Wednesday, February 9, 2011

1983 Yamaha XJ900 Seca-SST

In 2007 I finally fulfilled one of my goals and modified a 1983 Yamaha XJ900 Seca. The inspiration came from seeing old printed drawings claimed to be a possible prototype of the 900 with the Yamaha 650 Turbo Seca fairing. Further research lead to pictures of the XJ750D Seca; a bike only produced in Japan (see earlier post for more details on this bike).  Thus was born the XJ900 Seca-SST (acronym for Standard Sport Touring), and a pursuit in a new college degree.

After I built the bike I decided to see if anyone else would be interested in my work so I contacted folks withing the motorcycle industry and was overwhelmed with their response....."send photo's, send build history, send more information."  Mitch Boehm at Moto Retro Illustrated was launching his first issue and invited me to send pictures and info. I'm grateful to be in the premier issue, published fall of 2009. Then the ball started rolling, MotorcycleNews.com of the UK did a story on us, followed by RealClassic.com, part 1 (900 Seca) and part 2 (900 Seca). Next Paul Crowe at TheKneeSlider.com (link), and finally BikeEXIF.com (link).

All of the attention lead to the realization that I needed to be better versed in many different areas. From computer skills, to e-marketing, to writing....time for this middle aged white guy to go back to school. Enjoying the process, the new friends from all around the world, and just plain riding.

Ride safe, ride often, JF

2 comments:

  1. XJ900 Seca-SST is the good bike of Yamaha. Yamaha used the front and back disk break on this bike. The seat of this bike is very comfortable for the riders.
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  2. Now latest versions of Yamaha motorbikes are in the market and no doubt Yamaha is one of the best motorbike manufacturer. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

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