What did you do with your ST1100/ST1300 today?

Ordered more parts :( Ron Ayer’s has the best prices. The clutch master rebuild kit is $20 cheaper than local. The left cowl pocket lid is $6 cheaper.
I rode to work parked and discovered clutch fluid dripping on the plastics so I ran in grabbed some isopropyl and doused the area.Used a Ford wrench to snug the banjo bolt. Stopped at FedEx to ship my ‘stitch off for repairs only to find I was dripping fluid off the lever. Pulled the lever when I got home after hosing down the area with the garden hose. Discovered the boot is torn.
Not gonna be riding for at least a week:mad:

Edit: I over reacted. Just residual fluid dripping out. I removed the switch housing and the clutch master and cleaned everything. I had some new crush washers too. Lever is firm and snappy.:run1:
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OldMcClelland said:
is the bike quip inner fender helpful in keeping the hollow middle of the ST cleaner?
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That is the goal. While I have just installed it and have not ridden in the wet yet, It is basic physics that are in play, so I suspect it will do it's job.

It's probably not a big deal, but if you have the rear wheel off already, it is a quick install and I picked it up awhile back when ordering something else from the UK. Goes hand in hand with the front fender extender I installed to also help reduce spray on the undercarriage.
 
New VSS sensor installed.
Cleaned the turn indicator switch and lubed with Dielectric grease
Oil Change
Differential oil changed
2 new tires.

Ready for my 6,500-mile trip to Vancouver Island in 19 days!
 
Willsmotorcycle said:
Doing the pre-service wash, 12k mile trip starting next Monday night, lots of service to do before I go.
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Rim cleaning for the Darkside swap.
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I installed abs rings, new bearings and darkside tires.
These on to a spare set of non abs wheels.
I had to clean up the rear disc. That wheel was parked after heavy winter use then sat two years.
 
Installed new fork tubes, new tires, a new speedo cable (sleeving showed cracks) and a visual check-over...

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OCD taking over (orienting the gaps in the bushings in- & outward, hence marking [outside] on the tubes before installation)

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ready for smooth sailing to Norway...

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Put the bike back on the maintenance charger. Most likely I'll not get any seat time on it for the remainder of the year. My pillion of 40 years (We met July 1983) has terminal cancer, and chemo induced dementia. We've reached the point where I cannot be gone more than a few moments at a time.
My wife was the best rear seat. We did 3,400 miles on a Honda 450 Nighthawk for our honeymoon. Never even got the chance to get her on the ST.
 
Da Bear said:
Put the bike back on the maintenance charger. Most likely I'll not get any seat time on it for the remainder of the year. My pillion of 40 years (We met July 1983) has terminal cancer, and chemo induced dementia. We've reached the point where I cannot be gone more than a few moments at a time.
My wife was the best rear seat. We did 3,400 miles on a Honda 450 Nighthawk for our honeymoon. Never even got the chance to get her on the ST.
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You and your wife will be in our prayers.
 
Igofar said:
You and your wife will be in our prayers.
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Intuitively the best two up rider I have ever had behind me. As a passenger in a car, she's just as good, calling out traffic from my right as I pull out of a driveway or intersection. "3 cars... 2... 1... Clear!" saying "Clear" as long as I was waiting for cars on the left to pass; or "Oncoming" if cars started showing up to my right again... I was sort of hoping we'd be able to do the same route we took on the 450 37 years ago, on the ST1300, this year. I'll do it alone next year, and drop some of her ashes off the Santa Monica pier whilst no one's looking. Her wish.
She told me today "Find someone that loves to ride, don't ride one up the rest of your life..."
 
We needed things from the store...
Take the bike she said...
So, off the charger, put on the gear, ride EXACTLY 1 mile to the store, load 1 bag of assorted & sundry items into a bag and load that into the right side pannier. And ride 1 mile back home. She's happily munching the ice cream sandwich she wanted...
 
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