This fall I tore down the top end of my 550 Seca. 79,000 kms, or 49,000 miles on it. It just didn’t have the power it used to. We measured up the...
We had been together for 31 years. I was always faithful and for the most part we got along well. It's not her, it's me. I've been wanting...
Hauling a dead washer and other treasure to the landfill today. As I pulled up to the metal pile there is a motorcycle engine sitting on the...
My friend Gerry, on an '09 Harley V-rod Muscle and I started our 2011 trip on August 8th. We left the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta and...
Has anyone else noticed a void on this forum? I used to love the healthy dose of inspiration that I would get every time I looked at the work...
I rebuilt my fuel petcock two years ago. Last summer it started leaking around the back, diaphram area. I replaced the diaphram and spring....
Went out to fire up the bike today. As I bent over to check the oil level (which I do faithfully after the leaking petcock, float valve, fuel in...
I wanted to video some of my riding but the Go Pro stuff is too expensive for me. I bought a key chain video camera off E-bay for $10.00. A 4 GB...
I have always thought the 550 Seca was quite a peppy little bike. I think I made a big mistake today. Honda had a demo ride on today and I took...
Look out MIG 15's and surfers. The May '81 Cycle Guide road test makes reference to a Sabre-jet and a shark's nose, in describing the fairing on...
Day 1, August 6th, 2009. Start mileage 58,250 kms. The trip started with overcast skies and the threat of rain. The bike was packed with all...
Attached test appeared in the May '82 issue of Two Wheel magazine. An Australian publication I believe. Their bike had the twin disk option on...
I have been thinking this over for a long time now. This isn't something that I ever really wanted to do. I have heard horror stories regarding...
Does anyone have any experience with a solar charger like this? Some times my bike will sit for a week or so during the summer (I know, I need to...
My brother went to a motorcycle dealer close out sale and picked up a tire for me. Unfortunately it's a front tire and I need the same size rear...
How does everyone say the word SECA? See-ka or Say-ka. We have a small town nearby called Waseca and it's pronounced wa-see-ka. I have heard...
I found this posted on Sport-touring.net. http://www.motorradonline.de/news/yamah ... 307894.htm
We went from having NO SNOW, to this BULLS**T, overnight. Why do I live here? I'm tempted to join in @ 4:20 PM today! [img]
No, I'm not talking OMGs here. The patch is one that was made for the XJ World Relay 2000. A backpack was filled with patches and sent...
My friend and I just finished replacing my wheel bearings, front and rear. We had a real bear of a time trying to get the two bearings out of the...
I've noticed that this site is very slow loading lately and today I got a "bandwidth exceeded" error message. What's going on and how can we fix it?
I plan to continue making long distance trips with my Seca 550. I make sure that the maintenance is up to date such as, checking my alternator...
I ordered an MJ-501 Textile jacket off e-bay. Service was very fast, shipping was fair and the jacket is awesome! Very nice for the price.
We've all come across these tourist traps that tout the world's largest _ _ _ _ . Let's see how many of these things we can get our XJ's...
Patient: '81 Seca 550. Yoshimura pipe. 47,000 km (@30,000 miles) Symptoms: 1. Flat spot in the powerband at 5 thou. It's been like that...
I found this site which has a number of products to dress up the appearance of your bike and thought I'd share....
Does anyone have a model or diecast of an XJ bike. I found this little guy many years ago in a small out of the way service station. I don't...
This web site got me motivated into doing some long neglected maintenance. I changed the 26 year old brake fluid but in the process butchered one...
Does anyone know of a source for a throttle cable and clutch cable for an '81 550 Seca other than from Yamaha? I don't need them now but one of...
I took my '81 Seca 550 in for a valve adjustment yesterday. I have 45,000 Km's on it, (about 28,000 miles) and have owned it since '81. I can't...
I've attached a short video clip of me on my bike. It's not the fastest bike in the world, just sounds like it....
