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WillemVanKatwijk

WillemVanKatwijk

Joined
Nov 11, 2024
Messages
13
Age
63
Location
The Netherlands
Bike
ST1100S
Hi all,

I'm new to this site and from what I've seen this is quite an interesting site with a lot of knowledge.

Why did I start to join this community? Hmmm interesting question - let me answer it right away!
First of all I admired the ST1100 and 1300 but I never owned one. And still to date I do not own one. But .....

I'm a driver/technician of another brand of bikes, similar to the ST1100. And one day I was updating my bike outside my garage and a neighbor came to me and asked the obvious question: "Are you updating or repairing your bike(s)?" As I have several bikes in my garage I told him I was updating this bike as I was just finished with it's repair (leaking crankshaft seal on a BMW R1200RT). It was a matter of updating the electronics and taking pictures so I can sell it on (if I wish to). This neighbor told me he also owned a bike of a different brand (Honda) and this bike was in his garage for some time now (several years) and it failed to start. He asked me if I wanted to take a look. So I told him: yeah, why not bring it here? So he did. And I also noticed that his effort to bring the motorcycle to me was more then he could handle. Front brake was trapped so moving the bike was difficult also because the tyres were almost flat as well. This ST1100S beast has been there - doing nothing - for quite a while. Ok, so I began to read this forum and was impressed by the knowledge of you all and I hope to get this bike of my neighbor back on the streets asap.

Thanks for accepting me!

Best regards,
Willem.
 
First thing I would try is to open the bleeding nipple on the brake caliper that is sticking.
That might free it up unless it is rusted up.
You can pull the brake pads off a ST1100 without removing the wheels.
Take the stopper screw out, 5MM hex wrench to remove the brake slider pin and the pads with usually just fall out.
 
Uncle Phil said:
First thing I would try is to open the bleeding nipple on the brake caliper that is sticking.
That might free it up unless it is rusted up.
You can pull the brake pads off a ST1100 without removing the wheels.
Take the stopper screw out, 5MM hex wrench to remove the brake slider pin and the pads with usually just fall out.
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That's exactly what we did in order to get the bike on the bench :) I cleaned the brake caliper pistons as good as I could (without removing the pistons) and both front calipers are quite fine now! The rear caliper looks quite ok, so I leave it for now. My main concern is the bike's carb. I will post my findings in another thread.
 
WillemVanKatwijk said:
That's exactly what we did in order to get the bike on the bench :) I cleaned the brake caliper pistons as good as I could (without removing the pistons) and both front calipers are quite fine now! The rear caliper looks quite ok, so I leave it for now. My main concern is the bike's carb. I will post my findings in another thread.
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The carbs become an issue if they sat for a long period of time with fuel in them - especially if it has ethanol in it.
Easy to figure out - If the bike will not idle without the choke (fuel enricher) on once it warms up, the idle jets are clogged.
 
Upt' North said:
Welcome from across the water Willem.
Enjoy your time here, by the sound of it you might be here a while.
Upt.
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I hope so! One of my first bikes was a Honda Goldwing and I liked it very much. It was back in the early eighties... and I figured that the bike was a littlebit too big for me ....
 

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Uncle Phil said:
The carbs become an issue if they sat for a long period of time with fuel in them - especially if it has ethanol in it.
Easy to figure out - If the bike will not idle without the choke (fuel enricher) on once it warms up, the idle jets are clogged.
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I think you are right. The bike has been standing still for a long period with fuel (fully filled) and the carbs show signs of deterioration as I've seen greenish layer of smudge all over the carbs. So I decided to clean it all off with carb cleaner and replace all (rubber) seals. I think I also remove the remaining fuel (about 20 liters :) and get some full with less ethanol. First part is to clean the carbs.
 
You'll save yourself some time if you familiarize yourself with the permanent articles and guides on this site.

igofar and dduelin (power users) are also really very helpful
 
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