Seca Turbo - First Ride

This Seca Turbo has been one of my projects for a while. I got the carbs back on and dialed it on the carb tune and took her around the block.

This is my first ride on any boosted motorcycle and I gotta say, WOW what fun!! When the turbo spooled up about 5k rpm it was like a kick in the pants! It's hard to watch the road and not look at the boost needle swinging towards the red.

I know some say the Seca's were not the best turbo bike the big 4 had to offer back in the 80's, but it's still a blast to ride! Next step is to get some new rubber, finish the body work, and give her a shiny new paint job!

I might have a hard time selling this one.

Naked


Canadian clocks, I hated the 85mph speedo the US models had

 

Looking pretty good naked. Now you need to finish up the bodywork One thing about this bike is that it needs to be ridden once a week. If it starts to bog out after a few thousand miles, change your plugs. The bike will most likely come back to life.
As for ever selling mine.. Nope not ever. Its too much fun, great sport tourer and still a head turner.. Funny how when you pull up to a motorcycle hangout, the crowd comes over and visits you. Is there really a turbo on that thing... Ohh I agree with the BS US speedo. I had to get the Canadian one also.

Sean

 

WOW your engine and gas tank sure are black n glossy still! Actually everything still looks nice and clean, I'm jealous lol...that dry Texas air sure is kind to everything, unlike here in Ohio