Manufactured in Great Britain. Agree with you on the hose clamps and hardware.
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- Thread starter Kevin Werner
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Ride in show at RA
Nice bikes there!
Another Seca? A little more info please…year and displacement? A story behind it?
Does this count? Showed up in my yard today:
Not mine but the wife's! Not 100% sure why she decided she wanted one but if she likes it who am I to question it. Plus she might let me play with it once in a while! She actually let me take a lap around the block but felt she had to follow me with her GTV 300 Vespa. She was not happy that I managed to chirp the rear tire a couple times on take off! 900CC triple cylinder water cooled engine. Continuously variable transmission, just like the GTV300, just twist and go. My 1200 Sportster pulling the sidecar doesn't stand a chance!
She has a few accessories ordered like windshield, nicer seat, rack and suitcase like box for the back of the seat. She has named it MS Bumble for the yellow inset panels with the satin black body.
Not mine but the wife's! Not 100% sure why she decided she wanted one but if she likes it who am I to question it. Plus she might let me play with it once in a while! She actually let me take a lap around the block but felt she had to follow me with her GTV 300 Vespa. She was not happy that I managed to chirp the rear tire a couple times on take off! 900CC triple cylinder water cooled engine. Continuously variable transmission, just like the GTV300, just twist and go. My 1200 Sportster pulling the sidecar doesn't stand a chance!
She has a few accessories ordered like windshield, nicer seat, rack and suitcase like box for the back of the seat. She has named it MS Bumble for the yellow inset panels with the satin black body.
After posting this I took a walk around it. I didn't get a pic but it seems to have the complete CL exhaust with painted heat shield. 74 or 75?
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About a month ago Desmoman mentioned he was looking for a 900 Seca and this one popped up on the Madison WI CL. Then it got convoluted.
Desmo and I both got ahold of the guy, bike was in Colorado.
Desmo said, yup I want it, Seller was headed to Road America for the MC races this weekend. His folks live near me in Beaver Dam WI. So met him at their place.
Didn't ride it but with 60K on the speedo it looks good, idled, ran well. Very cold blooded. money and title changed hands, into the trailer. Had good maint records, much done recently.
Later this year the seca heads to Desmo's in Georgia.
He also had a very nice RZ350
But that's another story.
Great photos teamWicked - thanks for sharing!
I’ll bet that is a hoot to ride!
I think 1 guy had 4, maybe 5 bikes there. The 72 Rickman/Honda 750 won the show. He also had a perfect waterbuffalo, RC30 and maybe KZ400 triple and a Ducati single IIRC.
I did the painting on my boss' Ariel Square Four and the guy who put it together did a wonderful job except for the hardware. We still won at Amelia Island back in the late 90's but it always irritated me. Not my bike though.
Just freakin' WOW!!! My water buffalo was exactly like that one. All of those bikes are awesome.
That sumbitch there could get you hurt rel quick!
