Funny!! I thought the NM4 was the beginning of the end for Honda.So with that contraction, what category does the NM4 fall under? Besides b-ugly!
Is it a cruiser? Is it a racing bike? Is it a fish?
Funny!! I thought the NM4 was the beginning of the end for Honda.So with that contraction, what category does the NM4 fall under? Besides b-ugly!
I do wish I would've kept my 2005 ST. For now, I've decided to run the wheels of my Pacific Coast.Your best bet is to get a service maintenance manual for that ST, or reconsider your appreciation for chrome.![]()
Fish are not that ugly.Funny!! I thought the NM4 was the beginning of the end for Honda.
Is it a cruiser? Is it a racing bike? Is it a fish?
Not much on the internet makes me LOL anymore, but that did. Bravo, and thank you!Fish are not that ugly.
what's your definition of fun? I rode an FJR and didn't buy cuz the ST is way more my-kind-of-fun--engine and handling wise. Multiple drive modes, heated grips, and cruise control really aren't that fun to me. I guess MMV.went back to an FJR for more fun.
Ironically, cruise control, ride modes and heated grips aren't fun until you take the ST1300 out for it's intended purpose: sport-touring. And, as people drive me mad saying the ST1300 is sport-TOURING, I acknowledge that the ST1300 is a touring motorcycle. By the time my 800th mile of the day starts ticking on the odometer, I'm dying for ride modes, heated grips and cruise control.what's your definition of fun? I rode an FJR and didn't buy cuz the ST is way more my-kind-of-fun--engine and handling wise. Multiple drive modes, heated grips, and cruise control really aren't that fun to me. I guess MMV.
Someone at Honda keeps overthinking things. Just like the F6B they didn't want to put cruise-control on. If they put cruise on the ST then why would anyone buy a Wing at another 10k?It's Honda's practice of stagnating the ST1300 that baffles me. It would be so simple to refresh the line. Even keeping the luscious motor it currently has.
Precisely! Any upgrades to the ST would have dug into the sales of their flagship.If they put cruise on the ST then why would anyone buy a Wing at another 10k?
The 1300 had a limited user base in an era when sport touring bikes sold relatively well. What makes you think they are making a bad decision by walking away from this category altogether today? I know of no one, beyond previous ST owners, who would be half interested in a new ST. Smaller displacement dual sports are where it's at right now.In my opinion, Honda has given up on the ST market. Not enough volume? Which I think is a self-inflicted wound.
Triumph has been having problems selling the Trophy. Part of it was their fault as the 2012 (Europe)/2013 (US) introduction bikes had lots of problems. Mine has been drama free after the almost constant trips to the dealer in the first year, but sport touring bikes are just not big sellers. I tried to do the adventure bike thing, but I love a fairing and windscreen when it's cold.The 1300 had a limited user base in an era when sport touring bikes sold relatively well. What makes you think they are making a bad decision by walking away from this category altogether today? I know of no one, beyond previous ST owners, who would be half interested in a new ST. Smaller displacement dual sports are where it's at right now.