new bike!

[sidecarguy]

i just bought me a "new" bike!
it is a yamaha xj650 seca '82
can anybody tell me something about this bike?
is it good bad or what is it good for, or not?
it is my first really "big" street bike,
and just knowing it has 4cyl is scary!
i havent even picked it up from the dealer
and i havent even tried it!
so pls tell what have i done in buying this bike!!



hope i can post the pic if not, it is already in yamaha!

[sidecarguy]

can anybody tell me how to put pics here?
or why it didnt work??

[/img]album_picm.php?pic_id=2843

[TechTMW]

Hi SCG ... I have an 82 650 Seca as well. Rock solid bike and should treat you well in the long run - just learn how to take care of carburettors!!

As for your post, sorry to say, the board doesn't recognize images that don't have a .jpg or similar suffix. If you want to post a pic to a thread, try this site out - I use em, and you can post a clickable thumbnail with them.

http://picsplace.to/index.php

[Wizzard]

When you are making a new post , above the boxes are little square tabs . Click on the one that says Img, then type in the URL to the pic followed by the name of pic , and the type of pic it is . followed by hitting the close tags .
Example ;
[img]hxxp://www.wagessnot.net/wizzard/images/pic007.jpg[/img]
That does the trick .
Congratulations on the new bike . I have a bro that rode his Seca for years and even tho he has a screaming custom Shadow now , he still retains his Seca and goes over and cuddles with it from time to time.........
Kind regards, Wizzard

[dr_bar]

Well, if you want to see the pic, just drop those img tags and use the link... see below.


album_picm.php?pic_id=2843

[sidecarguy]

ok lets see how it goes!



i hope i can ride it soon!!


nope it didnt work

[ZooTech]

[TechTMW]

Wow it's got an oil cooler and a fairing ... how snazzy. Mine's so ... naked

[sidecarguy]

hmm these bikes didnt have a radiator originally?

ya the fairing is what hooked me i think

[TechTMW]

Naw, the bikes didn't come stock with a radiator (oil cooler) ... In north america anyway. I think they may have in Europe though ... it might be a gray market, but the european bikes weren't called "Secas" ,,, It's probably just an aftermarket add-on as is the awesome seat. Just from the picture, that's a sweeeet bike. I'd buy that in a heartbeat!! I wish I could come and check it out for you to make sure it's physically sound, but I'm betting that an owner who put that much into the bike probably took good care of it.