Welcome to all the recent newbies

Jhold · Jan 25, 2019

Hi All
Well after years of want finally got my ST1300!
Added it to my stable today.
Bought a 2005 St1300A, 39k miles from the original owner. Needed new tires and service.
Has some light scratches on the right Panier and needs a new windshield as the original has yellowed.
Out the door after dealer service includinng oil, filter, coolant flush and all fluids service and new Bridgestone tires.
3,900.00
Happy to be part of the family!

bairo · Jan 25, 2019

Jhold said:
Hi All
Well after years of want finally got my ST1300!
Added it to my stable today.
Bought a 2005 St1300A, 39k miles from the original owner. Needed new tires and service.
Has some light scratches on the right Panier and needs a new windshield as the original has yellowed.
Out the door after dealer service includinng oil, filter, coolant flush and all fluids service and new Bridgestone tires.
3,900.00
Happy to be part of the family!

Wow.. Welcome. You did good. I just got a non abs 2005 as well. Im on the road at work and so have only ridden 50 miles but love it so far. It had a faded corbin seat on it but ill use it till it falls apart because I cant ride the factory seat (they ordered me a brand new one as part of the deal)

fnmag · Jan 25, 2019

Jhold said:
Hi All
Well after years of want finally got my ST1300!
Added it to my stable today.
Bought a 2005 St1300A, 39k miles from the original owner. Needed new tires and service.
Has some light scratches on the right Panier and needs a new windshield as the original has yellowed.
Out the door after dealer service includinng oil, filter, coolant flush and all fluids service and new Bridgestone tires.
3,900.00
Happy to be part of the family!

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your '05.
Sounds like a good deal. Have a great summer and be sure to check out the RTEs and STOC events in Texas.

Jhold · Jan 25, 2019

bairo said:
Wow.. Welcome. You did good. I just got a non abs 2005 as well. Im on the road at work and so have only ridden 50 miles but love it so far. It had a faded corbin seat on it but ill use it till it falls apart because I cant ride the factory seat (they ordered me a brand new one as part of the deal)

Thanks! Congrants to you as well.
They were asking quite a bit more but the area around Ft Hood is not much into Sport Tourers so he had it listed since before Christmas so I was able to talk him down.

Jhold · Jan 25, 2019

fnmag said:
Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your '05 ST. Heck, with that mileage it virtually new!

Thanks will dos.

Any suggestion on a windshield. Honda want 509.00 for a stock one .
See Rifle has several but do t know if Imlike the angle change they tout as a benefit

bairo · Jan 25, 2019

Jhold said:
Thanks will dos.

Any suggestion on a windshield. Honda want 509.00 for a stock one .
See Rifle has several but do t know if Imlike the angle change they tout as a benefit

here is a discussion on some.
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/windscreen-questions-and-applications.164251/

fnmag · Jan 25, 2019

Jhold said:
Thanks will dos.

Any suggestion on a windshield. Honda want 509.00 for a stock one .
See Rifle has several but do t know if Imlike the angle change they tout as a benefit

I like the clearview. The Vstream is also popular.
Watch the for sale forum here and you'll find a windscreen in short order.

Spazzpez · Feb 2, 2019

Hey everyone, just bought an 05 ST1300 ABS and am looking forward to the new adventure that awaits with this beauty. I used to ride a 2004 Vulcan 500 and a suzuki Burgman 650, both were good bikes with the burgman being the most comfortable ride I've ever had. I was looking to get into something bigger and different than a cruiser or a scooter! I look forward to chatting with everyone here!

bairo · Feb 2, 2019

Spazzpez said:
Hey everyone, just bought an 05 ST1300 ABS and am looking forward to the new adventure that awaits with this beauty. I used to ride a 2004 Vulcan 500 and a suzuki Burgman 650, both were good bikes with the burgman being the most comfortable ride I've ever had. I was looking to get into something bigger and different than a cruiser or a scooter! I look forward to chatting with everyone here!

Welcome. I'm fairly new to this bike as well, although been riding for many years. I have found this forum very informative and full of good people. This is a lot of bike compared to what you came from. Be careful, ride easy, get used to it 1st and I'm sure you will fall in love with it like I did.
PS...05 is definitely the best color

Upt' North · Feb 2, 2019

Spazzpez said:
Hey everyone, just bought an 05 ST1300 ABS and am looking forward to the new adventure that awaits with this beauty. I used to ride a 2004 Vulcan 500 and a suzuki Burgman 650, both were good bikes with the burgman being the most comfortable ride I've ever had. I was looking to get into something bigger and different than a cruiser or a scooter! I look forward to chatting with everyone here!

