ST1300 engine sounds like loud sewing machine

Cyclegeorge · Oct 28, 2015

I never noticed on my ST1100. I have had three ST1100's. Now I bought a 2005 ST1300 and it seems to have almost a whining noise. I have followed the instructions per this link:
http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/ST1300_b.html#Engine
but it did not correct anything. Is it just normal that these engines sound a little like whining compared to other motorcycle engines? I didn't even notice it when I bought the ST1300 but since I still have my ST1100, I am able to notice the difference in the sounds.

Landon · Oct 28, 2015

Its normal.

klaproth · Oct 28, 2015

yeah, kinda normal.

ToddC · Oct 28, 2015

Honda used George Jetson's car as a pattern for the sound mapping......

ToddC

paulcb · Oct 28, 2015

That's just the normal George Jetson sound.

nerSTeve · Oct 28, 2015

Two Brothers Exhaust takes care of that...

RaYzerman · Oct 28, 2015

You ain't seen nuthin' that can sew like an ST13!! Reminds me when I first rode an 1100 and thought.... this is it, I want one, pulls like a tractor.... bought an ST13 without riding it.... surprise, they're different in the way they deliver power. All good, you'll get over the sound.

Cyclegeorge · Oct 28, 2015

Thank you all for quick replies. I'm happy now. I thought maybe I got too good a deal on my ST1300 ABS

Catmandu2 · Oct 28, 2015

The ST-whine kind of grows on ya !! There are times when the engine is soooo quiet,,, that you will be glad to hear it. Cheers, Cat'

SupraSabre · Oct 28, 2015

They are just cloaked really well. If you want to hear their real power, remove the mufflers! :rofl1:

v8-7 · Oct 28, 2015

Re: ST1300 engine sounds like loud sewing machine

Sew ?

st1300r · Oct 28, 2015

v8-7 said:
Re: ST1300 engine sounds like loud sewing machine
Sew ?

LOL. Actually it's a pretty quiet sewing machine. They tried a loud potato sound but performance took a hit...

TourNut · Oct 28, 2015

I can't hear the Hy-Vo chain whine above 2500 - 3000 rpm anyway , just tire and helmet wind noise . You hunker your ears down to the tank and it's just a quiet humm . Love it ! It's quieter than my '91 GoldWing.

970mike · Oct 28, 2015

That's why I put the Staintune mufflers on my ST and to get rid of the cats which held a lot of heat.

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ToddC · Oct 28, 2015

try shaving your cat ........ :shrug2:

if it's hot.....

ToddC

Bones · Oct 28, 2015

Meet George Jetson...

Paul st1300 · Oct 28, 2015

So quiet, sneaky fast. The day I chased a BMW down on the interstate and passed it, I think I heard her growl. Or it could have been a chuckle.

JimGregory · Oct 29, 2015

I am a sail designer and sometimes repair guy. My sewing machines actually sound better then my ST.
So I stuck on some staintunes to try to make it sound like a motorcycle. Now it sounds like a WW2 fighter plane.
I like it! I don't think this bike can be made to sound like a bike.

Rekoob · Oct 29, 2015

This thread, and the other 2006ish linked thread are both informative and funny... pretty norm for this forum.

Prior to joining the Navy in the late 80's I was a diesel/auto mechanic and really loved the sound of the turbo spinning up... Still do, love pulling up next to a tractor trailer and hearing that and knowing what kind of power and torque that thing is putting out.

To me, the sound of the ST between 2000-4000rpm is pretty close to that turbo spinning up sound and around 5000 it opens up pretty good and will scare your buddies when you go past... you can only follow so long.

dduelin · Oct 29, 2015

I like the flat drone of my 360 degree V4 heard through the intake tract as it pulls through mid range. Joey Dunlop's V4 makes a similar sound as heard on that Isle of Man TT video from 1983.

ST1300 engine sounds like loud sewing machine

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