92 600 seca II for sale - Now with extra road rash.

[The Buddha]

Yammie seca for sale. 6K miles and in near 100 % stock shape and its in fact in cherry condition. Frame and body were extrordinary really. That gorgeous red tube frame and black body ... beautiful.
I will be done with it in the next few days.
Pics comming up soon.
I have slightly damaged stock plastic (no big dealio really).
Left to me, I'd turn it into a GS copy with round headlight and weird ass pope cap fairing covering up the exposed backs of the guages.
If you wanna intercept it you have ~ a week.
Asking $1800 and its registered, titled, plated and is terrorising the streets of charlotte NC.
Performance and weight - more Katana 600 than GS, though Katana has more fairing than this does. Not total beginner, but amateur compatible.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Tyro]

Ya know, if my roommate wasn't off doing his Army thing, I bet I could convince him he needed to take a road trip south to NC to buy this bike. 

[Tyro]

Actually...to resurrect this thread...

My roomie will be getting back to Virginia in about 2 weeks and *IF* his housing allowance comes through (kind of up in the air right now) is seriously considering buying his first bike. I have convinced him he HAS to take MSF first though. 

"Not total beginner, but amateur compatible." - I have read online for a few years that this is an excellent beginner bike. I know it's an I4 naked. How much HP does it throw out... why do you say it is not a good first bike? He may be genuinely interested... If still available please post some photos.

[The Buddha]

Its ~55-60 Hp. Its definetly in the same league as my maxim or a katana or a Bandit.
Heck, its what the bandit 600 is, only a yamaha 2 valver. I like Yamaha's finish on the frame over suzuki's any day though.
Its not the best beginner bike around. You'd rather start off on a GS or an EX if you must have a sporty bike. If cruisers are fine there is a million choices. But lighter and easier and more forgiving is always better for a newb.
I am probably going to get it rolling tommorow. I will keep you posted. I already have had some people ask me while I am taking it from my welders place to my house etc.
Anyway, tommorow carbs go back on, airbox and tank back and I ride the SOB.
We'll know how its doing after that.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Tyro]

Gotcha. Probably not a good first bike for him. Maybe OK for me... 

Heck even if you don't sell it I'd like to see the photos

[The Buddha]

I didn't quite say that. I started on a ninja 600 ... depends on the person, but generally its a 1/2 step above the GS.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Tyro]

Depends on the person... exactly what I meant! I know my roommate. 

Of course, he's kinda enamored with the SV650 which is about that level.

[spectroff]

still no pics?

[The Buddha]

Spectroff - Today probably, unless you wanted to see a pic of a pile of seca parts ...  ...
Tyro - Same league as SV prolly yea.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Trwhouse]

Hi all,
About the Yamaha Seca 600 models...
I've been riding for 32 years and have always coveted them for their style and good looks.
Their factory-stock frame-mounted half fairing is pretty and gives some good coverage.
But every time I've ridden one that's for sale, I've passed and walked away.
They are VERY high strung and make no usable power until the engine is literally screaming at high RPMs. Not condusive to relaxing riding. My GS500 has far more seat-of-the-pants low-end torque and is much lighter and more nimble in the twisties. The Yamaha is also longer in its wheelbase, and steers more slowly as a result. Great for the highway, not so great for the twisties.
I've looked at three of the Secas in the last 6 months, including one two months ago here locally. The last one, the fellow was asking $1800 for a local sale. It had a fairing that was damaged with a heavy scrape from a slide at speed. I'm not a damaged bike kind of guy. He ended up getting $2200 on eBay. People are nuts.
When I get back on my GS500, yes, it's not as flashy, but it just feels right again.
I really like Seca 600s from afar, I'm just not sure I could live with one as my only street bike.
Just my thoughts.
Yours,
Todd

[The Buddha]

High strung I have to see what mine exactly feels like but the carbs are freaking tiny, the intake ports are long and the exhaust is also tiny in diameter at the headers. I'd venture to guess it will feel no different from a radian or maxim for power which ironically is very very bottom end oriented and ironically it vibrates a lot ... really buzzy to ~75 mph making it feel like its revving much much more than it is. Its a 2 valve yamaha motor. I cannot see how it can be high strung with that carbs and exhaust. Id know in a few days. OK OK I said today, but its raining all day, I have the carbs apart cos I am not staisfied with them yet, may take a trip to the parts washer in a few days with it and I aint going back in there once its fitted back.
I'll know soon enough. I'll post it here.
This wasn't ever crashed but there is some cracks etc on the fairing. Some of which were fixed well and some were fixed very very badly. Tail sections are cherry as is the rest of the bike. Pics comming up today.
Cool.
Srinath.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Trwhouse]

Hi Srinath,
Well, when you ride it, you will see.
It has no power down low and needs to rev and shift quickly to get it going. It is geared for cruising apparently, but not for getting off the line with any kind of urgency.
Ride it.
You'll see.
That's not a bad thing.
It's just that compared to me GS500, it doesn't have any low end grunt.
I still like them, but just haven't felt the desire to replace my GS500 with on, despite looking at three of them.
Have fun with your repairs.
Best wishes,
Todd
P.S. How do you have all these project bikes? Do you have a garage the size of a warehouse? How do you find these bikes? I wish I had a great place to work on my bike.
 

[The Buddha]

The damn thing redlines at 9500. I can bet you, its got poor jetting down low ... make that piss poor. 17.5 pilots and no mid mains or nothing. Pathetic. A rejet will be needed. That was why I have to hold on to it for a few more days.
Cool.
Srinath.

[bigburma]

I test rode a new one at a Rider magazine rally some years ago myself. They are very visually appealing to me also but the one I rode seemed to really stumble off idle. Maybe it just wasn't warmed up enough but it was hard to get rolling. Not bad once under way. Riding with the large test group though we did not get up to any real speed. Now for a real pretty bike it's hard to beat a Radian. I love the look if those things.

[The Buddha]

Off idle stumble ... I'd bet you its carburetion. I'd also bet you mine will not.
Cool.
Srinath.

[werase643]

Hi Srinath,
Well, when you ride it, you will see.
It has no power down low and needs to rev and shift quickly to get it going. It is geared for cruising apparently, but not for getting off the line with any kind of urgency.
Ride it.
You'll see.
That's not a bad thing.


sounds 100% like a GS

[The Buddha]

OK ... how is it compared to a 600 Kat Cos its about the same weight and size ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[Gofer]

Long time since I've been on here, but glad to see you're still up to your old tricks, Srinath.

Thought I'd give this thread a bump and wondering how the SECA's coming along. Is it wreaking havoc on the streets of Charlotte?
I might be in the market, just looking for the right bike, right price, all that jazz.

[The Buddha]

Yes ... its wreaking havoc by not running ...
But the GS is ...  as is the savage ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[makenzie71]

What's its problem now?  I've been elbow deep in about a dozen Seca 600's and 750's.

I love them.  i always thought they were high strung but I think any I4 is.  They're comfortable and very, very nimble.  Plus you can pretty much bolt on anything from the early R6's and FZR lines.  makes them very versatile.  i'd take one over a bandit 600 any day.  I always wished Yamaha would have done something overboard like Zooki did and made a 1200+ cc varient.



one of my bike-buddies has one just like that with an old-school Seca Turbo engine with some tweaking.  Thing weighs in at 390lbs wet and puts down 122rwhp on a very nice, linear and predictable curve (only pushing 8lbs).  Badass.