[sold] Black Yamaha XJ600S Seca II COE AUG 2022 at $3888 Firm

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Dummy Proof to maintain, great for spore daily commuting, no radiator.

It can tour as it is a mini tourer.

 

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Rider Review: 1999 Yamaha Seca II

Submitted by: echoyankee

 

I was first introduced to the Yamaha Seca II by my MSF instructor who recommended one to me based on my 6'2" height, buggy whip build, and accompanying 34 inch inseam. The Seca II will not easily accommodate those with short landing gear.

The Yamaha Seca II definitely fits the description of beginner bike. It's 400lb dry weight and 50 horsepower mill provide the novice rider with a forgiving, modestly powered motorcycle with a riding position that, in spite of this motorcycle's sporty look, is remarkably upright and comfortable over short to medium range rides. (For those 200+ mile trips, the reader is referred to Corbin who makes an improved seat for the Seca II.) Underneath that key locking seat, you'll find a tool kit next to the battery, two helmet holder hooks and a small storage space under the tail of the motorcycle with enough room in it to hold your disc lock and maybe a pair of gloves.

The half-naked look to the motorcycle satisfies the requirements for a bit of fairing which offers a bit of wind protection and the desire to see all that delicious machinery.

Braking:

An enormous single disc brake up front and a smaller one in the rear provide confidence-inspiring, on-demand stopping power. In the three years I've been on the bike, the stock brake lines have become a bit elastic (as all standard brake lines do) and as such have become more mushy, but the lever travel is extensive and so, even with a touch of mushiness after all these years, there is still great strength in the brakes with regular flushes and bleeding of the lines. In the course of buying and refurbishing a used motorcycle, the novice rider is well advised to try to replace older brake lines with braided steel brake lines which are much more rigid and are sure to deliver braking power more reliably over a longer time period.

Engine:

The Seca II has a 599cc air cooled inline 4 which has a "manly" sound to it (not my words, honest) as compared to the chainsaw throated Rebel or the lawnmower note of the BMW F-650GS. The overall engine noise will not detonate all the car alarms in a city block radius, and is a relatively quiet machine to operate in the big city as compared to, say, the potentially thunderous throbbing of a large bore V twin. There are advantages and disadvantages to an air cooled engine: The lack of additional plumbing to route coolant around the engine and the absence of a coolant level to keep an eye on contribute to the ease of maintenance. The cost comes back in terms of performance which does suffer under extremes of operation.

Considering the displacement of it's engine, the Seca II doesn't really put out much power. This fact can become painful considering that insuring your bike is done, in many cases, based on how much the engine displaces, and the bigger the numbers are, the bigger the premiums tend to be. Fuel economy is less than spectacular but comparable with most other beginner bikes. These power and economy issues stem from the simplicity of the Seca II's two valve per cylinder design coupled with it's almost miniature carbueration. Again, simplicity and ease of maintenance are favored over performance. The ease of maintenance is further evidenced by the shims for valve adjustment which are all located on top of the cylinder heads. When it comes time for valve adjustment, no extensive exploratory surgery will be required.

Performance could be improved, and Yamaha has developed other engines of comparable displacement but with additional complexity which are less asthmatically carbuerated, fuel injected, liquid cooled and/or have multiple valves per cylinder. These enhancements draw out much bigger horsepower at the rear wheel, but with the added complexity there are just that many more things to break if you ask me. If raw power is not your key motivator in purchase of your motorcycle, the Seca II may probably be for you. The engine does require an extensive warm up period at startup, especially in the cold of New York autumns and early springtime.

In spite of all of the engine's shortcomings above, you should know that I have personally operated this motorcycle at 85mph indicated (in an escape maneuver on the NYS Thruway trying to get away from an overspeeding semi) with room to spare before the redline in 5th gear.

Riding/Handling/Feel:

Slender in it's head-on silouhette, the SecaII can be heeled quite far over in turns before you scrape any motorcycle parts on the asphalt. (I have never done this experiment.) This svelte profile also makes the SecaII an ideal city bike and I have been known to make progress through congested Manhattan streets where gaps in stopped traffic tend to be small. Out of the city, the bike is competent as well. It's center of gravity is high enough to make rapid flicking through corners a bit of a workout, but the low curb weight of the machine ensures that your workout will be light. The rear suspension in the SecaII is adjustable offering varying degrees of pre-tension on the rear shock. This can be changed to lower the bike somewhat and make the ride a touch more cushy, or raised for passengering and a more firm ride. Shifting gears on the Seca is a dream with a positive, light feel to the gearbox under your left paw. Importantly, the friction zone on my particular motorcycle is very, very narrow. One might even call the clutch "grabby". This could be a matter of simply having the clutch adjusted, but is noteworthy nonetheless. I would have to say that for the novice rider, this clutch issue is the most difficult item aboard this motorcycle to manage.

Vibration:

Given the inherent smoothness of an inline four over other engine configurations, this motorcycle is, not surprisingly, smooth over a the entire range of speed and tends to thrum along with minimal vibration. Interestingly, all noticeable vibration completely vanishes at 65 mph in 5th gear for reasons that an engineer will have to explain to me some day. An outright buzzing sound can emerge from the fairing attachment points where fasteners have become loose. At higher speeds for longer highway trips, I have lost fairing bolts attributable to vibration at the higher (and therefore unmentionable) speeds at which I was riding. After losing my third fairing bolt, I ended up fashioning my own rubber washers and installed them at all fairing attachment points. This modification has not only silenced all buzzing in the motorcycle, but I have also not lost a fairing bolt since!

 

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FYI, Bangkok Police is using is bike as mobile squard.

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