The Yamaha XJ650 Maxim is a mid-size motorcycle by the Yamaha Motor Company introduced in 1980 as the Maxim I and produced through 1983. Yamaha designed the high-performance XJ650 as a brand-new four-cylinder with shaft drive, and built it specifically as a special cruiser .

2012年11月12日 · 1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650 front wheel. The UJM motor had four oversquare cylinders, good for revs, which could run to 9,500 rpm. Compression was a reasonable 9.2:1. Each cylinder had two valves,...

1980年7月1日 · Yamaha’s XJ650 Maxim I is an unusual motorcycle. What makes it unusual isn’t its semichopper styling, nor its 12.91 sec. at 103.09 mph quarter-mile time, nor its 57 mpg on the Cycle World mileage...

Succeeding models were refinements; the 1982 XJ650J had a more comfortable cut to its handlebar, an air-adjustable fork, and a more luxurious seat. For stoplight aggression, the Maxim was well armed. The air-cooled, twin-cam 650 engine was …

The XJ650 was the embodiment of Yamaha’s pursuit of a lightweight, slim and compact chassis paired with a high-performance 4-cylinder engine.

Once running the one truly unique feature of the XJ650 manifests itself. Instead of emitting the usual four-stroke, four pot threshing and grinding noises, the mill puts out a penetrating high-pitched whistle guaranteed to turn pedestrians' heads at up to 200 yards (183 metres).

2023年11月22日 · 国内向けとしては初の直四となるXJ650SPECIAL。 先に紹介したXS1100の弟分的なモデルです。 ただこれまたXS1100とは全く系統が違うモデル。 XS1100は初の直四 …

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2021年2月19日 · Introduced in 1980, the XJ650 better known as the Yamaha Maxim 650 was a inline-four, shaft drive that became extremely popular. It was a high performance cruiser that continued the street bike excitement created by the Yamaha Specials. It could reach a top speed of 122 mph (196 km/h).

2021年6月30日 · ところが日本車が大型バイクへ進出した’70年代、ヤマハは初の4ストローク2気筒エンジンを搭載した650ccの XS-1 で、高性能化を目指さず大排気量車の余裕ある走りを標榜し、結果として他の日本メーカーから大きく遅れをとることになった。 これを挽回するべく2気筒以外に3気筒から4気筒まで開発したものの、ライバルを抜いてトップと認められることはなかったのだ。 そろそろヤマハならではと説得できるトップクラスを狙おう！ ということに …