Reproduction Decals has the red stripe kit for the white '81 550 Seca. They will even let you buy individual bits of the kit. It might be...
PayPal wants to get your checking account number so they can change your default payment method to a direct withdrawal from your checking account....
Back when I turned 15 here in Florida many years ago, once you got your learner's permit, you could legally ride a bike that was under five brake...
Re: Fork Boots and Avons and real brakes oh my... Fitz, is the floating rotor the stock offset or are you going to have to use a shim on or...
Although I'm restoring the tank badges just to see how they turn out, I'm planning on getting some modern tuning fork badges from something like...
One of the sidecover sets I picked up on ebay was from a former racer and had been drilled for saftey wire. The PO had safety wired them to the...
WOW! 8O
I guess I shouldn't mention that tonight it's supposed to be the coldest night of the year here. It might get down to 34 degrees tonight. There...
Re: A 550 Seca right side cover just went for $102.50 on eBa Any links to these Japanese sites?
Go buy a tack cloth, which is what you should have used in the first place. You should be able get one for a few bucks at Advance Auto, NAPA, or...
Not to be a smart a** but leather doesn't melt... :roll: Seriously though, if you can gently pick off the nylon once it's cooled, hit the pipe...
They have pulled the auction now.
Since I spent most of Christmas eve at an emergency animal hospital with my grandmother and her poor little Yorkie, today had to be better. My mom...
Looking at promotional materials released at the time of the bike's introduction, it was indeed named after the Laguna Seca track. So the correct...
I got an OBD II scan tool. My father has a habit of giving me Christmas presents that he can utilize also. At least I might be able to figure out...
I picked up a set that rebuilt all four carbl for around $40. Although this kit includes a few parts that mine didn't seems way too expensive at...
As someone who lived in an apartment on Main Street in Daytona Beach through three Bike Weeks, I feel qualified to say loud pipes SUCK!!! Nothing...
Nothing but my sweat and blood, sadly... Money is getting really tight.
I've bought used race tires for my MINI but would never consider used tires for my bike. On the track it's a controlled environment and there are...
Lets just have a gentleman's agreement here not to post gory photos of deadly accidents. Years ago I stopped visiting another bike site because...
I guess it depends on in what context these symbols are used as to their social acceptability. It's like the controversies over the Confederate...
I currently run with a G-Force Racing GF750 open face helmet that I originally bought to use when I autocross or roadrace my MINI. After taking...
Actually Rick, the Japanese flag pictured above is in some countries considered almost as offensive as a Nazi flag. It is the battle flag of the...
I found a really neat paper model of the XJR1300 on the Yamaha Japan corporate web site. In Japan it's called papercraft and Yamaha has a number...
I haven't bought from them yet but I have seen some of their work and it looks like it is nice quality. One reason for using them is that they can...
Looks pretty useful. How about some more detail photos for those of us who would like to build our own.
Huh? Please translate into the Queen's English or Americanese. :wink:
Nice rack! (Get your mind out of the gutter now!) Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to get it powder coated?
Another site for the windscreen: http://www.bikescreen.com/products.asp?cat=104
Snowmobiles (snowmachines in Palinspeak) don't work so well in Florida. I'd just as soon keep riding my XJ twelve months a year! :twisted:
The following two kits are not in my collection (for good reason) but are ones I found photos of on the net. Although they both are based on the...
Actually I had never heard of Hyperscale.com until you mentioned it today. I had kind of gotten out of modeling much the last couple of years....
Diecast 1/24th scale XJ550 Seca [img] [img] [img] [img] Around ten years ago I happened to walk through the toy isle in our local...
Looks wonderful!!! Wanna do mine next?
I'm beginning to think the XJ400 and the much newer XJR400 are the only Seca kits out there. I've seen many Yamaha sportbike kits and even a...
I thought it might be nice to have a listing of any XJ model kits and miniatures that people might know of. I'll post what I have and know of. If...
If it was a U.S. version in the first place and you have the documentation for the bike, it shouldn't be too much of a problem, especially if the...
I live in a pretty affluent area and worked in the office of the local waste hauler for Sarasota County until they laid all the office staff off....
I use Slime in tubed off-road bicycle tires and it has been a godsend in the land of sandspurs. I have a can of fix-a-flat in my MINI simply...
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Remember, ebay is your friend!!! But don't forget Chacal for all the hard to find bits. At least his parts are new.
Your best bet is going to be ebay or some of the old kit vendors listed in Scale Auto or Fine Scale Modeler. I think I saw a kit of a Maxim once,...
On aircraft, I mainly build 1/48th scale fighters from 1935 to the present. I have more automotive models, tending to favor European sports and...
I'd just make sure I can get a clear title to it before I do much to it. Otherwise it looks like a neat starting point to a project.
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All I want for Christmas is a job; one that pays a living wage and has decent, affordable health insurance and has a management that treats...
I put Avon Roadriders on my 550 Seca and have been quite happy with them.
The gold leafing pen is basically just a paint marker with metallic gold paint in it. It will not give you a reflective gold finish like the other...
[img] I used three different paints on the badges. Once I got the badge smoothed to my satisfaction with sandpaper and sanding sticks, I laid a...
Thanks for the suggestions. I am leaning toward the all-foam design. They're cheap enough that if I don't like them I'm not out that much. The...
