Just goes to show what can happen if you have a truly great motorcycle and stay with it over the years (18 in this case). For the record, the original owner bought this ST new in 93 and only put 1,800 miles on it before I bought it from him in Mar 94. I'm in awe of the STriders that put on some really spectacular annual miles.
Many thanks for the kind words, especially from those of you that I've had the pleasure of riding with - Bill, Don, Chuck, Jim, Russ, Terry...
Regards, John