My visit to the cemetary

A week ago, I visited the biggest motorcycle cemetary in the area. It was my first visit to such a place, and an interesting experience. I didn't find my much-needed Seca 550 fairing brackets, but thought I'd share a couple of pics.

This is just the Yamaha section:



Need a carb? Yeah, we have a few of those:



Seca Turbo? Sure - cannibalize one of these:

 

I wish we had a place like that here.
That looks like fun I'd have a field day.

 

Is that the yard down in Savage MN?

 

Few parts I'd love to get off of the Seca Turbos (like that plastic oil cooler cover, front turn signals, check valves, and any undamaged rubber mirror staulk covers).

Look at all those carbs

 

Wirehairs, you just might have a side biz. Lol.

 

I would be in SO MUCH TROUBLE!

 

First thing i noticed was the swirl rim in the first pic ;^(. Crazy spot for parts eh?

 

I have a friend of mine that went to that yard not that long ago it looks like a pretty cool place.

 

Amen brother.....I can only imagine what I'd come home with if I rolled in there in my Expedition with a mittful of cash.....bad, very bad!


LOL


jeff

 

I just creamed my underpants. What a cool place.
How much does it rain in your area?
Al

 

Right, this place is in Jordan, MN, below the city about 15 or whatever: http://www.sportwheel.com/

But I can't say it's run very well: they have no inventory, and as everything is left outside, it rusts and corrodes pretty quick, ya know? I put in a request for a few specific parts via phone before I went down there, and just never heard from them.

If you go, you just bring your own tools, yank off whatever you want, and I'm guessing they just barter the price with you as the register. I went down there for valve shims, and got the 3 I needed for $10.

 

Last time I was there for parts the price was 1/2 price of new parts. I wasnt real impressed but I needed a taillight assy right away. They do have a large inventory, too bad everything is out in the elements. They sell some used bikes as well.

 

Steve, you mean SALVAGE, MN? xP

Even a bunch of big tarps would help a ton... Alas.

 

NOOO! I mean THAVAGE, you thiwwwey thavage. HOORAY 500 posts!

 

That is really sad to see. All those bikes that could be used, just rotting away in the weather.

 

Can you provide specifics on how to contact the yard for parts?

 

You can look them up. It's called Sport Wheels in Jordan MN

MN

 

Thanks

 

I've always been curious about that place, and afraid of it at the same time. Their website is complete shite, can't believe they still let 9 year olds run it.

 

I've gone down there as well.

True, a lot of their stock is going to crap. Bikes aren't like cars, and running an uncovered yard the same way just doesn't work. I'm guessing parts aren't their bread and butter - they seem to have a pretty good business going in complete bikes.

Frankly, the place is hard to even walk around in, the bikes are just sort of piled up.

A ton of XJ bikes there, though.

 

To give a note of positivity, they've upgraded their website nicely now, but I can't say how accurate it is. I might make a trip down there in a few weekends to look for some pieces, and they do have a couple of lovely used bikes. Maybe the GF will want to get a that small XJ they have.

My day job is building and maintaining websites, including Powersports, so I'm admittedly picky about UX and site design. This one is *better*, but not great.

 

ITS CHRISTMAS !!!!!!

 

Thats pretty expensive for that bike - 1000$ is the top of where i would be imho.

Its tempting to ride over there and see whats up - but for 10$ for 3 valve shims, i'd hate to see what they want for a rack of carbs!

 

I can't say anything about their pricing, I've never really looked at it. The bike prices seem normal for shops around here. I expect them to be a third higher than direct, but there are some dealers that really overcharge, not going to say any names *cough*rjsportandcycle*cough*.

I consider this place to be more of an oddity, a browse-a-rama, not a place to refit your machine. From what I've seen of earlier posts, it's like most genre junk yards, prices are all flexible based on their mood and how well they know you.

 

I want to sleep in that pile of carbs....

 

can you send me an online link to them , do they have photos ?? do they have any seca 750 sport fairings ??

 

The link was in my post of positivity above. http://www.sportwheel.com/

 

that 400 maxim would be an xs400 not xj right?

 

They are two different bikes.

 

Well.....If its an xJ400 then it's a Maxim....the XJ400 Maxim - the Japan-market-only 400 inline 4 cyl.

Yamaha did some funky things with the 400. There was the XJ400 Maxim, XS400 Maxim, XS400 Seca, XS400 Special.

If it's an xS400 it is a:

Maxim- if it has the maxim styling and or designation, but is a side-by-side twin

Seca -if it has the sporty styling of the other secas, and is a side-by-side twin

Special-ifit is the Special styling and is the side-by-side twin.

So.....there is no pic that is showing up for me, therefore I don't know what exact bike you're talking about.

Dave Fox

 

http://www.sportwheel.com/listing/1983- ... 0-maxim-2/
this 400 is a twin



im familiar with the xs400 seca being as I had one,
I was just trying to confirm weather or not their ad has the wrong model number.

 

Boy oh boy I would go crazy in there, so many tasty treats, and the Carbs man I would consider buying a handful and reconditioning them , then see if anybody would want them, which we all know they would. Interesting.....