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I took the ST out for a spin today, it felt great and it just seemed to respond nicely to some good leans and twist of the throttle. The ST1300 still does it for me, it makes me grin when I ride it a bit.
 
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I took the ST out for a spin today, it felt great and it just seemed to respond nicely to some good leans and twist of the throttle. The ST1300 still does it for me, it makes me grin when I ride it a bit.
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Just to work and back for me today...Spiting rain on the way home. Supposed to get near freezing here Saturday morn.
 
HI all...been enjoying this thread and the pics. I grew up in India in the Himalayan foothills in Mussoorie, tho was a few years ahead of Fali in school - so knew Fali way back when. Interestingly it was THIS FORUM that reconnected us some years ago. I happen to be out here in India now, and was visiting the school area, so got to spend a good hour with Fali and his mother. I too borrowed an old Bajaj, year 2000 (part of the Honda partnership way back) 100cc (3 gears, neutral all the way up, others down. Top speed I got to may have been 30 mph, motor running at 5K!!) and enjoyed some riding up in the hills too. Here's just one pic of the town of Mussoorie at 7,000 ft altitude as you climb the hill on some 20 miles of twisties (but also contend with the famous India traffic - as chaotic as it may seem, yet there's a predictability to it); and one of the town from the top of the hill!! Also: pic of the hills as you head east at mid-morning, and later during sunset looking down to the plains - what is famously called the "winterline."
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Guess I'll add that I had an adventure of a spoke pulling out of the rear wheel and taking with it about an inch-sized portion, exposing the inner tube and liner.
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I had it taken apart to at least put a retainer in to keep the tube from bulging out (not a lot of bike shops up there). Got half way down the hill and tube went flat. Rode it for a few miles (no choice) till I found a repair shop which had the right sized tube (tire was still miraculously fine). Paid all of $4.60 for both repairs - including the new inner tube (and was served a cup of chai while I waited!!) Gave money to the owner to help him find a new rim!! As Fali said: two-wheelers are two-wheelers, and always fun. Nice to be able to throw these little ones around when needed - esp in this traffic.
Gord
 
Good story to relate Gordon! It always amazes me what these hole in the wall shops can do to get you back on the road! May not be the best the best fix....but you are rolling again! "Sahib Ji ya teekh hai!" ;) Saw 5 ghorals and 2 pine martins chasing each other in the branches an oak this morning!.
Planning in taking a couple days just to ride to points eastward once some of the dust settles around the house.
 
About 40 miles round trip, to a nice little family-owned restaurant for a late lunch. 45 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. Lovely short little jaunt, perhaps the last before the bike goes into exile off-site storage for the winter.
 
120 miles on the NC before church this morning. Though it’s purely a street bike I enjoy exploring the (somewhat) maintained dirt roads in surrounding counties.
 
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Well...
Going to be out of the bike until March, not only is the cold weather hitting Scotland but a knee inflammation is putting me out of service for the next 3 weeks. :rolleyes::(
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That's all you kneeded........ :eek:
Look after yourself.
Yes the weather sucks, hoping to do a short ride later this week.
Upt'North.
 
Short little 40 mile scoot to refuel Saturday AM in 46*F sunny weather
Beautiful ride on Hwy 212 towards Monticello, GA. Had out of town company all weekend, so STrykr stayed in the stable for the most part.
Ride safely out there folks!
 
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Normal commute of 62.5 miles, except the temps have dropped...41F today! Glad I hooked up my electrics yesterday! :cool:
 
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Put Sea Foam in and rode to top off the tank, then a little ride to get it all thru the system. And into the shed for the winter.
It's the first I rode it since May, having ridden the Wee Strom instead. Sort of forgot how effortlessly and quickly it goes from 70 to.......faster!!!
But.....pushing it around the driveway to pump up the tires....it didn't lose one damn pound over the summer either.
 
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I took the ST out for the first ride since I brought it home the day I purchased it (from the previous owner) a few weeks ago. The weather had been uncooperative, but today was a fine brisk day. When I brought it home from buying it, I was too excited to properly evaluate some things. On this little ride from My home just NW of Denver to Loveland, CO, and back (just under 100 miles round trip) I did notice some peculiarities. The friction zone of the clutch seems very narrow. Is this normal, or is it something I should investigate? There is a sufficient amount of fluid in the clutch reservoir, This is the first bike I've had with a hydraulic clutch., so perhaps it is a function of the design? Also, heading due north at noon, the glare from the sun on the instrument panel was blinding. Heading south on the return trip, the sun was in such a position that I could not read the instruments, either. Anyone know of any remedies for that? Other than that, I can only say I love this bike. Coming from a 35 yo GL650i silverwing, this is a dream. I never felt quite stable on the GL650 at speeds over 80, and on this bike I inadvertently found myself at almost 95 on one stretch of I-25. stable as a rock. It has a bit more buffeting than the GL650i (that bike has a huge fairing and windscreen) but I think I'll get used to that. Overall a nice ride.
 
