Attached is the sheet I work off. I haven't looked for years but I'm pretty sure it's the same as on the owner's manual that came with the bike.
I used to have oil and filter changed at every service but in the end, decided that it was a waste of money with the good stuff that was going in.
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Knute Rockne
Yep, 6000km with oil & filter every 2nd service is 12,000km for oil and filter.
The Gentle Annie is a nice scoot and I've done that 6 or 7 times on the ST since it was sealed (including an out & return to Waiouru one time when my wife was playing in a tennis tournament in Napier. I do prefer cleaner roads though, where it's safer to push the boundaries, like the Mangamuka Gorge, or the Takaka Hill, or the likes of Mt Hercules on the West Coast....and I'm really looking forward to another fang Up and back down the Devil's Staircase on the upcoming TT2000.
How a man wins shows much of his character....How he loses shows all of it!!"
Knute Rockne
Damn, I think I've been reading what you wrote wrong.
I thought you meant 6,000km with oil and then the filter as well every 2nd time.
I've been pretty much ignoring the in-between services as they amount to almost nothing.
Basically I run my bike for 12,000km and then change the oil & filter.
Every 3rd time I do that I will also do the shaft drive oil.
I do keep an eye on the clutch & brake fluid levels, check my disk brake pads now and then and pay attention to how it is running - but so far mine is running very sweet with no more than routine maintenance.
12k sounds a lot better than 6k, especially for a tourer.
Interesting comments, thanks. Guess I just need to try one to see how I get on with it.
Did chat to a Canadian who toured NZ on one. Reckoned it was bit big for the roads, you guys seem to say different. He was used to North America though. Have ridden with one in the UK and it could handle anything thrown at it with ease. Didn't get a chance to try it myself though.
Glad you like your ST1300, I was a fan too, took one for a ride, and at the time had a sports bike, wanted something more comfortable, sure it was comfortable , but I found the brakes hard to get used too, the one I rode had very poor brakes, also I found the riding position was very much like a large scooter, wanted something a bit more motorbikeish.
I have ridden with friends that own them, and they seem great, handle well, fast enough, quiet and comfortable. Great for pillions
Maybe I should ride another, I may have got a bum one.
At the moment I will stick with my GS.
Some of them have overheating problems in the heat of Australia apparently, but we do not live there do we.
Good luck with the ST1300.
Tomorrow I'm off to pick up a replacement ST1300, I'm getting one that is a little less 'written off' than my old one.
Here's my old bike if anyone is interested:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-891623612.htm
My new bike is a 2008 with 40k on the clock and it is red, tomorrow involves a trip to Whakatane and a nice ride home.
The new machine:
I know not everyone would use insurance money to buy the same bike, often taking the opportunity to go to something different, but the ST1300 really does suit my needs and wants for road riding and I love the wind protection for riding to work at 3am in the middle of winter. I don't think it would be easy to find a bike with better wind protection as an alternative to the ST. I also love that reliability and long service interval, it makes running over 20k in a year and relying on a bike to get me to work just that much easier.
Despite the insurance write off I've managed to get insurance on the replacement bike at only $70 dearer, under $600 to insure a $12k bike for a year - thanks kiwibike.co.nz
When and where did you dump the 07'?
Its on my watch list. Likely to go up a lot though. I was trying calculate what it would cost to repair earlier.
I have evolved as a KB member.Now nothing I say should be taken seriously.
On the way home from work about 3 weeks ago, ute pulled on to the road ahead of me going the same direction, empty road so decided to pass as I was going 100kph and he had just pulled on from a driveway, about to pass him when he turned into another driveway and I had nowhere to go - must have been still over 70kph when I hit.
As he turned the other driver saw me in his mirror, pity he didn't look before turning.
Ortho stiched up my knee:
Star insurance through kiwibike was no problem to deal with, I was well pleased with them considering it was under five hundy to insure the bike.
The cost to repair was more than the $11.5k to pay me out minus what it will sell for. I think it wasn't even close.
There are 2 really good Michelin PR4GT tyres on that bike though
The bike was good, just coming up to an oil & filter change and rego was due, otherwise probably didn't need to spend anything for ages - this this happens.
Oh well, gotta be grateful that I wasn't written off - I'm counting my blessings.
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