New resident in the stable

You're going to need more stables Dave!

 

Why does Dave have to get ALL the 700 tall sissy bars?

It's like THEY find YOU!

And I love that 400 BTW. Really digging that rear mono shock... You know, the one you can't see in the picture. Cool!

 

Anything you need for it? Have one that will be raided for some parts for the Maxim 400

 

They're easier to find when they're all in one location.....

 

I think Dave knows something about the future value of xj's that we don't know.

Gary H.

 

Hi Hogfiddles,

In regard to your xs400rj (seca), the (seca) bit has confused me because I only associated that with the XJ650 in the USA ie the RJ. Do you call the XS400 a seca because it is an RJ or is that a more widely used term? Your XS400 is a nice bike.

I had heard that an XJ400 was produced for Japan before the XJ650s were exported but not seen one. Do you guys have them there?

XJ400

 

What you're showing is an xJ400 Seca......that is a inline-4 cylinder bike. It was a Japanese market bike, that is almost identical to our xj550 Seca, but with a 400 engine in it. To complicate it even more some of the xs400's were a single cam engine, and other xs400's were dual cam engines.

The xS400 is a twin cyl bike.

they made the:

xs400 special - 2 cyl
Xs400 Seca - 2 cyl
Xs400 Maxim - 2 cyl
Xj400 Maxim - 4 cyl

It's called a Seca because that is the model of the bike.

XS = 2cyl
400 = engine size
R = Seca
J = 1982

IF I understand correctly, it was only a two-year bike, and was only available here, for one year.........

 

Okay. Thanks. With all the imports we get now, I've still not seen an XJ400. It looks a nice bike.

I bought my first XJ650 in March 1981 and have since had an XJ750 and currently still have an XJ650. When sold new, we didn't have Maxims in most of Australia however I suspect some were sold new in Perth, 4,000 kms west. I think they might have dropped them off on the way to South Africa. So we didn't have the terms Seca or Maxim until the internet brought us this site. Nor did we refer to R and whatever Maxims are. Specials were XS models, specifically the 650, 750 and 1100 and I guess that is the same.

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

XS = 2 cylinder, except when XS = 3 cylinder, but none of those are 400cc machines.

 

Well....there was also the:

Xs650 - 2cyl
Xj650 - 4 cyl
Xs750 - 3 cyl
Xj750 - 4 cyl
Xs850 - 3 cyl
Xs1100 - 4 cyl
Xj1100 - 4 cyl

 

Ya. Yamaha was never very consistent about mating engine type to the model type. Heck, even the frame style isn't much of a clue.

 

Typo but I'm sure you meant XS850 - 3 cyl.

We also had an XS750 special which was a twin. Basically an XS650. But we didn't get the XJ700.

 

yes, saw that --I hit the 'send' button......I had typed the 3, then bumped the delete button and promptly forgot. Corrected

 

If you look at the history of XS bikes I think it referred to XS weight like my xsesive 1100 was like a battleship.
My 72XS 650 was 65 lbs heavier than a buddies triumph Bonny and so on.

 

I always thought it stood for eXtra Sexy.

 

That is a given.
78 XS1100E official Yamaha colour was
"Macho Maroon" I laughed my ass off but still bought one April 78. Often correcting people it's not just maroon it's Macho Maroon and I'll smoke your 1000 Kwacker or Slowzuki any day!

 

"Macho Maroon"... sounds like what you'd call the drunk hockey player dancin' like a fool at the bar on Friday night!