Wisconsinites unite

There is mountain bike crazy in point and I'm in bevent

 

Milwaukee here!

 

Milwaukee checking in! Anybody willing to lend a hand or advice to get my xj in running condition?

 

I'm in the Sherman Park area.
What do you have going (or not going) on?
What year/ model? Does it turn over? Last time it ran? Etc. etc. etc.

Right now free time for me is limited, got my termination notice after 11 years at a large corporation and I am focusing hard on finding new employment.

 

ATW here.

For the local people you should check out The Locker Room bar in Menasha on Tuesday nights for Two Wheel Tuesday, their weekly bike night.

Here's a link to their Facebook page.

 

If you make a ride for dinner and drinks to the Twin Cities, we might be able to form a group here to join you and ride a ways back in WI. Just one idea.

 

I am in Platteville WI but I have a buddy with a 550 in LAX. I would love to come up!

 

Sheboygan here! There are a few XJ riders in town, actually...just don't know any of them! A buddy of mine has an XJ, too, but I'm not 100% on his CCs.

I like the idea of a regional ride. There's no better way to get to know your surroundings (or neighbors)!

 

We should put together a ride into the 'driftless area'.
I just spent a week just northwest of Viroqua and they have some BEAUTIFUL winding roads out there.

Gotta watch out for the Amish buggies and the horse poop as well as loose gravel in some of the turns.

 

Eau Claire reporting in. I'd love to go for a group ride sometime this spring/summer/fall. I've got a red XJ750 Seca 1981.

 

Curtiss here (near Abbotsford) ... recovering from hernia surgery but should be able to ride in a couple weeks.

 

I'm in st. Paul but it's an easy ride out to Hudson.

Just got my 83 xj650
Needs carbs cleaned. Any one on here able / willing to help a brother out?

 

Dave (hogfiddles) does carb cleaning services - guaranteed top notch work.
http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/safties-550-carbs.57204/
I don't know how much he charges. You can Start a Conversation with him (PM) and he will let you know.


Or you can do it yourself.
It sounds scary, but meticulous attention to detail and digital pics, sketches and notes make it easily achievable.
http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/the-information-overload-hour.27544/
http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/in-the-church-of-clean.14692/

Feeling lost? Ask questions. Best to start a new thread in XJ Technical Chat forum.

 

There are 2 of us in Medford area.

 

Still in milwaukee with your xj?

 

Still in the milwaukee area?

 

Kristofer,
We bought a farm in Irma (just south of Tomahawk).
Still own the house in Milwaukee (for now) and are living a dual life.
The XJ is there until spring and she will be coming up here . . . They are calling for up to 14" of snow tonight - spring isn't that close yet!

What bike do you have?
You do know about The Shop right?
http://www.theshopmilwaukee.com
Tim has shims there for a real good price if you are doing your valves (and you should check them every 5k miles).

 

Awesome, my fiance's family has a cabin in Tomahawk. We go there every summer.
My parents also have a place not far from there in Eagle River.

I have a 1982 XJ1100 Maxim, got her last fall. Has begun to fall apart on me since, but still rides.
Yes, I know the shop. I live only a few blocks from there. They charged me 300 dollars to replace a starter relay...
Now I work on the bike myself! I now know where to grab shims, how much are they asking?

 

Well there ya go!
Post here when you head up to the cabin.

Secret - when you drive up (assuming you take 51 north), just past the highway S exit into Tomahawk; at mile marker 227 there is a small stream that goes under 51. On multiple occasions we have seen bald eagles hanging out above the stream on the east side of the road. 2 weeks ago there were two of them on a dead tree branch sitting shoulder to shoulder.

The stream comes out of Skanawan Lake and feeds into the Wisconsin River and it obviously holds some tasty treats!