did an oil change ( about 1500 miles late for me ) on the Mighty ST 1300 
What did you do with your ST1100/ST1300 today?
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Well I ventured out to get some redline MT synthetic for the recent horrible jeep transmission rebuild and as fate would have it... Well, I didn't make it.
So there I was, no friends, pissed everyone off too much with my late night texts and so on, ripped it over the port mann, and there's a guy walking back along the the centre divider carrying a helmet, then there's a silver Harley and a co pilot a little ways down.
Traffic is five lanes each side of 90 to 130 k, usual vancouver ____, so I drove my light and nimble ST off the pavement [for the very first time] and after no less than I'm gonna say ten minutes, was able to cross over and walk back, I mean you don't know, you pretty much have to book three days in advance to get an ambulance here.
So, turns out, no big deal, bag flew off. Well, I ain't your Mom so who cares, exchanged a few stories with TLCFTSA and turns out they're from Kelowna, she worked in the school district where I used to get beat up as a kid, so yeah, it was kind of cool.
Made my way back after another wait for traffic break, got on and thought, I'm not doing nothing... So I back tracked to the Brunette exit, made a U turn and hoped for maybe a big bad of dope or something, stayed in the bus lane took it easy and lo and behold, there it was; a black tank bag on the south east end of the port man, no shoulder whatsoever, made may way inside at the end of the first straight bit, got off, four way flasher, and went and retrieved the goodies. And goodies they must have been, weighed twenty pounds.
Walked backwards most way to my bike, one half ton pilot crossed the yellow and that justified the backward walk.
Got back, not much left of the straps, tied it down to my hold the ____ on rear handles, and waited until it was only absolutely unsafe to get into traffic, ripped through 1 and 2 left of the yellow, no sooner my new friends are waving at me from the shoulder; they doubled back as well, glad they did not pull over there, bad idea.
So we leap frogged a few times trying to wind up on the same side of five lanes of unabashed murderers until we got over on the right with some shoulder and visibility and I told them to follow me to where we could sort things out safely.
So we got over I think 168 street somewhere, pulled onto a side road, they were glad to get their [turns out it was a back pack] package back, a couple exploded hey y'alls, a laptop of some kind, some leather gear, glad he got his data / hard drive back, a bit banged up from the bounce, but it started up.
Nice Harley my gosh, didn't get any pics, they were en route Whistler to Kelowna, 117? CV something or other? said it was insured at 65 grand, this guy's front tire was worn on the edges through the grooves, while the centre line still had depth; I said to him, [the rear tire was flatter but they weren't a matched set,] I guess you like the twisties... [this guy front brakes hard in the bends I be thinking perhaps too much so] and he said that he was sport bike [of some sort ] kind of guy before this Harley, anyway, they were midway of a long day and while I sipped in moderation the only unexploded hey y'all, they sailed off into the distant..
So there I was, no friends, pissed everyone off too much with my late night texts and so on, ripped it over the port mann, and there's a guy walking back along the the centre divider carrying a helmet, then there's a silver Harley and a co pilot a little ways down.
Traffic is five lanes each side of 90 to 130 k, usual vancouver ____, so I drove my light and nimble ST off the pavement [for the very first time] and after no less than I'm gonna say ten minutes, was able to cross over and walk back, I mean you don't know, you pretty much have to book three days in advance to get an ambulance here.
So, turns out, no big deal, bag flew off. Well, I ain't your Mom so who cares, exchanged a few stories with TLCFTSA and turns out they're from Kelowna, she worked in the school district where I used to get beat up as a kid, so yeah, it was kind of cool.
Made my way back after another wait for traffic break, got on and thought, I'm not doing nothing... So I back tracked to the Brunette exit, made a U turn and hoped for maybe a big bad of dope or something, stayed in the bus lane took it easy and lo and behold, there it was; a black tank bag on the south east end of the port man, no shoulder whatsoever, made may way inside at the end of the first straight bit, got off, four way flasher, and went and retrieved the goodies. And goodies they must have been, weighed twenty pounds.
Walked backwards most way to my bike, one half ton pilot crossed the yellow and that justified the backward walk.
