I have a bit of a soft spot for the Seca II – I bought one for $600 to start riding again after some time away from riding during school. It wasn’t particularly great at anything, but the riding posture was much better suited for commuting that the average 600cc ‘sport’ bike. The relative lack of excitement around the model is also why I’m surprised to see such a well-preserved example that’s now on the market.
The 597cc engine put out 61 horsepower, good for a top speed of 117 miles per hour. Outside of the US it was known as the Diversion, here in the US it was the winner of a Cycle World comparison test in its first year of production: “The Yamaha didn’t finish first by doing any one thing better than the rest; it won by doing everything well. It is the best all-around performer in this category, the most forgiving of rider error, and the one which feels the least like a small bike, the most like a full-size motorcycle. Owners won’t outgrow it in a year. It’s also arguably the best-looking, combining modern bodywork with an elemental tubular chassis and an attractive, exposed engine. Yet, at $3799, it is not the most expensive. We’d call that good value. And we call the Seca II a winner.”
This example has an asking price slightly above the 1993 MSRP noted above but it’s also the nicest Seca II I’ve seen in a while. The odometer shot shows 4,476 miles and the listing could use some more details – all the seller notes is “like new. This is a time capsule and always stored inside. You don’t see any of these around in this condition anymore.”
Find this Seca II for sale for $4,000 in Virginia Beach, Virginia here on Facebook Marketplace.