The Yamaha XJ750 is a motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company from 1982 to 1985. It has a 750 cc four-stroke, four-cylinder, air cooled, naturally aspirated dual overhead cam engine with a bore of 65 mm and stroke of 56.4 mm.

XJ750 Maxim

Maxim-X

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The Yamaha XJ750X Maxim-X is a 4-cylinder, 20-valve (number of valves needs checking), liquid cooled shaft drive motorcycle released in 1985 and 1986 in Canada and other countries. The US model was identical except for a shorter stroke to reduce the size of the engine to the 700 cc maximum allowed by US Proclamation 5050 - Temporary Duty Increase all and Tariff-Rate Quota on the Importation Into the United States of Certain Heavyweight Motorcycles.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Cycle Magazine, April 1985
  2. ^ "Proclamation 5050—Temporary Duty Increase and Tariff-Rate Quota on the Importation into the United States of Certain Heavyweight Motorcycles | the American Presidency Project".