Any Chicago groups?

Any groups of XJ riders (or individuals who would like to ride) in the area?

 

My friend and I both XJ's right now were just some cool kids on Xj's but one more person we can be Xj posse :lol: but we live out in the suburbs

 

Hey man, I live in the city of wind... what parts are you located?

 

I'm in Roger's Park.

 

I'm about as far out as you can get and still claim to be from the "Chicago area"... Basically, you get on I-55 and head south until you get to I-80. Then you head a little further southwest and ask a farmer for directions... :lol:

And I've seen a couple of XJ's kicking around these parts (Minooka, Channahon, Yorkville areas). Do they belong to anyone here?

 

Chicago here. The bike's currently torn apart in my kitchen, but should be road worthy sometime next month.

 

I saw a maxim on Clark and Ridge today. Black, with "maxim" written in orange. Was that any of you guys?

 

Nope, wasn't me but would love to ride with u guys sometime in the near future.

 

I'm nearly finished rebuilding my engine, and would like to meet up with some other local XJ owners, even if I have to cage it for the meantime.

 

I'm in Roger's Park. Am working on my gearbox assembly tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday during the day. You're free to stop by and let me know what I'm doing wrong.

 

I'm in Downers Grove but make it into the city frequently. If anyone is interested in getting together let me know. I have a 1982 maxim 650

 

I have to get some better pics but here's what she looks like...

 

no one wants to ride???

 

I thought that was me. Been to Great America? I'm just past that.

There's a Maxim in my neighborhood, but I've never seen the guy out to talk to him. There's a ratted out Seca at one of the farm houses nearby - chatted with him once. Saw another Maxim coming out of moth balls last spring - it had been under a tarp in a garage for any years. Dusty but in great shape. He was on his way to a local shop to get checked out so his son could start riding. I told him about the site, but he didn't seem interested in wrenching on his own.

So, yeah, they're around. There's even a suburban Seca on Craigslist right now.

Someone call a meetup and hopefully I'll be back on the road by then.

 

Been there. Had a friend in high school who lived in Wadsworth, if you know where that is.

I saw an XS400 "Maxim" at the local Home Depot a couple of weeks ago... I'm starting to see XJ's so often that I'm seriously considering printing up a stack of "business" cards with the XJBikes info on it to leave tucked into the dash or something, just in case finding this site helps someone out.

 

Of course. Wadsworth is one 'town' over. I run there all the time.

I've thought of the business cards, too, but never followed though.

 

My bike's finally back up and running. Thank gawd. Still need to do the legal stuff, though (stickers, insurance). I'll be down for any meets in the Chicagoland area.

Oh, and Staples is offering 40 free business cards in this current economic state. I see no reason why you couldn't make some for XJBikes.

 

I'm in Wauconda, (think north of Barrington and northwest of Palatine) but travel all over the area. Don't think I'll be up for a while though, MAN those Seca's have a lot of parts! Mine's in pieces all over my garage STILL! Thanks to XJ 4 ever and some other sources I'm slowly putting my parts inventory together to get it going. I have a neighbor that has a Vision? and another neighbor with an XS1100. No XJ's though. There is one for sale in Bolingbrook for $650 on Ebay and Craigslist that I looked at last weekend though...

 

So we need to set somthing up soon!

I was in chicago a couple weekends ago and saw a group of CB's that got together right off of Montrose.

 

I'm in NW Indiana if that counts, but the bike isn't running.