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Yamaha xj650 Touring?
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:22 am
by thomak
I am hoping to take my 82 yamaha xj 650 on a fairly serious road trip this summer/fall. Due to the cold and wet weather I haven't gotten it out on the road yet (I got it this winter). Most people I have talked to said that it would be enough of a bike to do some touring on. I'm only 18 and wiegh 160. I was looking at a larger BMW R7 but because money was somthing I had to think about I changed my mind. Any thoughts or opinions on wheather or not this bike is okay for a long trip.
Thanks
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:38 am
by JCS
As long as the bike is mechanically ok have at it. This is plenty of bike to go where ever you would like.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:02 am
by flynrider
XJ650 is the four cylinder, right? That's an excellent ride for touring. My buddy used to ride one and I used to swap bikes with him a lot. My favorite touring feature is the smoothness of the I-4 engine. My old Kaw parallel twin would vibrate my fillings on long road trips, but when I got on the XJ, I had trouble telling if the engine was running. Much less fatigue when you're out on the road all day.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:06 am
by thomak
Yeah its the inline 4. Thanks a lot guys. I was hoping it would be a good ride, but I had only ridden it a little bit on back roads. I'll keep you posted as I get closer to my trip as how its holding up.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:50 pm
by Deadlever
Do it, dude.
I have an XJ650J that I've put 1,000 miles on already this year. It's a sweet, economical smooth-running bike. A real "Energizer Bunny".
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:22 pm
by ceemes
I had a Honda CB 650, more of a cruiser then a sport touring bike, but in the same engine class. I road it from Vancouver to Penticton a number of times through the BC mountain and had no problems, the 650 had enough umphh to carry me along happily on both the highway and through the mountains, and I weighed around 225 at that time.