Here's a motorcycle with lots of personality,good fun horsepower and incredibly nimble for its size,extremely comfy and bulletproof mechanicals,also sounds beautiful with a 4x1 exhaust,i had a lot o motorcycles in my life,but this one overall was the best,not the most beautiful,not the most powerful,but overall the best of the bunch and the one i miss the most.

@Gandalf606

5 жыл бұрын

Aye - I bought mine new in 1981. Got flatter bars and used to cruise easily over a ton up the M4 racing Porches and Lotus Esprits. She was quite vibey at high revs but what a bike. Great handling for her day. Better than my mates GSX750 ... and that turbine distinctive engine sound. Thanks for this!

I had an '83 XJ750. Great bike. The low end torque was phenominal. But I think it was the gearing. Redlining it was scary. Thanks for posting the vid. Great memories.

I got a pair of them love these old machines lots of fun

Thanks for taking me on a ride back to yesteryear. I bought my '82 XJ750RJ used with less than 5K miles in 1988, painted most beautiful metallic red ever with a 4:1 pipe that really accentuated that throaty growl. It had a half fairing and made it great for long distance riding. I put 50K miles on it over the next 8 years, crossing N. America, New Hampshire to California via the Trans Canada highway twice. Age finally gained ground on me and I had to quit riding but just hearing that sound and seeing that unique speedo display in front of me brought it all back in a flash. Great ride.

@boilup709

6 жыл бұрын

Nice man, my bike actually came from New Hampshire or so the story goes... It didn't look like that when I got it, but I'm pretty happy with the result! Glad you liked the video!

Undoubtedly, the sweetest sounding bike ever!

@boilup709

8 жыл бұрын

Ha, Thanks!

@martindanburen1994

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds just like a turbo. It's one of the best things about this scooter. Damn. I miss that thing.

I just bought one and it was updated. It’s an amazing bike

I had a bright red 1982 XJ 750 Seca in 1985/6. I *almost* bought another four years ago for £500 then in a haze of nostalgia I bought a bright red XJ 750 Seca off ebay last month.

I miss that sound !!!❤❤❤

SOUNDS AWESOME....👍👍

Aaaahh ! That whistle. Fond memories. Had one in the late 80’s when I was a motorcycle courier in the UK. Put 80k on it in 2 years. Everything slowly stopped working and in the grand scheme of things it was shit slow. Stopped doing the courier thing and part exed it for a FJ1100, which was not slow, at all😀

@boilup709

5 ай бұрын

I'd love to have an FJ1100/1200 . The red and white colored ones were named 'ambulances' right?

@MrPilgrim609

5 ай бұрын

@@boilup709 don’t know about that, mine was the blue and white with a red stripe. Proper mile munching continent crusher though😁

Got my eyes on one here in Newfoundland myself can’t wait to get it on the road

@boilup709

6 жыл бұрын

Nice man, east coast?

My favorite bike I've ever owned

They are a fun bikes. I hated the speedometer that only showed your speed up to 85 mph. I always had it pegged, so you never know how fast the dam thing would really go. I know they went well over 100 for sure. Piss poor brakes too. I got mine from a friend who didn't know shit about bikes and it ran like crap (I gave him $300 for it) I ended up re-doing the carbs, and synchromizing them so it would run right. I rode the crap out of it for 4 or so years and sold it for $1500. Not bad.

@DuffenZ

4 жыл бұрын

Yep' so fun! Obviously they can go over 85 and 100 ! Speedometers are until 136 (220km/h) in Europe... I had made some crazy times at 110 and more, with mine '82 11M in France, but honnestly you got to keep the faith with these so narrow tyres!

Hola amigo cómo estás me llamo brith Anderson Quintero Molina, soy de Venezuela pero me encuentro en Colombia, sepa q tengo una hermosa moto de esa también, Yamaha seca 2 xj 750 me encantaría viajar a los estados unidos en ella son unos de mis sueños q anhelo, saludos y. Abrazo mi hermano. Me gustó tu moto el sonido es impresionante ❤

heloo! nice seca Can you please let me know plug and spark plugs on it? do you have same carbs hitaki on it ? Thanks!

@boilup709

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks DragonWrath23. The plugs should be NGK BP7ES (or the BPR7ES for the resistor model). Yep, hitachi carbs... same as the 650 with different air and fuel jets.

Redline at 10k let that baby scream

@barretnorcross9508

7 жыл бұрын

Azathoth ALL SECAs AND MAXIMs ALL YEARS, REDLINE AT 9500 RPMs IF YOU GO OVER, RED , IT AINT GOOD.!

hopefully buying one tomorrow . Wish he opened it it ! Got bored watching it.

steering very heavy at slow speed though,with all them headlights etc

jut bought one last week. £700.28000 on clock.not immaculate but very nice,bog standard.

@boilup709

7 жыл бұрын

Nice! Bog standard, my new favorite British term :) Enjoy the bike! I had mine up to around 120 Mph one day in a headwind, she's got some pep.

IMAX mine out regularly 120 sounds about right give or take 10

you're missing all of the handlebar covers and fuselage covers

@boilup709

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say I miss them :P. Seriously though it never came with bar covers (aftermarket), nor fuselage cover either. Put euro bars on it and it makes it feel like a pretty big rig.

crack it man

@boilup709

5 жыл бұрын

Hah! Next time i wind up slapping a camera on (while riding) I'll let her have it :D

@omegaman7241

5 жыл бұрын

looks like the bike a dude on Vinnicombe st. had near Larkall

@boilup709

5 жыл бұрын

@@omegaman7241 this one came from the states by way of Ontario in 2013. Still have the bike but never rode this summer.

@omegaman7241

2 жыл бұрын

@@boilup709 I am looking for one, always wanted one, love the sound. Guy up the street bought one new and I always liked it. He worked a job packing groceries into bags at sobeys at avalon mall for years to buy it. What color is yours?

@boilup709

2 жыл бұрын

@@omegaman7241 hey! Mine is black with red trim. Like a Mars Bar...

Schrecklich!! .. warum wird dieses Motorrad so gequält?? Wie wäre es denn mal mit hochschalten!!!

@boilup709

Жыл бұрын

What do you ride? I didn't think I was tormenting it like that. Those things are meant to rev

@jorgtietz9095

Жыл бұрын

@@boilup709, ich fuhr viele Jahre eine XJ 650. Zur Zeit fahre ich eine TDM 850.

Very bad rider....

@boilup709

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!