4th Nov 2015, 03:46
I am very happy to read this review of the XJ750 Maxim. I bought one NEW in the fall of 82... left over stock. As you mentioned... they did not sell well. Part of that may have been that it had a sticker price almost $1000.00 over the closest comparable ride by Honda or Kawasaki at the time.
I fell in love with the look of the bike the moment I saw it, but as a new rider in 82, I felt 748cc was a little too big for my first bike, so I settled on an XS400 twin. After one riding season and over 18,000km (11,000+ miles), I traded up in the fall for my BLACK MAX.
I can still remember the rush I felt when I pulled away from the dealership the next spring, both in my head and in my seat. It was like a banshee. The rush from anything over 2800 RPM to near redline was something I was not expecting from a cruiser... I miss her dearly... enjoy the ride... I did for almost 35000 miles :-)
16th Jun 2014, 05:47
Well spoken!... this is clearly a well-designed machine. You hit the nail right on the head. I LOVE my Maxim, what a sleeper she is. Uncorked her a bit with a 4 into 1 and she'll do 205 easy now.