway. Might very well be 107k on it. Hopefully he has it listed high expecting it to sell much lower and someone keeps a running bike on the trail.
     
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    Those pink wires go up to the area of the right controls. Hmmm

    107k....very good possibility.

    Starter end looks beat

    Gauges have been removed and remounted incorrectly

    Upper fork tubes have pretty substantial rust between the clamps

    Fork emblem is rough
    More funky wires around the headlight bucket

    Trip meter hasn't been reset in awhile--- hmmmm

    Is the petcock set to PRI or RES

    BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION: "Should I start saving my pennies?" Well, if you're thinking of getting another bike---yes.

    If you're thinking of getting THIS bike.... no.
     
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    I'm still trying to find s set of those lowers for mine....
     
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