Simmy's Naked Turbo Project

Looks really nice, like the colour.

 

I had to LOL at your comment "I got everything the way I want it for now"... just got to build a bigger motor. The need to tinker/improve never goes away does it? Love the bike, Seca 650 is one of the favorite bikes that I have owned and yours is a stunning example.

 

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.
It's hard to believe I started this project 5 years ago.

 

5 years of great entertainment and inspiration. This build has always impressed me and I tip my hat and blip my throttle to you!

 

I’m at the Toronto Motorcycle Show with my Seca. I set up early and got 1st spot on the red carpet.
They get 50,000 people through here this weekend. 5 massive hall’s of motorcycles.
$10 to enter a bike and you get a free weekend pass. Big prizes too. Wish me luck!

 

Good luck Simmy, nice looking bike!

 

Get a trophy, man!! I’ve gotten plenty for my 900rk, hope to start getting a few for my 650rj’s soon, too

fingers crossed for ya !!

dfox

 

Good luck @Simmy !! Such a cool project.

 

If you don't win that means the fix is in...........

 

I agree with Len. That is one spectacular motorcycle.

 

Make us proud.

 

Well I got a "thanks for coming out" award.
The vintage category was won with an original Suzuki Katana, it was gorgeous.

I returned to the show Friday and saw they had moved my bike in line with some others.
The plaque I had explaining my bike was kicked under the bike so no one saw it for anything but a shiny green Seca.
I should have made a stand for my plaque, it was too small and no one read it.

I have won awards for my Seca-X sidecar.
Kitchener-Waterloo used to have a weekly bike night at a popular bar, I rode it there just once.
They judged all summer and I won 2nd place in radical custom which I thought was awesome as there were many $100k+ Harleys there.
I suppose my Turbo is just too sedate to stand out, but that was my intent after all.

 

That's kind of a bummer, @Simmy. I guess some of the coolness factor is lost on those without some knowledge of the Yamahas of the era.

At any rate, it doesn't matter. It's still super cool.

You get a trophy from me!!

 

The vintage guys were threatened by your awesome work so they hid your descriptive plaque. The fact that your bike is rider not a display queen is just all that more threatening to them.

 

I’ll “share” one of mine with ya

 

Which one do you want to pretend is yours? I’ll take a pic of it for you......

 

Mighty kind of you @hogfiddles
Not so much the trophy, I wanted cash.
I think only the custom Harley class got that.

 

Cash prizes?? Nice... they don’t do that around here

 

Hey Simmy, I'm going to make things right for those jokers (told you the fix was in.....). I hereby am appointing myself extraordinary judge of the Toronto Motorcycle Show and awarding you a $100.00 Gift Certificate as the 1st Place Award Winner in your class.

Dave can send you a trophy.

We take care of our own around here...........

 

Wow, you sure do!
Thank you very much.