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I had a Seca 750 for a while. I was originally not very enthusiastic about buying it, but at the time it was $300 and I didn't have a running bike.
I'll never forgive Yamaha for that front brake design, but the rest of the bike exceeded my expectations. Not pretty, but it performed a lot better than I had anticipated and an open four into one was a thing of joy on that motor.
I'll never forgive Yamaha for that front brake design, but the rest of the bike exceeded my expectations. Not pretty, but it performed a lot better than I had anticipated and an open four into one was a thing of joy on that motor.
I was in a "crossover" period, and ran many A/C service calls on mine, with a milk crate strapped to the back of the seat, to put a can of Freon in. Tool belt on, refrigerant guages hooked to my belt, and away I went!
As I got into building PCs at the same time as Michael Dell (he did a little better with the business than I did), I started using the Seca to do computer service calls. I once delivered a complete PC system with tower, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer, all strapped to the back, and in my backpack. I had my software and tools in a Samsonite briefcase strapped to one side, sitting on the pillion peg.
That bike could have paid for itself in gas savings in under a year. It didn't have to; I made enough to pay cash for it by making 4 phone calls (commercial A/C equipment distributor, electrician, plumber, and crane), and supervising the installation of a cooling tower that took one work day with a 2-hour lunch break. Easiest bike purchase I ever made, and the only NEW "new" bike I've ever bought in 40+ years, 165 bikes total. The bike had 3 miles on it, but sat in the dealer's warehouse for 4 years. It had been ridden from the warehouse to the dealership, and back, then put away.
EDIT (boy, howdy, the memories are flooding back)
My buddy, Nacho (R.I.P.) liked it so much, he bought it's twin from the same shop. His was a dealer demo and had been overbored, so it was a bit zippier. Of course, since I weighed 100# less than him, I could still beat him...
For some reason, I sold it, but bought it back many years later. It was tired but still fairly nice. It just wasn't the same, so I donated it to a youth pastor who needed transportation.
Cool bikes, those 650 Secas...
As I got into building PCs at the same time as Michael Dell (he did a little better with the business than I did), I started using the Seca to do computer service calls. I once delivered a complete PC system with tower, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer, all strapped to the back, and in my backpack. I had my software and tools in a Samsonite briefcase strapped to one side, sitting on the pillion peg.
That bike could have paid for itself in gas savings in under a year. It didn't have to; I made enough to pay cash for it by making 4 phone calls (commercial A/C equipment distributor, electrician, plumber, and crane), and supervising the installation of a cooling tower that took one work day with a 2-hour lunch break. Easiest bike purchase I ever made, and the only NEW "new" bike I've ever bought in 40+ years, 165 bikes total. The bike had 3 miles on it, but sat in the dealer's warehouse for 4 years. It had been ridden from the warehouse to the dealership, and back, then put away.
EDIT (boy, howdy, the memories are flooding back)
My buddy, Nacho (R.I.P.) liked it so much, he bought it's twin from the same shop. His was a dealer demo and had been overbored, so it was a bit zippier. Of course, since I weighed 100# less than him, I could still beat him...
For some reason, I sold it, but bought it back many years later. It was tired but still fairly nice. It just wasn't the same, so I donated it to a youth pastor who needed transportation.
Cool bikes, those 650 Secas...
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These are one of the better but little noticed bikes of the 80's, I think maybe because N. America was more interested in cruisers at this time.
Hurco550 said:Bought my wife a 2015 Chevy equinox. I am glad to be rid of the ford flex money pit
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I hope they gave you a good deal on trade-in to soften the blow of the turbo fiasco.
Meh, they basically gave us pay off on the car. As it sat the brakes didn't work when it was cold out, it needed wheel bearings and the a.c. went caput. I was just happy not to be upside down when it disappeared into the rear view.irk miller said:
Hopefully the equinox will be a better all around. First trip to Georgia went well, and we averaged 29mpg with the cruise set at 75mph. The 4cyl is a bit anemic in the mountains, but never "ran out" of power.
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Back about a year ago. I picked up a milling center at an auction in Cali.
The freight company cranked a strap down over the operator console, and snapped it off. After dealing with insurance, I bought another mill, and insurance told me to do whatever with this one. They didn't want to pay $600 for a forklift, and then for a semi to load it on and take it to the scrap yard.
I've finally gotten around to buying a few parts for it, and we're close to having this one up and running as well. Surprisingly, Seimens still has new parts for the control available. Just need to input the parameters back in it, and we should be back up and running with this one. Table needs a good oiling and stoning, and hopefully she'll be spitting triple trees out by the end of the month.
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The freight company cranked a strap down over the operator console, and snapped it off. After dealing with insurance, I bought another mill, and insurance told me to do whatever with this one. They didn't want to pay $600 for a forklift, and then for a semi to load it on and take it to the scrap yard.
I've finally gotten around to buying a few parts for it, and we're close to having this one up and running as well. Surprisingly, Seimens still has new parts for the control available. Just need to input the parameters back in it, and we should be back up and running with this one. Table needs a good oiling and stoning, and hopefully she'll be spitting triple trees out by the end of the month.
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Pricey, but spectacular in aluminum. Tool life is definitely better, so that offsets the price a bit. I've been running the same half inch streaker for a few months, can't even see any wear on the ZrN coating. It was $96.Pete12 said:
Bump up to the .750", and the price starts to jump, a lot. It's $255.
If you're a hobby guy, Niagra probably suits you a bit better. If you're running production, highly recommend the M223.
