I'm in the no weave group with speeds up to about 150 kph I think. There was a bit of pucker factor however. I have a topbox on it as well. Mine is a 2014 so maybe the design was tinkered with enough by then?
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That works out to about 93 mph. Aren't most ST1300 owners claiming to have weave that begins at higher speeds than that?
I think it depends on the bike and the rider? Some have reported it lower than that I believe.
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Back in 2008 when I was on an autobahn in Germany I tested the ST1300 I was on (which was supposed to have been a police bike).
I saw it at prolonged speeds above 120 mph if the windshield was up at any setting.
You couldn't just run up and back down, you had to stay there for a bit.
If the windshield was completely down it was fine.
I surmised that it had something to do with aerodynamic lift as the windshield does not go straight back, but sort of in a curved fashion.
The ST1300 did have the Hondaline topbox fitted.
It felt like driving an old pickup truck that had too much stuff in the back - the front end got light.
But it seems to have varied from bike to bike AFAIK.
I saw it at prolonged speeds above 120 mph if the windshield was up at any setting.
You couldn't just run up and back down, you had to stay there for a bit.
If the windshield was completely down it was fine.
I surmised that it had something to do with aerodynamic lift as the windshield does not go straight back, but sort of in a curved fashion.
The ST1300 did have the Hondaline topbox fitted.
It felt like driving an old pickup truck that had too much stuff in the back - the front end got light.
But it seems to have varied from bike to bike AFAIK.
Those are my thoughts, exactly. I think that a certain amount of weight in the back is causing a light condition in the front that is exacerbated by lift created by the windscreen shape.
The underside of the fairing could be as important as the top in creating lift. I wonder if an airdam/spoiler under the fairing would make a difference?
It's governed?
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The ST is the first bike I've owned where the windscreen is mounted to the body of the bike. Every other windscreen or deflector I've had is / was mounted on the handle bars and I never gave it a second thought until the first time trying to maneuver the ST at slow speed with the windscreen up. Just about as much fun as when your passenger falls asleep and sets her helmet against yours. Love... where was I...
I think [or I should say know] that with the windscreen up, top box on, over 80, passing a semi, in a cross wind, around a bend... maybe... maybe it's me. Maybe I'm the one shaking the ____ out of it.
The reality is most of us have done it and the part we conveniently leave out in retrospect, is the rider input / ____ scared factor we contributed to the phenomenon while otherwise taking accurate account.
I think [or I should say know] that with the windscreen up, top box on, over 80, passing a semi, in a cross wind, around a bend... maybe... maybe it's me. Maybe I'm the one shaking the ____ out of it.
The reality is most of us have done it and the part we conveniently leave out in retrospect, is the rider input / ____ scared factor we contributed to the phenomenon while otherwise taking accurate account.