ST1100 and ST1300, What ya views?

[RiderInBlack]

Need someone there ta check this ST1100 (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-147453999.htm) out in Welly asap please. Would pay if ya know these bikes. Hitcher or someone like that.
Thanks.

[Jantar]

Here are some photos of the ST1100 in Alexandra.

[Jantar]

And some more.

I'll send a report on the test ride via pm.

[FROSTY:Me]

Hey RiB --the FJR1300 I rode recently is for sale --2000 and four I think.
and itll be cheap

[RiderInBlack]

Hey RiB --the FJR1300 I rode recently is for sale --2000 and four I think.
and itll be cheap

What, ya dope it Na just kidding mate. But will it be under $10,000? Must have been trashed if it is. They are the same price more or less as the ST1300s new.

Thanks heaps Jantar. Looking forward ta ya report. See a GS1200 is in the background. That wouldn't be ya old one would it?

[Jantar]

....See a GS1200 is in the background. That wouldn't be ya old one would it?

No, its too low mileage to be a bike I could have owned.

[RiderInBlack]

No, its too low mileage to be a bike I could have owned.

Fair enough.
Thanks heaps for ya report. Exactly What I Needed. THANK HEAPS. VERY INTERESTED. Will vist ya if I decide ta "pop" down ta pick up this bike.

[Hitcher]

and it'll be cheap

I think you mean "affordably priced"...

[FROSTY:Me]

What, ya dope it Na just kidding mate. But will it be under $10,000? Must have been trashed if it is. They are the same price more or less as the ST1300s new.

Thanks heaps Jantar. Looking forward ta ya report. See a GS1200 is in the background. That wouldn't be ya old one would it?

I talked to him about it -10k is what he wants.
I saw the bike turn up at his place. Handlebar broken ,Fairing took the brunt of a low speed drop so was heavilly grazed. One pipe is grazed
The panniers werent on it when it was crashed.
Hes fixed it and I rode it the other day. I'd buy it but to be honest Im actually enjoying being back on a sproty bike

[nick69]

This looks like a Police bike. I rode one very similar, whats the rego? The good thing is that money is no object on Police bikes they get everything done as and when they need it. The bikes are only ridden by one rider so i wouldnt hesitate to buy one. The only problem with the STX1300 is the UK Police found they were subject to tank slappers and highsides. The power on the ST1100 is awesome just check the clutch as the tend the burn out on quick take offs.

[revvinkevin]

This looks like a Police bike. I rode one very similar, whats the rego? The good thing is that money is no object on Police bikes they get everything done as and when they need it. The bikes are only ridden by one rider so i wouldnt hesitate to buy one. The only problem with the STX1300 is the UK Police found they were subject to tank slappers and highsides. The power on the ST1100 is awesome just check the clutch as the tend the burn out on quick take offs.

They can be a bit frisky for your average rider too. Fully loaded, topbox and wifey, screen in the fully up position mine can get a little "vague" at around 120mph(200km/h/).

If you knock the screen down to halfway ar lower it settles and is good for around 130ish mph.


Of course this should only be done on a private road or race track.

Tyre wear plays a big part too, the front can get twitchy on overbanding or white lines when worn. And that makes it "interesting"

[Hitcher]

After having a discussion about this "tank slapper" thing with some ST1300 riders recently, their conclusion (based on personal experience) is that this phenomenum is caused/exacerbated by unequal weight distribution in the panniers. Their view was that the UK cop kit was not even spread weight-wise across the arse of the ST and that this was probably the major contributor, in their ever-humble opinions.