Is there a 1982 Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo for sale?
I have my 1982 Yamaha Turbo Seca XJ650LJ for sale. Its in good running and looking condition as the pictures show. If you are not familiar with turbo bikes, back in the early 80’s these bikes were the latest craze, an attempt to get large amounts of horsepower from smaller power plants, like this 650cc.
What kind of motorcycle did Yamaha have in 1982?
But the world economy looked good, and motorcycles were selling quite well. So for 1982, the U.S. Yamaha dealers had three Secas on the floor, 550, 650 and 750—four, really, as there was also a twin-cylinder Seca 400. 1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650 rear tire and muffler.
What was the Yamaha xj650rj Seca 650 like?
1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650. It should be added that Yamaha had greatly improved the suspension units on the Turbo, with an air-assisted fork, and shocks with rebound as well as preload adjustments. Had Yamaha dropped the turbo notion and just upgraded the 650’s handling, it might have become a real seller.
What was the year of the Yamaha Seca 750?
“For that, you have the Seca 750,” argued the folk in Cypress, California, Yamaha’s U.S. headquarters, referring to a genuinely nice motorcycle that was a touch too conservative for those who wanted to get a knee down in the corners. But the moto-magazines seemed quite irritated at the fact that the Euros had something we did not.
I have my 1982 Yamaha Turbo Seca XJ650LJ for sale. Its in good running and looking condition as the pictures show. If you are not familiar with turbo bikes, back in the early 80’s these bikes were the latest craze, an attempt to get large amounts of horsepower from smaller power plants, like this 650cc.
But the world economy looked good, and motorcycles were selling quite well. So for 1982, the U.S. Yamaha dealers had three Secas on the floor, 550, 650 and 750—four, really, as there was also a twin-cylinder Seca 400. 1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650 rear tire and muffler.
1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650. It should be added that Yamaha had greatly improved the suspension units on the Turbo, with an air-assisted fork, and shocks with rebound as well as preload adjustments. Had Yamaha dropped the turbo notion and just upgraded the 650’s handling, it might have become a real seller.
“For that, you have the Seca 750,” argued the folk in Cypress, California, Yamaha’s U.S. headquarters, referring to a genuinely nice motorcycle that was a touch too conservative for those who wanted to get a knee down in the corners. But the moto-magazines seemed quite irritated at the fact that the Euros had something we did not.