One of these took me to college everyday 1983-1987...was a dream. Very inexpensive with cheap insurance and sipping gas until you got into the boost. One sad day, got hit by a landscaper truck that was just leaving the scene of another collision! Bike was totalled just for the costs of the body panel damage. I miss it. Beautiful restoration! Thanks for sharing
Bought mine brand new from the factory in 1985 - unsold warehouse bike. Rode it about a year until two of my buddies went to the dealership and each bought one the same way. We were the 3 amigos on Turbo in San Diego. You could smoke the new 1985 900 Ninja in a straight line. Cornering was another story - if the turbo kicked in while you were laid over it would stand you up and toss you out the outside edge - you had to be careful riding that rocket. But in a straight line - when that turbo spun up it was like getting hit with nitrous. It was an extremely comfortable ride - it looked like a bend over crotch rocket but rode more upright like a cruiser. The Achilles heal was the turbo seals - like most turbos. I eventually removed the turbo due to the oil leaks and bypassed the chamber - still ran great just didn't have the kick it used to. Sold it to the mailman because I was deployed too much and didn't get to ride it or keep it up like I should (probably contributed to the turbo failure). If there is still new stock out there - it's worth a look. Nothing but found memories about that bike.
Yes! Same here! Out of all the turbos, this was the coolest looking! I liked the Honda CX-500 and CX-650 too, except for the "cyclops" headlight. The Seca just looked "right". Did you know the same designer of the Battlestar Galactica 1980 Land Probes (aka flying motorcycles) also designed the Seca Turbo fairing? You can see the similarities between the two. The Land Probes were sans windscreen, something that would be of advantage on a "flying" bike. Miss the 1970"s, 1980's full fairings. Only the touring bikes have them now. No sport bikes have a decent full fairing anymore, unfortunately.
I use to own one in my early twenties and I loved it! A lot of people don't know but James Bond used one of these when it was a prototype in one of his movies.
I had one of these in the early 1990s. It was a complete beater I bought for $500 to commute 130-180 miles round trip everyday for work at construction sites in southern California. I didn't put one penny into maintenance outside of oil changes. It was hideous but super comfortable for the time. Now I ride a Honda St 1300 and can say outside of the fairing noise the Yamaha, if it was in better condition, is the better commuter because the Honda is sooo heavy in tight traffic and the heat it puts out is really bad. Plus the 60-80 mph roll on of the turbo was good, for the era.
I bought an 81 used in 85 and still have it. Found another one a few years ago and got that one too. Also found an 81 and an 82 for parts. I probably have some kind of disorder according to my married friends.
i loved my seca turbo , it was fast, i burned tires off in 4000 miles. I wrecked it but didnt hurt it in 88, scared me, so i sold it up here in fairbanks, alaska. Now i am ready to ride after 30 yrs i think.
I always thought those were the coolest looking bikes when the first came out but I'm glad that I didn't buy one due to the turbo lag issue when accelerating in turns.
I miss my Seca Turbo.
That bike took me places I never would have seen otherwise, most notably jail cells and emergency rooms.
ha ha...good one!
One of these took me to college everyday 1983-1987...was a dream. Very inexpensive with cheap insurance and sipping gas until you got into the boost.
One sad day, got hit by a landscaper truck that was just leaving the scene of another collision! Bike was totalled just for the costs of the body panel damage.
I miss it.
Beautiful restoration! Thanks for sharing
Bought mine brand new from the factory in 1985 - unsold warehouse bike. Rode it about a year until two of my buddies went to the dealership and each bought one the same way. We were the 3 amigos on Turbo in San Diego. You could smoke the new 1985 900 Ninja in a straight line. Cornering was another story - if the turbo kicked in while you were laid over it would stand you up and toss you out the outside edge - you had to be careful riding that rocket. But in a straight line - when that turbo spun up it was like getting hit with nitrous. It was an extremely comfortable ride - it looked like a bend over crotch rocket but rode more upright like a cruiser. The Achilles heal was the turbo seals - like most turbos. I eventually removed the turbo due to the oil leaks and bypassed the chamber - still ran great just didn't have the kick it used to. Sold it to the mailman because I was deployed too much and didn't get to ride it or keep it up like I should (probably contributed to the turbo failure). If there is still new stock out there - it's worth a look. Nothing but found memories about that bike.
when i was a kid i was infatuated with this bike. i remember hanging an advertisement out of a magazine on my bedroom wall back in the early 80's.
