I found the forum thought the craigs list seller. He mentioned something about having a scrambler SECA II. So i googled SECA II Scrambler and found his build thread. Turns out it was Radare.
This was nice, because then I could check out the bike I was interested in in other posts on the forum. I knew i was sold when i read Radare's tutorial on "How to Restore Your Paint's Shine (and Maintain it)" (http://xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=6715#p67732). Featuring none other than the SECA I was attempting to buy from him.
A buddy at work sent me the craigslist posting, and I thought the bike looked really cool. I couldn't believe the shape it was in. I bought my first bike last year, and was looking for something like a SECA, but wound up with an 83 KZ750 instead. I really wanted the SECA II, but had no money, and i didnt think it would last the weekend. When the posting was still up the following Tuesday I started scheming. My wife said i could buy it, if i could legitimately come up with the money. So I sold the KZ and my dying old car (I was thinking of selling anyways). And came up with the money to buy this shiny XJ600!
It took a couple weeks to get this all done, during which time i couldnt believe the SECA didnt sell. I almost lost my chance to buy it, as Radare changed his mind about selling it. But he changed it again, and I rode away the happy new owner of a beautiful SECA II.
I plan to take the bike to Ouray and ride the Million Dollar Highway with my wife, on our anniversary trip at the end of the month. And I look forward to commuting on this baby until the snow comes out.
Here's a picture of getting the bike from my parents house in Littleton, down to Castle Rock.
