XJ650RJ Seca in Nov. 2012 Rider Magazine

Page 74, their "RETROspective" section.

Nice looking bike, pretty original it seems. A member here?

www.ridermagazine.com

 

That is a very interesting magazine. I can see many hours of reading this winter.

 

http://www.ridermagazine.com/style/vint ... a-1983.htm

couldn't find the 650 but found this

 

I also saw it in my copy; it is the November 2012 edition and the XJ650 Seca writeup should appear here in a month or so.

 

I did find this, though: http://www.ridermagazine.com/style/vint ... a-1983.htm

edit: whoops, not the first it appears. Same as two posts up.

But bigfitz might be interested in this:
http://www.ridermagazine.com/style/vint ... 5-1977.htm

 

Here's the Seca article.

http://www.ridermagazine.com/style/vint ... 0-1982.htm

 

I've been getting this magazine for a few years now and it's definately worth subscribing to. Always an older bike on the last page and lots of non biased articles. Several travel stories in each. Cheap too!

 

Nice article; and accurate too.

 

Meh. It's a MKIII, with the "transplanted to the left" shifter and a wholly ineffective electric starter.

My Commando is a MKII, the last of the TRUE Nortons, with right-hand shift and kickstart only. And no "dashboard."

Thanks though.