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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Frosty4232, Jul 31, 2012.

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    Frosty4232 Member

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    My names austin and im looking into buying this and building a cafe racer. Is it worth it? How hard is it to get parts for these, and are parts expensive? If its hard to come by parts or if they're expensive I'm going to pass on it.
    Http://charleston.craigslist.org/Mcy/3146576902.html
     
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    looks pretty rough for 250, especially with a bad motor. I'd keep lookin. try finding a nice seca, which will be easier to reach the "cafe" look you're probably going for.

    But parts for the XJ's are easy to find, thanks to the parts man len, which you can find his catalog by clicking the xj4ever banner in the upper right.

    Good luck at finding an xj!!
     
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    if i could get it for 175 do you think it would be worth it? i still havent looked at it yet so i dont know exactly how much work i'll have to puit into it.
     
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    That's a bike you drag home almost for free when you need the parts for your good bike. Keep looking.
     
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    definitely NOT worth it.
     
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    well thats a bummer. I would really like to find a seca but they're so hard to come by. atleast here they are. thanks for the input though
     
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    That is nothing more than scrap metal and I'd keep looking.
     
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    I agree with the others - If you already had a bike you were rebuilding, then you might pick up that one as a parts bike for $100. Even if everything were all there, it would be hard to put everything back together when someone else took it all apart (at least it would be for me). You'll come across a decently priced Seca eventually - just keep your eyes open. Also you might post your own "wanted" ad on craigslist asking for what you're looking for. I've had good luck doing this in the past.
     
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    A couple of things to keep in mind when shopping for "Secas:"

    The Seca came in many forms; only the XS400R (twin) and the XJ550R (four-cyl XJ) are chain driven.

    The 650, 750 and 900 Secas were all from the shaft-driven XJ "family."

    This might play into your search a bit, depending on what you were planning to do with it.
     
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