GrapeApe
XS650 Member
Wondering if I should get a 81 XJ bobber(really nice) or a 79 XS 650.What are the differences...pros and cons stuff.
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XS650 duh!!! Now go ask that same question here http://xjbikes.com/Forums.html and I bet some guys there will still tell you the same thing.. 
By the way.. Welcome to the site.
XJ's aren't bad bikes. They are smooth and fast. Inline 4's so more carbs to work on and mess with.. The 550 is chain drive. The 650 and 750 are shaft so not popular to chop. The lines on those bikes aren't that great because of the tank. Good bikes though if cleaning and syncing 4 carbs isn't a problem for you.. If you intend to modify your bike and turn it into a tracker, cafe, chop, bob, whatever, you'll be much better off with an XS650. There is so much more aftermarket support for them for both original parts and parts for modifications.
XJ's aren't bad bikes. They are smooth and fast. Inline 4's so more carbs to work on and mess with.. The 550 is chain drive. The 650 and 750 are shaft so not popular to chop. The lines on those bikes aren't that great because of the tank. Good bikes though if cleaning and syncing 4 carbs isn't a problem for you.. If you intend to modify your bike and turn it into a tracker, cafe, chop, bob, whatever, you'll be much better off with an XS650. There is so much more aftermarket support for them for both original parts and parts for modifications.
Was reading on the XJ site.. It's been a while. Forgot about the second gear problems and shims for adjusting the valves. +2 for the XS650!
mrkil
XS650 Addict
Coming from an xj550 owner....
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ProSimex
XS650 Addict
Anything with 2 cams should be drug out into the street and shot!
GrapeApe
XS650 Member
Thanks for the information.I have been leaning alot twords the XS but,just found the xj all bobbed out,now I know why it was priced so low.
How low? They are not that bad of bikes and if the price it right, why not get it? Then keep looking for an XS650 if you really want one. If you're not going to buy it, do you have a link to the bike for sale?
GrapeApe
XS650 Member
Yeah its 1500 bucks....I am looking at that but not sure..kinda new to the Xs movement..lol sale-94fgh-2547524938@craigslist.org
GrapeApe
XS650 Member
I also talked to this guy and I am going to look at it next week,it needs nothing,I am pretty much gonna buy this one..but I just wanted to know what the XJ was all about. sale-mwujd-2530774814@craigslist.org
You gotta link to the url of the page.. like this: http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/2547524938.html
and this: http://lansing.craigslist.org/mcy/2530774814.html
I just can't get over the tank on the XJ.
The XS650 looks waaaay nicer..
and this: http://lansing.craigslist.org/mcy/2530774814.html
I just can't get over the tank on the XJ.
The XS650 looks waaaay nicer..
GrapeApe
XS650 Member
That would help,but yeah the XS is way nicer,Now I just have to learn how to work on it,it seems a little different from the motocross bike I have dealt with,also on the Xs where the carb is..is that a velocity stack..why would he run it like that...just wondering.
No it's a 2 into 1 intake that he probably bought from Wiseguy Customs. It's for looks mostly. Make sure he's got it jetted properly and it runs well so you don't have to mess with that carb.
1500 is not low for an xj
mrkil
XS650 Addict
My xj was bought for $500 and that still isn't far of their value today.
bluebikerblan
Geezer
UNWORTHY TOPICCDNTX650
XS650 Guru
SOHC hondas rock too!!!
mrkil
XS650 Addict
I wouldn't say they are that bad but if I had a choice between the 2 I would go XS
ProSimex
XS650 Addict
Soon as you replace that abortion of an exhust the XS is an obvious choice
DirtyErnie
Renaissance Hick
Twenty-Five Hunned Dolla for that?!?
