another CL optimist

This is actually a very interesting bike.
An 83 seca xj900. Says it came from Canada.


https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/d/1983-yamaha-seca-900-xj900/6514724695.html

 

1982 Yamaha xj650 - $450 (Ingleside On The Bay)
https://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/mpo/d/1982-yamaha-xj650/6507684928.html

I'd be at $100 on this. Willing to obtain for forum members.

 

more likely an 81 with the nonyics motor

 

starter not working , bad starter or starter clutch
kilometer speedo used in Canada

 

73,373 km is about 45,591 miles, eh?

 

This one's Allllllmost stock.

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1981-yamaha-maxim-xj650/6521140501.html

I love the, "...the front brakes aren't hooked up, rears do the trick enough for me."

 

The entire listing for this bike is amazing.

"

1981 Yamaha Maxim 650

fuel: gas
transmission: manual

Selling the Yamasaki. That's right. It's a Yamaha Maxim 650 with a Kawasaki tank poorly strapped to it. This bike has an inline 4 cylinder, 16 valve, dual overhead cam engine strapped to a 5 speed gearbox that'll grab your genitals and smoothly transfer them to the ground through it's shaft-drive rear end. She's been the most reliable vehicle I've owned and has never left me stranded in over a year of riding it. Have real paperwork with a new York title. I've installed TWO LED light bars for high and low beam that'll blind your neighbor's cat. I've also fitted it with a much more sleek custom seat to give your old lady something to complain about if you want her on the back of this chick magnet. There's odds and ends that need a little fixing that I never had the time for. Needs a starter soon but a few words of advice from a ball peen hammer on cold starts and she'll turn right over. Never a problem when she's hot. She'll need fresh tires, I've skinned them down to nothing. And if you want to bitch about it, the front brakes aren't hooked up, rears do the trick enough for me. I should have most of the stock parts if you're in to that sort of thing.

This badass custom motor scooter can be yours for $900 cash. Trades welcome."

 

how did he get the extra 8 valves in the motor ? must be one of them special unobtainium motors

 

It's a Yamasaki! Those came STOCK with 16 valve dual overhead cams.

I believe the service manual states that "poorly strapped" is actually the torque spec for mounting the gas tank.

 

I'm glad the headlights will blind the neighbors cat, that's exactly who I have issues with everytime I ride!

 

just a lazy soon to be PO

 

I'm not sure I've experienced this, I feel I'm missing out on something wonderful.

 

Naw, it’s what happens when you bounce off the seat on your hot fenderless bobber and land on the rear wheel. It’s the tire not the tranny doing the transfer.

 

depends on how hard that gear box grabs you. then they are dragging on the ground to after going through the gear box

 

I’ve made up funny ads before to catch attention when selling something(usually a cub cadet). This ad tho takes the cake. And it still has the air box. Maybe he didn’t have time to customize it into a 4-1 pod

 

"She's been the most reliable vehicle I've owned... a few words of advice from a ball peen hammer on cold starts and she'll turn right over."
So, what are you saying about all the other vehicles you've owned?

 

ball pein is his go to tool for everything

 

Ball pein.....

 

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/mcy/d/doodle-bug-fox-sprite-3211/6517080924.html

200$ off!

 

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/d/tail-ram-vintage-mini-bike/6517362377.html