I just got one!
Yes! Same here! Out of all the turbos, this was the coolest looking! I liked the Honda CX-500 and CX-650 too, except for the "cyclops" headlight. The Seca just looked "right". Did you know the same designer of the Battlestar Galactica 1980 Land Probes (aka flying motorcycles) also designed the Seca Turbo fairing? You can see the similarities between the two. The Land Probes were sans windscreen, something that would be of advantage on a "flying" bike.
Miss the 1970"s, 1980's full fairings. Only the touring bikes have them now. No sport bikes have a decent full fairing anymore, unfortunately.
I use to own one in my early twenties and I loved it! A lot of people don't know but James Bond used one of these when it was a prototype in one of his movies.
Beautiful!! Excellent condition!!!
I just secured one of these for 500. Cant wait to restore it to life!
amazing!
@@okiefreemen awesome! What shape is it in and how many miles?
I had one of these in the early 1990s. It was a complete beater I bought for $500 to commute 130-180 miles round trip everyday for work at construction sites in southern California. I didn't put one penny into maintenance outside of oil changes. It was hideous but super comfortable for the time. Now I ride a Honda St 1300 and can say outside of the fairing noise the Yamaha, if it was in better condition, is the better commuter because the Honda is sooo heavy in tight traffic and the heat it puts out is really bad. Plus the 60-80 mph roll on of the turbo was good, for the era.
I bought an 81 used in 85 and still have it. Found another one a few years ago and got that one too. Also found an 81 and an 82 for parts. I probably have some kind of disorder according to my married friends.
Would you ever want to sell one...?
A beautiful example of Japanese technology from the early 80’s.
Best bike I ever owned!!!!
10 years after I sold mine I learned the neighbors' had dubbed it 'The SilverStreak'
Had one in the nineties, was slow but was fun when the turbo kicked in. Wish I would have kept mine
i loved my seca turbo , it was fast, i burned tires off in 4000 miles. I wrecked it but didnt hurt it in 88, scared me, so i sold it up here in fairbanks, alaska. Now i am ready to ride after 30 yrs i think.
Same! I accelerated right into the back of a car on the freeway. Put new forks on it and sold it. Probably saved my life. Good times.
Mine has 4,000 miles on it love it 👍 😊
I loved my Sega turbo. I was in the military and had to sell it when I was transferred overseas.
I had one. Friend borrowed it and drove it into a cornfield.
Man I do regret selling mine!
I had one years ago and sold it wish I still had it many a second gear wheelie on that bike
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I always thought those were the coolest looking bikes when the first came out but I'm glad that I didn't buy one due to the turbo lag issue when accelerating in turns.
I seen one of them bikes on the road yesterday here in Florida I was going to ask a guy if he was going to sell it but he was on the freeway
beautiful bike, want one bad!
The 1980s Pepsi commercial brought me here
WHy does the speedo shows upto only 120 Kilometres ?
It was the law then
@@brunovincent5573 Interesting.
Hey. Did you sell this? If not where is it?
Omg for sale??????
The first gloves space bike!
What would you recommend to clean a bike like this? I got one that is in pretty good shape, but is not that clean.
S100 cleaner. www.jpcycles.com/product/900-294/s100-cleaner-with-sprayer?mrkgcl=444&mrkgadid=3308569130&Google+Shopping++Generic+-+Oils+%26+Chemicals&product_id=900-294&adpos=1o4&creative=278867792879&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=Cj0KCQiA05zhBRCMARIsACKDWjfJY8dOGHleJEPD9FfdTs2mKhtzXKDRoS9AhhLUFIT6LQaysfk_HeEaAunXEALw_wcB
How much is it worth.(Ballpark)
Wanna sell it
Pristine condition !!! :-o
Please sell me this bike
The 1982 Seca non turbo was actually faster than the turbo version.
I didn't know that! I had 2 of them, awesome bikes!
Loved my Seca 750.
nothing Yamaha sold was as fast as the Turbo