What did you do with your ST1100/ST1300 today?

Didn't bring my bike with me to Texas, but I brought the battery with me to charge for a year. My ST is waiting for me at home in Oregon.
 
Replaced fork seals and fluid, and lubed throttle cables with my new Motion Pro V3
luber, which I highly recommend.


Also installed a nice tank pad that I bought from a guy in Hungary who makes replicas of the Honda factory pads which are no longer available.
$115 CAD including shipping to Canada.
His name is Sandor Butor, and you can find him on FB.
Great vendor and nice product.
And finally, installed a fork brace.
Busy weekend, but very satisfying.
Here’s a few pics.


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ST1100Y said:
... f i n a l l y completed the annual MOT on the '94 ... :rolleyes:
... got rejected 3 times prior ...

Nah! Technically everything in top notch... :cool:
observing my ST's literally leaping out their brake tester every time makes me grin; not used to firm, prompt stoppers they grab them way too heavy... uoops! :rofl1:

They complained about way other things:
- 1st attempted inspection: ... errr, sorry those amber signal lights have to come off...
so I took those off....

- 2nd attempted inspection: ... but that model year had no running lights, and the reflective "french rear" doesn't comply...
grrr... couldn't have told me that last time, couldn't you?!
pinned the 5 watt running lights out the front turn-signal connectors, cracked out the heat-gun to peel the red/day-glow chevrons off the rear...

- 3rd attempted inspection: ... the reflective foil on the sides doesn't have CE-mark ...
WHAT IN THE A... ??!!! :mad:
a) I'm running this bike in this livery since ten years without any issue ever
b) can't you guys cough up a list containing e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. right away instead of teasing people?!!
I was fuming... A.H's.! :rolleyes:

OK, back to the hangar, another gig with the heat-gun... the adhesive eraser wheel... and other things...

4th visit now was the charm, outta there in 10 minutes, with the sticker... bullocks...

So road assistance/support livery isn't much appreciated over here...
Possible intensified EC regulations or such... Orwell look down...
Maybe cause those with darn LED headlights might dazzle themself for a change, who knows...

Anyway, road legal again, non reflective day-glow set in the pipeline...

prev look for the archives...

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Nice ride, I’m a little jealous. I was looking for a used R1200RT of K1600GT in police livery. I don’t want idiots running into me though it’s not a 100% guarantee they still won’t.

Something like this,

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I'm a libertarian, and bristle at stupid bureaucrats. I live in a state with NO "annual inspections", which granted allows for some possibly equally stupid people to operate some pretty janky vehicles.
So it cuts both ways... there's a book on my reading list, title of which: You Will Own Nothing.
"You'll own nothing and you'll be happy" is a phrase originating in a 2016 video by the World Economic Forum, summarising an essay written by Danish politician Ida Auken. The phrase has been used by critics who accuse the WEF of desiring restrictions on ownership of private property.
(This is not intended to be a political post, the book title intrigues me.)
 
I have been ordering tires from chapmoto for the last few years. I ordered a set of Michelin Road 6s today at $500/set. It is depressing to see a $140/set increase in cost. I do have 15k on the current rubbers though and should be able to get a few more thousand out of them.
 
Ordered a clutch set for the '00 ST...
- >140,000km on it...
- engages within the very last 2~3mm of lever travel...
- while cold it tends to give a 1 second shriek with no advancing during slightly too eager take-offs... ;) (back to normal once warm though...)

paper gaskets, friction plates, springs, lock nut, crush-rings for the down-pipes, oil filter... € 350,- incl P&P...
Avoids being stranded somewhere in the Scottish Highlands...
 
Road to Silverwood in Athol, Idaho Friday after work and came home yesterday. A little under 700mi and rolled over 130,00mi. Installed new Michelin R6 rubbers today front and rear after 16,546mi. Went out for a quick check and the front feels really heavy. I double check to make sure the direction of rotation arrows matched.IMG_20240527_173727409.jpgIMG_20240527_173627879.jpg
 
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ST1100Y said:
Ordered a clutch set for the '00 ST...
- >140,000km on it...
- engages within the very last 2~3mm of lever travel...
- while cold it tends to give a 1 second shriek with no advancing during slightly too eager take-offs... ;) (back to normal once warm though...)

paper gaskets, friction plates, springs, lock nut, crush-rings for the down-pipes, oil filter... € 350,- incl P&P...
Avoids being stranded somewhere in the Scottish Highlands...
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Did the new clutch set fix that last 2-3 mm lever travel?
 
With great sadness I have traded mine in today. Back and knee issues mean I no longer feel safe managing her, and she is faultless currently so really don't want to drop her. So I've down-sized to a far more manageable 2024 Vespa GTS300. It's been lovely being part of such a great online community.
 
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