Welcome from Northumberland UK.
Enjoy your 13.
Upt'North.

fnmag · Feb 2, 2019

Spazzpez said:
Hey everyone, just bought an 05 ST1300 ABS and am looking forward to the new adventure that awaits with this beauty. I used to ride a 2004 Vulcan 500 and a suzuki Burgman 650, both were good bikes with the burgman being the most comfortable ride I've ever had. I was looking to get into something bigger and different than a cruiser or a scooter! I look forward to chatting with everyone here!

Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your '05.

bstig60 · Feb 2, 2019

bairo said:
Wow.. Welcome. You did good. I just got a non abs 2005 as well. Im on the road at work and so have only ridden 50 miles but love it so far. It had a faded corbin seat on it but ill use it till it falls apart because I cant ride the factory seat (they ordered me a brand new one as part of the deal)

You can have your stock seat redone by Spencer, he's located down in Pt. St. Lucie. Just had mine done. Here's his website. http://www.greatdaytoride.com/faq.html

GEON · Feb 2, 2019

Hi All,

Thanks for the add.

We'll I guess I am a newbie. I had a ST1100 25 years ago. Sold it, had kids blah, blah blah...

Well my uncle-inlaw decided his 2000 ST1100 was too big for him and he gave it to me! When I went to pick it up last month I was surprised to find out it had less than 15k miles on it!

I would like to put on a larger windscreen ( I am around 6'2" ish) and would like to get feedback from others out there if it is work raising the handlebars a bit too.

Any of you in Northern California (I am in Santa Cruz)

Hope to see you on the road!

Geoff

fnmag · Feb 2, 2019

Welcome to the forum Geon. Congrats on your 2000.

Voyager1988 · Feb 7, 2019

Dear Friends:

I am new to the forum and contemplating the purchase of a used ST1300A from somewhere in Texas/Oklahoma. Where can I find a thread on the forum which tells me about the differences/issues with each "generation" of the ST1300?

Thanks,

Scott

Mellow · Feb 7, 2019

Voyager1988 said:
Dear Friends:

I am new to the forum and contemplating the purchase of a used ST1300A from somewhere in Texas/Oklahoma. Where can I find a thread on the forum which tells me about the differences/issues with each "generation" of the ST1300?

Thanks,

Scott

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/st1300-model-year-changes.164638/

fnmag · Feb 7, 2019

Voyager1988 said:
Dear Friends:

I am new to the forum and contemplating the purchase of a used ST1300A from somewhere in Texas/Oklahoma. Where can I find a thread on the forum which tells me about the differences/issues with each "generation" of the ST1300?

Thanks,

Scott

Welcome to the forum Scott.
Best of luck with your ST search.

Voyager1988 · Feb 7, 2019

So very good, Joe! Any years to avoid or watch carefully?

Mellow · Feb 8, 2019

Voyager1988 said:
So very good, Joe! Any years to avoid or watch carefully?

If it were me, I'd focus on the 08 or newer as they had the most manufacturer updates.

That being said, there isn't all that much of a difference across all years.

One major one is in 03 only the ABS version had an electric windshield, from 04 forward, all models have them.

Andrew Shadow · Feb 8, 2019

Voyager1988 said:
Dear Friends:

I am new to the forum and contemplating the purchase of a used ST1300A from somewhere in Texas/Oklahoma. Where can I find a thread on the forum which tells me about the differences/issues with each "generation" of the ST1300?

Thanks,

Scott

One for sale in Texas right now from a member of this forum- 2010 ST1300A (abs) 3500.00
Several others in the Bikes For Sale section.

Welcome to all the recent newbies

Jhold

bairo

fnmag

R.I.P. - 2020

Jhold

Jhold

bairo

fnmag

R.I.P. - 2020

Spazzpez

bairo

Upt' North

fnmag

R.I.P. - 2020

bstig60

GEON

fnmag

R.I.P. - 2020

Voyager1988

Mellow

Joe

fnmag

R.I.P. - 2020

Voyager1988

Mellow

Joe

Andrew Shadow