Thanks for all the help!

I have replaced my 2005 ST with a 2015 NC700X DCT. I'll be spending my time now on http://www.nc700-forum.com. I honestly don't miss the shifting. I got the NC700X because although I loved my ST and put 15K on her in my three years of ownership it was too powerful and too heavy. I like back roads and a little tiny bit of gravel and that's not the sweet spot for me on the ST.

I can feel the sensation of speed and the thrill of a corner at 35 mph just the same on the NC as I did at 55 mph on the ST. Too much speed for me has never a good thing. I need a bike that will restrain me from passing cars on two lane country roads at 80 mph.

As it's now getting chilly in Ohio I already miss the full fairing and yes I miss the engine heat

I am also missing the plush suspension of the ST.

There are so many things about it and this forum that I'll miss.

You don't have to leave this forum just because you changed bikes. Hang around!

Good on you for finding something that works for you. Good luck with the new bike.

Congratulations, but don't leave. There are a lot of us here that no longer own ST-1300s.

Hey, I'm over there too with a new DCT 700X. It's my second 700 - I bought 6 speed manual back in 2012. I don't plan on getting rid of the ST though.

Thanks for the suggestion to stay connected to ST-Owners.com. After all how can I forget as I put my NC700X DCT keys on my ST-Owners.com key chain and I re-purposed my ST-Owners.com license plate "Let's Ride" onto the new bike as well.