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I took the ST out for the first ride since I brought it home the day I purchased it (from the previous owner) a few weeks ago. The weather had been uncooperative, but today was a fine brisk day. When I brought it home from buying it, I was too excited to properly evaluate some things. On this little ride from My home just NW of Denver to Loveland, CO, and back (just under 100 miles round trip) I did notice some peculiarities. The friction zone of the clutch seems very narrow. Is this normal, or is it something I should investigate? There is a sufficient amount of fluid in the clutch reservoir, This is the first bike I've had with a hydraulic clutch., so perhaps it is a function of the design? Also, heading due north at noon, the glare from the sun on the instrument panel was blinding. Heading south on the return trip, the sun was in such a position that I could not read the instruments, either. Anyone know of any remedies for that? Other than that, I can only say I love this bike. Coming from a 35 yo GL650i silverwing, this is a dream. I never felt quite stable on the GL650 at speeds over 80, and on this bike I inadvertently found myself at almost 95 on one stretch of I-25. stable as a rock. It has a bit more buffeting than the GL650i (that bike has a huge fairing and windscreen) but I think I'll get used to that. Overall a nice ride.
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Glad you enjoyed the ride.
The clutch sounds fairly normal but worth checking the brass bushing at the lever is in good order.
Never had an issue with reflection. Well no more than with any other bike.
Upt'North.
 
I gave my 1990 ST1100 its most severe workout on Saturday, with a ride that ended up at 900km, practically non-stop. Now before I get poo-poohed as a softie by the serious distance riders here, I would like to point out that I deliberately sought out challenging twisty roads, and had zero time cruising on any multi-lane roads. I managed to tick-off a couple of my bucket-list roads, the Marokopa-Awakino road, and the Forgotten World Highway. Both of these are intense part gravel, part sealed twisty terrors, and I gave the ST's tyres and brakes a seriously good workout to the point of slightly overheating the front brakes and needing a new back tyre immediately.

This is Marokopa on NZ's West Coast, well off the beaten track but about 50km from the well known Waitomo Caves. A highlight of this stretch was traversing a huge flock of sheep being driven along the gravel road. It was a tricky balance between going fast enough that the sheep would move off the the side and away, and too fast and ending up wedged in a sheep...
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This is the Moki Tunnel on the Forgotten World Highway. Must be fun getting a truck through there... The FWH is a 150km stretch from Stratford in the south to Taumarunui in the north, basically following along the now disused rail line. The road includes a stretch about 15km long of gravel through the Tangarakau Gorge, and traverses over 4 different saddles. Nearly ended up running over a feral goat, and also cleaned up a starling. Sorry, Mother Nature...IMG_4876.jpg

Stopping for a breather on the FWH, letting the brakes cool off a bit after all the tight twists and elevation changes. The back tyre was starting to feel a little greasy around here, but its condition explained that...
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Another BT023 bites the dust; it was good to the very last but I wouldn't want to hit any wet roads with that...IMG_4879.jpg

My route was approximately counter-clockwise. Although Google Maps suggests 14.5 hours, I did this in 10, stopping only for comfort breaks and fuel, and generally at a more-or-less (OK mostly more) legal pace.
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Just 20 miles to test cold weather combos and check ice on the local lakes:

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Winter "riding" boots. ;)
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I took a Thanksgiving Day ride of 358 miles. I waited until the heavy frost from the night before had disappeared from the yard and the temperature had climbed in the low 50's, before I saddled up the Wing. The weather was beautiful, and you couldn't have bought a cloud if you wanted to.

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I headed North East, with no particular destination, and ended up in Pall Mall, TN. Pall Mall is the home of Alvin C. York, the WW1 hero who captured 132 enemy soldiers, single-handed and inspired the great movie "Sargent York" starring Gary Cooper. There is the York General Store along with a visitors center and plenty of local hiking trails to attract visitors and history buffs.

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After leaving Pall Mall, I took some back roads, down through Chestnut Mound, to investigate an interesting back road I had seen on the Adv Rider web site. Just of 70N, outside of Chestnut Mound, is Enigma Road. It got real interesting about a quarter mile into it. It turned into a one lane packed gravel, covered with leaves. No place to turn around, so I just continued on, to see where it went. After a couple of miles, I found a turnaround, which turned into a great photo spot.

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Home safe, after dark, around 5:30. The Adcox seat made the 7 1/2 hour ride very enjoyable. The only stops were 2 gas stops and 2 photo shoots. I was having so much fun, I didn't even stop to eat. This was the most fun I've had on Thanksgiving, in years.

Ride Safe
John
 
Did a short 120 mile ride this afternoon from Sharpes down A1A along the beach to near Vero Beach and then back up US 1 to my son's and had dinner there and then back home... Beautiful Day for riding. Temps in the low 80's today..
 
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