Thanks Phil, I just have to figure out how to get past the tupperware...
Well, here's the start -
1. Remove both saddlebags with the key - slide them back and lift up slightly.
2. Remove the big JIS screw in the middle bottom of the long side panels. There's a small tab at the back that snaps under the tailpiece,
one prong up front into the gas tank shelter, and two prongs at the back - gentle pull and they should come right out.
3. Two 5 mm socket heads on the gas shelter up near the handlebars - 5 mm t-handle will get them, two 10mm hex heads - one on each side of the lower part of the gas tank shelter - with the 4 bolts removed the gas shelter lifts right up.
4. Two 5 mm socket heads in the 'inspection' covers on each side, remove them and gentle slide the cover back.
5. 5 5mm screws in the gray fairing pockets - 3 under the cover, one on the side and one on the back. Then there is a little short 'sheet metal' screw in the tab that sort of sets under the air cleaner area - wiggle the fairing pockets a bit and they will lift right out.
6. If you need up in the speedo area, 5 5mm screws to remove from the windshield (I always leave the middle to last) and it lifts off.
7. The black garnish has 2 5mm screws - one on each side up near where the windshield attaches. Be careful of the tabs as you need to push it back to disengage the tabs then lift it up.
8. The remaining gray cover has two 5 mm screws at the top and two sort of buried at the bottom. And you have to wiggle it a bit to get out from under the speedo garnish.
If you need to remove the lower cowling, lower fairings or upper fairings I can walk you through those also.
If you plan on keeping the bike, I highly recommend replacing the center side panel screws with the hex socket replacement -
90112-MT4-000 - Honda
and the two hex headed gas tank shelter bolts with stainless steel socket heads of the proper length and size (Lowes usually carries them).
With those two 'changes' you can complete strip the ST1100 down to the tailpiece and upper/lower fairings with a single 5 mm t-handle.
BTW, on the upper fairings there is a hex head bolt sort of 'buried' up near the headlight on each side.
You can reach it with long extensions and the fairing pockets removed.
Once I take them out I never put them back (100,000s of miles that way) because then all of the upper fairing screws and bolts are easy to reach.
In fact you can completely strip an ST1100 (except for the tailpiece) with a 5 mm t-handle, 10mm socket, 10 mm wrench and a JIS screwdriver.