Got back, not much left of the straps, tied it down to my hold the ____ on rear handles, and waited until it was only absolutely unsafe to get into traffic, ripped through 1 and 2 left of the yellow, no sooner my new friends are waving at me from the shoulder; they doubled back as well, glad they did not pull over there, bad idea.
So we leap frogged a few times trying to wind up on the same side of five lanes of unabashed murderers until we got over on the right with some shoulder and visibility and I told them to follow me to where we could sort things out safely.
So we got over I think 168 street somewhere, pulled onto a side road, they were glad to get their [turns out it was a back pack] package back, a couple exploded hey y'alls, a laptop of some kind, some leather gear, glad he got his data / hard drive back, a bit banged up from the bounce, but it started up.
Nice Harley my gosh, didn't get any pics, they were en route Whistler to Kelowna, 117? CV something or other? said it was insured at 65 grand, this guy's front tire was worn on the edges through the grooves, while the centre line still had depth; I said to him, [the rear tire was flatter but they weren't a matched set,] I guess you like the twisties... [this guy front brakes hard in the bends I be thinking perhaps too much so] and he said that he was sport bike [of some sort ] kind of guy before this Harley, anyway, they were midway of a long day and while I sipped in moderation the only unexploded hey y'all, they sailed off into the distant..
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Well it was a busy day with the 1100. Ran out and did a few errands. Yesterday i finished buffing out the recently wet sanded paint on my bike from the previous owner. He painted it and kinda wet sanded it enought to make it shiney. Anyways I digress. I was able to get out for a 2 hour ride this afternoon the longest in a few weeks. After i got home I washed the bike got out teh swirl remover and got rid of the buffer marks. A nice coat of yellow wax 26 and the bike looked 10 years younger. This inspired me to to get out teh aluminum polish and back to black to make the rest of teh ride look all shiney. I added some bling that I got about 2 months ago for my birthday. Got some ST 1100 master cylinder covers and add a pair of African Twin Honda badges for a touch of class. lol. See attached pics. Now starting to get my self ready for a long at least 2 or 3 day ride depending on things next weekend. Please note the pics were taken while cleaning was still in progress!
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Da Bear
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Went to the local Goodwill and picked up a Garmin Nuvi 1350 for $5.00 ran a dedicated USB cable up to the dash and will get a decent stick on mount for it. My phone has other uses as I ride, and if I lose, or someone is desperate enough to steal the GPS, I'm out five bucks and ten minutes work.
Of course, there's the three hours it's taking to update the maps....
Sitting on top the dash, gives me a great view of my speed, the local limits, and my route, without having to glance down at the RAM mount...
Of course, there's the three hours it's taking to update the maps....
Sitting on top the dash, gives me a great view of my speed, the local limits, and my route, without having to glance down at the RAM mount...
Da Bear
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Five hours later...
I added an extension to my SAE battery tender cable that I ran up to the left hand fairing box. The previous owner had some sort of electronics gear in there so it was pre-drilled and had a grommet in place with cut-outs for one large and one small cable. I ran a USB cable down through the rubber where the windscreen adjusts, to the fairing box as well. I added a double USB adapter, with an SAE end, and this is where I am now. It all works, I can charge my phone, or my Cardo Packtalk Bold, and still run the GPS. The clip mount is glued in place, but the ball mount allows the unit to be removed.
All told, including the GPS and the SAE plugs, I'm out $10.00. The extension for my tender cable was left over from when we replaced our RV awning last year. I had 12 feet of cable with and SAE factory installed at one end.
I added an extension to my SAE battery tender cable that I ran up to the left hand fairing box. The previous owner had some sort of electronics gear in there so it was pre-drilled and had a grommet in place with cut-outs for one large and one small cable. I ran a USB cable down through the rubber where the windscreen adjusts, to the fairing box as well. I added a double USB adapter, with an SAE end, and this is where I am now. It all works, I can charge my phone, or my Cardo Packtalk Bold, and still run the GPS. The clip mount is glued in place, but the ball mount allows the unit to be removed.
All told, including the GPS and the SAE plugs, I'm out $10.00. The extension for my tender cable was left over from when we replaced our RV awning last year. I had 12 feet of cable with and SAE factory installed at one end.
