another CL optimist

Matti will be along shortly I'm sure...

 

San Antonio, TX
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1982-yamaha-seca-650/6497643805.html

1982 Yamaha seca 650 - $300

CL Forwarding email: jpmmj-6497643805@sale.craigslist.org

Anyone need?


Milton, NH
1982 Yamaha Xj550
$360
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/353677378414699/?ref=search



Lakewood, WA
1981 Yamaha Xj550
$400
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1962635947087587/?ref=search

 

Wellll..... He may be pre-occupied ----

 

I think that's a typo--it SHOULD say:

"HAS very little to put on the road"

 

This is for the ape hanger lovers in all of us
https://rmn.craigslist.org/mcy/d/yamaha-bobber/6461911531.html

 

At first glance, I thought she was nude. Zoomed in, surprisingly wasn't disappointed she was dressed!

 

It's always nice to that the bikes you're buying on CL have been well kept, cared for you know..

 

@MattiThundrrr I'm a bit disappointed you didn't make a "headers and muff" joke... have to say she's clearly old enough to be my Mum but damn.. If I hadn't been 1 years's old in 1976 I would have been there..

 

Hey, it comes with camshafts! And Hooker Headers!! Maybe there's a quadrajet on there somewhere, too.............

 

Never mind the leaking carb fuel stains all over the engine !

 

nice chrome, looks unmolested
https://altoona.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1983-yamaha-maxim-650/6486581211.html

 

And rusty pipes
wrong mufflers
Missing handle bar bolt caps
Broken trip knob on odometer
Bent signal stem
Bad starter

Totally not interested

 

Oops, already posted above.

 

The right side cover for my “Honda Maxima” just arrived yesterday.

 

shes a real beauty I may offer him 50$ just to get some spare parts ad has been up for a while. maybe buy his tools off of him so he cant do sh** like that any more. I wonder where the axle is

 

I have to stop looking at that pic because I get a bit annoyed every time I see that piece of rusty frame stuck in at a stupid angle and all that rustle metal crap pieced in on top of that.

$50-$100 sounds good if it has good compression

 

frame would make a good test bed for motors. i do not see it but a working tci and carbs to rebuild makes it tempting

 

I’m digging the front fairing on this one

1981 Yamaha

https://ottumwa.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1981-yamaha-750-seca/6482283762.html

 

That's the rare lightweight sport fairing for the 750r, but missing the windshield

 

That is rare??

 

Try finding one if you don't already have one ( or two)

 

Wow, I did not know they were hard to find, mine had it on it when I bought it. Actually took it off for a bit for a change of pace, but after my first ride down the interstate, I promptly put it back on.

 

It’s been difficult for me to locate one so far.

 

Darn, never even thought about it before! .....it is one heck of a difference with it off, did not like the way it rode at all at highway speed!

 

“Runs and yard rides” without carbs; cool!


https://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1982-yamaha-xj750/6505025457.html

 

It takes some skill. You have to pour the fuel into each cylinder as you're riding it while also trying to get it spread evenly across the 4 cylinders and still be able to pay attention to where you're going and run the rest of the controls. Piece of cake right?

 

I like the dropped handlebars....

 

Oh my god. That is funny. And sad. Ok. Mostly sad.

 

Run's as in you sit on it and run?

 

fred flintstone bike
I hope it comes with that battery

 

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/d/1957-norton-dominator-model-99/6508096219.html

 

thats a nice looking Norton. all set for someone to chop up and make a cafe racer out of it

 

I’ll just get rid of all that carb and air box mumbo jumbo to make room for my bigass battery

 

Maxim X XJ700X - $1500
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/mcy/d/maxim-xj700x/6506622208.html

 

I wouldn't call that optimistic, I would check that one out. Sounds like a good deal!

Now this is optimism:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-crui...d2/1336512300?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Why the heck do people feel that removing parts makes their bike more valuable?

 

$5800 buys a lot of motorcycle, that's very little.
750SOHCs are appreciating in value.
You might get $500 if you part that one out, basically just an engine.
$400 would be a fair price. Personally I'd rather have the $400.

 

but think of the convenience, you could tie a rope to it and drag it home

 

That's not just a bike. It is a work of art. You obviously don't get it. Try wearing skinny jeans and growing a beard. That might help.

 

serious inquiries only seriously why did you do that to that bike would be the first question

cafe rat bike I do like the tank

 

I don't hate the look, but I wouldn't pay that amount for it! Guy needs to recognize that he's selling an incomplete bike and price it accordingly. Subtract money for all the parts that are missing as opposed to adding money.

 

This is actually a very interesting bike.
An 83 seca xj900. Says it came from Canada.


https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/d/1983-yamaha-seca-900-xj900/6514724695.html

 

1982 Yamaha xj650 - $450 (Ingleside On The Bay)
https://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/mpo/d/1982-yamaha-xj650/6507684928.html

I'd be at $100 on this. Willing to obtain for forum members.

 

more likely an 81 with the nonyics motor

 

starter not working , bad starter or starter clutch
kilometer speedo used in Canada

 

73,373 km is about 45,591 miles, eh?

 

This one's Allllllmost stock.

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1981-yamaha-maxim-xj650/6521140501.html

I love the, "...the front brakes aren't hooked up, rears do the trick enough for me."

 

The entire listing for this bike is amazing.

"

1981 Yamaha Maxim 650

fuel: gas
transmission: manual

Selling the Yamasaki. That's right. It's a Yamaha Maxim 650 with a Kawasaki tank poorly strapped to it. This bike has an inline 4 cylinder, 16 valve, dual overhead cam engine strapped to a 5 speed gearbox that'll grab your genitals and smoothly transfer them to the ground through it's shaft-drive rear end. She's been the most reliable vehicle I've owned and has never left me stranded in over a year of riding it. Have real paperwork with a new York title. I've installed TWO LED light bars for high and low beam that'll blind your neighbor's cat. I've also fitted it with a much more sleek custom seat to give your old lady something to complain about if you want her on the back of this chick magnet. There's odds and ends that need a little fixing that I never had the time for. Needs a starter soon but a few words of advice from a ball peen hammer on cold starts and she'll turn right over. Never a problem when she's hot. She'll need fresh tires, I've skinned them down to nothing. And if you want to bitch about it, the front brakes aren't hooked up, rears do the trick enough for me. I should have most of the stock parts if you're in to that sort of thing.

This badass custom motor scooter can be yours for $900 cash. Trades welcome."

 

how did he get the extra 8 valves in the motor ? must be one of them special unobtainium motors

 

It's a Yamasaki! Those came STOCK with 16 valve dual overhead cams.

I believe the service manual states that "poorly strapped" is actually the torque spec for mounting the gas tank.

 

I'm glad the headlights will blind the neighbors cat, that's exactly who I have issues with everytime I ride!