Name That Seca! UPDATED pics&info

So, last week I seen a road side sign for a rental property. This sign was, at an intersection, in the shape of an arrow directing people towards the house. Since my current lease it up in March, my interest was peaked.

I was just off work and only a few blocks from home so I made the turn and looked for the house. As I looked for more signs, I came upon a poorly tarped bike. Again, my interests peak! As I approach the bike, I suddenly recognized the rear rim. You guessed it . . . its an XJ!



What you see is what I saw. I was able to see the last inspection was '06. This both worries and excites me. I may be able to strike a deal yet it may need some work. The front tire is only at half mass and the rotor appears to carry some rust....

Clearly it is a Seca. We can see that the seat rides up on the tank so I'm thinking it is a 750 Seca. What do you think?

 

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Looks like 750 seca to me..original bars?, black fork leg with faded sticker, the shape of rear footpeg/muffler mount, the shape of the side cover.

 

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diddnt you just buy another maxim? lol

 

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The seat, side covers, and pegs all say that it is a 750 Seca just as you suspect.

Ghost

 

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Well, we did agree on a deal. However, he had a larger cash offer that is supposed to take place tomorrow. Of course, he had to go with the money but did say he would let me know either way.

Thus the interest in this particular bike. I wanna know the story. Gotta be a reason it is sitting there.... I was going to stop today after work but had something come up. I want to find out about this bike before I here from the other guy so I know what's better....

 

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I can see that the rear brake is delaminated, the carbs are all gunked up, the tires are out of date, the brake lines are OEM, the battery is dead and the fuse box is a disaster.

You just HAVE to buy it !!

 

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Haha. That made me laugh a little!

rear pads=$40
carbs=$10
tires=$120
battery=$50
fuse box=$12
time for repairs=3-4hrs

$232+a few hours.

Good stuff. Thanks for the thought Time. Ha, now I know where to start, if it is available.

 

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Yr dreamin' ..carbs ,fuse box, rear brakes + many other points to cover for safe and running : time 3-4 hours..from that pic you've got a week if you've got all the bits. Nothing against reviving..just sayin.

 

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you forgot to replace the brake lines :-D

 

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My buddy has it's twin;





Great riding bike.
I'd buy it.

 

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Oh yea, new front brake lines $60+30mins. An additional hour for unforeseen hang-ups too.

New total: $292
Time: 5:15

 

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Those must be Metric figures - - double it and add 30 :lol:

 

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Look at the size of that dent, and the rust holes in the tank! I've never seen anything that bad.

Dave f

 

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no i think he needs to multiply those by 25.4.

 

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I stopped the other day, on my way to work, at what I believe was the owner's house. Unfortunately, no one answered... hopefully next time.

 

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I was finally able to speak to him today. Jason, owns the place where it is parked but it is his friend's bike.

Jason, did say that he was looking to sell it. As the story goes, the owner Scott did have it on the road 2 years ago. It supposedly had a fresh rebuild then. Jason said Scott parked it cause he got a girlfriend who didn't like him riding... He thinks Scott was wanting like $500 for it and may have an extra engine and spare parts too.

He let me go look it over so of course I was obligated to snap some pics for my friends here.

From my quick preview:

-FR turn signal was broken off
-Damage to right side of tank
-scuffed right crash bar
-brake hand lever is broken .....these 4 lead me to believe it was laid down.
-right fork seal is shot(see pic)
-head gasket leaking(see pic)
-brake discs need machined













Now, my concern is the damage from neglect. Odometer is reading 22,xxx. When I uncovered it I found the petcock on prime! I switched it to ON, ha. A knock on the tank would suggest that it has emptied itself into the engine. So now there is that and the concern of the tank rust. Although the front tire is extremely low, both tires do have decent tread.

Oh, I also squeezed both levers too. Clutch seemed ok but there was no resistance in the brake lever...

Anyhow, what do you guys think? I'm not sure what he has in extras as I have not spoken to him yet. I want to clear it with the Mrs. first, ha! Clearly I will have my work cut out for me but I am ok with that. I actually like the idea. Considering the neglect I'm thinking I could get a pretty good deal...

 

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Forgot to mention, the last state inspection was in '06 but the license plate had a registration sticker of "3-12". Just thought it was weird.

 

Kinda crusty, 500 would be a stretch for me on that one, depending on the extras. I was looking around here and can get a decent running similar bike for 650-800

 

I agree street. It's been sitting there for a while so he obviously does not hold in high regards. I hoping for $300 or close. Maybe he'll even take a Nordic Track Elliptical I'm trying to unload? Hell, its an $800 machine...

 

83 750 seca...just like mine.