LOT 25

c.1983 Yamaha XJ750 Midnight Maxim Registration no. A645 LLP Frame no. JYA22R007DA102446 Engine no. 22R-102446

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Lot 25

c.1983 Yamaha XJ750 Midnight Maxim

Motorcycles Online - The Summer Sale|15 June 2026, 12:24 BST|Online, Milton Keynes

c.1983 Yamaha XJ750 Midnight Maxim
Registration no. A645 LLP
Frame no. JYA22R007DA102446
Engine no. 22R-102446

Newly introduced for 1981, the Yamaha XJ750 Seca was basically a stretched version of the preceding XJ650, a model that had benefited from considerable input from European motorcyclists, relayed back to Japan via Yamaha Motor NV in Holland. The result was an accomplished, light-middleweight all-rounder possessing maintenance-free shaft drive (one of the best of its day), a comfortable ride, accurate steering, secure handling and strong brakes. Only the four-cylinder engine came in for criticism that it was too peaky and insufficiently economical, shortcomings Yamaha addressed a couple of years later by introducing its YICS linked induction system that was also applied to the XJ550 and XJ750 Seca. Bike magazine managed to coax a top speed of 120.9mph out of a Seca in 1982 (other tests achieved higher speeds) and achieved an overall fuel consumption 37 miles per gallon, a figure acknowledged as improvable on. There was also a 'factory custom' model, the Midnight Maxim, which had first appeared on the XJ650 in 1981. The XJ750 version was produced from 1982 to 1985.

This matching-numbers example of a Japanese motorcycle rarely seen in this country was first registered in the UK on 12th February 2026 and has been registered to the private vendor since 6th March 2026. The machine is believed to have been imported from the USA and currently displays a total of 15,428 miles on the odometer. Nothing is known of its history or mechanical condition. The machine comes with a HPI report and is sold strictly as viewed. A quantity of spares is included in the sale, as well as a current V5C registration certificate.

Prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the condition, completeness, authenticity and compatibility of this lot's component parts, prior to bidding. Sold strictly as viewed.
Offered with key

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