TNST_Rider Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just in case someone might be looking for something a bit different... I have decided to sell my non-ABS 1996 ST1100. ---Edited Advertisement Post--- Edited... Funny thing happened the other day... I decided to NOT sell this bike. Not sure how to fully edit the thread away, so piece mealing it... :-) - kbt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just in case someone might be looking for something a bit different... I have decided to sell my non-ABS 1996 ST1100. $3800 The pic I have attached isn't a great selling picture, but it is recent (Oct '11). It was a scenery snapshot including the ST. I will try to get the bike cleaned up this weekend and post some better detail shots. Description The bike is a '96 (has the big alternator) with 72k miles. She has a few scratches, scuffs on the tip over covers and a cracked right mirror shroud, otherwise is in good shape. For those familiar with the ST1100, you know that although this sounds like high mileage for a motorcycle, this ST still has a lot of life left in her! For those NOT as familiar, there are many examples of these machines running with 150,000 or more on their odometers, carrying their owners on long treks with confidence. This bike sale includes: Russell Day-Long Saddle (stock seat is long gone) Audiovox CCS100 electronic cruise control - best mod I ever installed for the longer trips! GIVI Monokey top case mount (case NOT included in sale) Gen-Mar bar risers - 1" (which can be removed if preferred, of course) Rain Guards (feet) V-Strom knuckle guards (helps with colder rides) Progressive front springs Progressive rear shock Tail-brights Throttle Rocker Stock windscreen Optional for extra charge is the hard-wired Autocomm Active Plus system for rider and passenger with PTT thumb switch - $250 if sold with the bike. If not, I keep (not for sale separate from bike). Also optional are a dark tint Laminar Cafe screen with "lip" and a clear ClearView +4 screen. The Cafe screen is on the bike in the pic. These screens are in decent but certainly not "as-new" condition - no cracks, but some light scratches and scuffing from several years of use. I will let them go with the bike for an additional $75. If someone want to buy them separately AFTER THE ST BUYER CALLS THEIR OPTION, I will post a new "for sale" thread. Right now it needs new tires. For asking price, it will have new tires when I sell. I am planning to order a new set in the next week or two. I will be putting on new Bridgestone BT021"F" (if I remember correctly - anyway, the heavier carcass tire) on the rear and a Bridgestone Exedra on the front, FYI. The worn tires currently on the bike are my second set with this combo, and the tire life is significantly better than any other combo I have tried while yielding very good handling. These don't turn in quite as sharp nor inspire *quite* as much confidence as some of the radials I have run on my STs, but I don't like the lower mileage results from the other options. Having said that, I have never felt they were failing to handle well, they just don't have the same crispness that some radials exhibit. Act soon and there is an option here: If you want to pick your own tires, I will discount the price $200. (At this difference, I am absorbing about $100 of new tire costs plus mounting and balancing.) Let me know ASAP. I will delete this option in the posting once I have committed to the tire purchase. For the knowledgable reader - I always put fresh moly paste on the drive splines, and replace all *3* o-rings in the drive pumpkin. I have enjoyed many miles of smiles with this machine, but I am shifting directions a little. I've become addicted to "mo'powaa!" thanks to the 'Bird! - kbt "Feel of the seat" - How much does the bird out-handle the ST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNST_Rider Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Tough question. Keeping in mind I am not the most aggressive rider... In all honestly, the ST is quite a machine. I have scraped pegs on ST's a few times - even AFTER I learned to not lean out of the turn... :-) I have touched (not "scraped") toes and pegs on the open sweepers on Cherohala Skyway. Trust me, we were haulin' - not sure what the statute of limitations is so I won't be more specific and it was several yrs ago... :-) I have pulled away from less experienced riders on much sportier bikes on the Dragon, and had a very experienced sport bike rider commend me on how well I was pushing "that big ST along" on the Dragon - at the stop at the other end 'cause try as I might I lost sight of him in 6 curves! (He was trailing me for a bit before I could find a safe place to wave him around.) In all that, I've ridden with others on ST's that I could only watch disappear from view. So - more is in the rider than the machine, but... For MY skill level and experience, the 'Bird's 200 lb advantage coupled with firmer suspension and more confidence inspiring brakes, more neutral weight balance and more forward riding position make MY level of riding feel smoother and easier compared to the ST. I have almost 70k miles of riding on two ST's. Every time I get on one it feels like a well broken in glove. The bar spacing and upright riding position make even the relatively heavy ST very flickable to me. I say "relatively heavy", yes, the ST1100 is heavy at 740 lbs, but still not "porky" when compared to a full dress cruiser... I am still learning the 'Bird. At this point I would hazard a guess that for MY level of experience - and "every thing is relative" - the 'Bird is 25% easier to ride quickly on bent roads. Given more miles and a higher confidence level on the 'Bird I could see that estimated % drifting higher. Where I am now - a well ridden ST could likely leave me in the dust even on the 'Bird... in the twisties. I love the ST - but off the line and high end the 'Bird leaves it gasping. And the ST ain't no slouch there, either... :-) Don't mean to run on so, but - to me - that is an easy question to ask. Not so easy to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Thanks for the reply. Well worded and thought through. I got to ride an ST1100 - '95, a couple weeks back. It was a very pleasant experience. It seemed quite nimble. It had an interesting torque curve. It reminded me of my old CX500 - I guess there might be some similarities - transverse V engine and drive-shaft... ...a lot more juice. One of my Kaw friends just got out of his old early '80's Hondas/Kaws and bought two Cocourses and the ST. He thinks the ST outhandles the Concourses [sP] I'd le to try a late model ST1300 and see how they improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNST_Rider Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 I'd le to try a late model ST1300 and see how they improved. I've done a few miles on an ST1300. Felt like an old friend (ST1100), but with a little more punch. Reportedly better brakes - my ride did not require really testing them out. Those who have done a lot more miles on both suggest the 13 turns in just a bit quicker, but is not quite as stable on the open highway. Tight twisties might be a bit easier on the 13, the longer wheel base of the 11 feels a bit more planted in long, open sweepers. Both make terrific long-distance mounts. Both play nicely in the curves when you get there. Both handle 2-up quite well. Some prefer the feel and lines of the 1100 better (one friend has 3 ST1100's and has NO intention of "upgrading" - and he has done thousands of miles on both). Some prefer the modestly punchier engine and sharper lines of the ST1300. Personally, the biggest advantage of the 13 over the 11 is the electrically adjustable windshield. Keep in mind, a 2003 ST1300 with standard brakes is the only model that does NOT included a power shield. It is adjustable, just manually. All other ST1300 models have the motorized shield. I am no racer, but I have ridden with friends on 1300's when I was on my ST1100 and they weren't pulling me much at all when I was romping the ST. The ST1100 is clearly an older bike, but even the ST1300 is getting long in the tooth when compared to the competition. A common lament on the other forums I frequent is the lack of a revised model from Honda. Having said that, both machines are still terrific mounts in the sport-touring line-up, with a stellar reputation for reliability and longevity. I know one gentleman running a late 90's ST1100 with over 200,000 miles on the clock - and he still rides it in the big IBR rally... -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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