Nate, I have had plenty of 650 Maxims and keep an eye out for any in my area. I can't think of any particular flaws. The engines are real solid, 5 speed only however. They have the same issues as the Nighthawks of the 80's - fork seals, carb maintenance - cleaning (inline 4), hydraulic brakes. They do not have self adjusting valves so at 21k miles I would listen for chatter in the top end indicating the valves needing shimming. I just looked at one this week that had done 28k miles and the valve noise was really loud. How much is the asking price? Is it on CL that we could look at the bike? Graham
On Jun 8, 2012, at 8:13 AM, Nate R. - Phily, PA - 83 650 wrote: > Hey everybody, > I know this is a bit off topic but my brother-in-law is looking at a > '82 Yamaha Maxim 650 and I was wondering if anyone had any experience > with that particular bike that would be helpful for us to be aware of. > The bike has apparently 21,000 miles, been garage kept and he knows > the bike's previous owners. > > Nate > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