Sporttour1300
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Rode it. Perfect 73 degree windless day! Gotta get in those rides before the snow flies-which in Ohio can be in the next 5 minutes lol
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Yeah we had a quasi tech meet - fixed David’s coolant leak and installed a new thermostat, clutch handle the little push rod rubber seal. I got new leds for the headlights and other little things ya do when hanging out at the shop.
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356 miles. Parts of me hurt I had forgotten I had...
rode it back to the Motor City from Corbin KY
I rode out to Astoria, Oregon from home (Tualatin, OR) about 100 miles out and back. I stopped at Mo’s for some seafood and some Marionberry pie. 212 mile round trip….with a stock seat. Ouch. The photo I have attached standing next to my ST was near the end of august this year when I bought it at a dealership in Washington. I have already put 2k miles on it. Last weekend I rode to Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon. Yes, that one called ‘the overlook hotel’ in ‘The Shining’. As a matter of fact they were having a showing of the shining there today. I had some soup and a coffee there last weekend. Yesterday, I rode to the ‘bridge of the gods’ (Cascade Locks, Oregon) and had a chicken Cordon blue sandwich.
Sorry no photos of the stop in Astoria or Cascade locks. I ride this bike to work (12 miles one way) as much as I can now until the rain or ice comes.
the ‘98 VFR is the other bike I have and that photo is from this summer at Hagg Lake near Forest Grove, Oregon.
Sorry no photos of the stop in Astoria or Cascade locks. I ride this bike to work (12 miles one way) as much as I can now until the rain or ice comes.
the ‘98 VFR is the other bike I have and that photo is from this summer at Hagg Lake near Forest Grove, Oregon.
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I think I got my monies worth. Not but a gnats a** left before the notch. 
Da Bear
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My battery tender arrived today, and since we're in for an extended bout of inclement weather, I'm taking advantage of it by testing the whole system I installed for the GPS.
Unplug the SAE connector used by the USB converter, plug in the tender to power, then plug in the SAE connectors.
Hey look, it works!
Unplug the SAE connector used by the USB converter, plug in the tender to power, then plug in the SAE connectors.
Hey look, it works!
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you could have still rode to winnipeg on those... plenty left..
Finished the brake change by bleeding the brakes and then the clutch.
My dryer was out, tested the thermal fuse, bad, rode about 30 miles to a shop and got new for $16. I'm riding down highway about 70, car in front of me throws something up from the highway in front of me, I almost poop my shorts before I realize it's a foam pool noodle about 2 foot long.....wow
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Cleaned the bugs off the front, reset the tires to 42psi (fall weather change), changed the rear Garmin TPMS battery only have the front one crap out on me, and so I ordered a new battery for the front TPMS. Oh, yeah, warmed her up before I shut her back down (didn't want IGOFAR to chastise me...). And you??
After taking the 2010 
to gas up and prepare for the winter, I got sidetracked and forgot to put in the stabilizer and plug it back into the battery tender.
Two weeks later, I remembered to plug it in, but checked it before, by trying to start it...yep, dead. Plugged it in and came back a couple hours later and it started just fine, so I left it plugged in.
So today, I remembered I forgot the stabilizer, so I went out and put the stabilizer in it, and figured I'd make sure it would still start. Turned it on, got some lights and then nothing! I checked the fusses and they were all fine. so I pulled out my battery tester and it showed 10.1 V....hum.
So I pulled off the battery from the '04 and installed it on the 2010. The 2010 fired right up!
Yep, a bad battery!
So I went ahead and ordered two, that way I'll have one in reserve incase the 2012's goes bad too.
to gas up and prepare for the winter, I got sidetracked and forgot to put in the stabilizer and plug it back into the battery tender.Two weeks later, I remembered to plug it in, but checked it before, by trying to start it...yep, dead. Plugged it in and came back a couple hours later and it started just fine, so I left it plugged in.
So today, I remembered I forgot the stabilizer, so I went out and put the stabilizer in it, and figured I'd make sure it would still start. Turned it on, got some lights and then nothing! I checked the fusses and they were all fine. so I pulled out my battery tester and it showed 10.1 V....hum.
So I pulled off the battery from the '04 and installed it on the 2010. The 2010 fired right up!
Yep, a bad battery!
So I went ahead and ordered two, that way I'll have one in reserve incase the 2012's goes bad too.