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The best looking XJ is ??????

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by David3aces, May 15, 2009.

  1. David3aces

    David3aces Member

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    A Seca 650.
    I think. IMHO (in my humble opinion)
     
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    86 XJ700
     
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    Mine!!! :lol:
     
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    LMFAO meltzer
     
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    Best looking available in the US? Seca 900----hands down. What's not to like??? Even after 25 years it still looks good. The true test of beauty.
     
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    not a seca IMO!

    lets just say i didnt buy mine for its "good looks".
     
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    Yes, I also didn't buy my Seca for it's looks. I thought it was butt ug-a-ly but I got it at a couldn't-turn-it-down price, so I bought it to tinker with. Oh I guess all the manufacturers had their own ideas on what peploe liked at the time and what would sell. But to me Yamaha missed the mark with the Seca. Give me a Maxim anyday.
     
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    PAINTER- not to hijack the thread, but was your chopper a seca originally?
     
    Zookie400, May 16, 2009
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    550 Seca WITHOUT the fairing.
     
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    Yes Zookie,
    Mine was originally a Seca. I rode it with a Vetter fairing on it for one season (just to work) and found I didn't like the seating position and the over all looks at all. I did however like the fairing for those cold mornings with the radio in it. It made the ride to work alot better (35 miles)
    This is the bike before I tore into it:

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    Here's what it looked like last year before I put the Sportster seat and saddlebags on it:

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    IF I decide to go though with a kustom build..mine will be the best looking XJ....of course you guys already knew that :lol:
    painter have you thought of a mustang seat?
     
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    +1
     
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    Definitely a Seca 650 fixed up cafe racer style...
     
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    The XJ750 SECA 8)
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    +2 :wink:
     
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    1984 XJ750RL. Canada and Australia only though. :)
     
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    Is it just me or are people voting on bikes they own? :)
    I am definetly not a fan of the XJ750 Seca. I have one and I'm going thru every attempt to change it's appereance. My favorite will have to be a CAFE 82 XJ650 SECA.
     
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    ... i own it, the xj 700, duh
     
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    Toss up between a 900 and 650 Seca. There was a naked 900 for sale in Germany that looked beautiful.

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    900 in a 650 chassis would be the best of all.

    Ugliest has to be the Turbo, with the 750 not far behind.
     
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    900 with the red and black paint scheme.
     
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    I too think mine is the best. :D
     
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    82 XJ650RJ / 82 XJ650RJC
     
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    900 with the red, white, and blue paint scheme, which was available everywhere in the entire known Universe except in the USA.........
     
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    I think the best looking XJ is the one you are looking down at, as you cruise down the highway on a sunny day.
     
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    Reviving this topic;

    This one for sure :)
     

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    Had one of those but in 750cm3
    Like the Seca's more.
    So after 3 Magna V65's and manymany km's later bought a Seca again.
    A good choice sofar :)
     
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    I'm not a huge fan myself. Decent looking for sure though. I have to say aesthetically, I like the '82 XJ1100 and of course XJ700/750X best.

    I think the XJ1100 is a good balance of cruiser and muscle. I prefer bikes that show the engines vs those that 'cover' them and the 1100 has plenty to display, however I do think a more upswept muffler would make the bike look even better.

    The Maxim X does much of the same visually and I think the front rake adds to its aggressive look. In my opinion, the 'X' might have even looked better in a "Midnight Special' version, with more black-out, carbon fiber, or wrinkle-finish accents.
     
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  30. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    I do like it. It's rattier than mine :)

    The real beauty lies in the sound above 5000 RPM anyway.
     
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    Any pictures or did I miss those?
    The XJ1100, not delivered in NL, looks very nice too!
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Of mine? In my Showcase.

    She's an honest rat (meaning that I just haven't fixed nonmechanical flaws). No disrespect to the intentional style.
    the-xj-abides.31

    I can add more pics upon request. She's gained a few dings in the past few years.
     
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    Nice bike indeed with the trailer. Thought about a trailer too when riding the Magna's but... in europe you can only go max 80 kmh, on the autobahn max. 60 kmh (???)and not allowed in Norway by law. They probably won't fine you but all in all too many restrictions so I declined.
     
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    My bike before the accident. Rebuild ongoing.

    Yamaha XJ 900f RHS.jpg
     
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