Hi Gang. Sorry if this is not posted in the exact section it should be in, I wasn't sure where it is supposed to go..
My 2003 (new to me) ST1300 so far has been running fantastic. Smooth ride, have put over 1000kms on it since I started riding in March.
I bought the bike so I can ride with my wife on longer trips. Myself, I am about 210lbs and my wife in the 190-200lb range. The bike handles our combined weights very well regarding acceleration and handling.
My only question is that I notice that under load, when pulling off from a light or pulling away on an uphill, I notice some "Engine Chatter" until the motor gets up to a higher RPM. I have been a V-twin rider all my life so I am used to pulling off at a low RPM since they are torquey down below, but I've noticed that with extra weight the bike makes a chatter sound coming from under the gas tank area when pulling off and as soon as we are up to speed and changing gears, everything is perfectly smooth and sounds awesome.
I wasn't sure if this was an abnormal sound, maybe the valves are out of alignment, or maybe I am just lugging the engine too much and should rev higher then pulling off.
The bike is a 2003 with 64,000kms on it, and looks to be meticulously maintained by the previous owner.
I don't notice any chatter or very very little when I am just 1up. I usually use 91 Octane in the bike as anything more is very hard to find in my area.
My 2003 (new to me) ST1300 so far has been running fantastic. Smooth ride, have put over 1000kms on it since I started riding in March.
I bought the bike so I can ride with my wife on longer trips. Myself, I am about 210lbs and my wife in the 190-200lb range. The bike handles our combined weights very well regarding acceleration and handling.
My only question is that I notice that under load, when pulling off from a light or pulling away on an uphill, I notice some "Engine Chatter" until the motor gets up to a higher RPM. I have been a V-twin rider all my life so I am used to pulling off at a low RPM since they are torquey down below, but I've noticed that with extra weight the bike makes a chatter sound coming from under the gas tank area when pulling off and as soon as we are up to speed and changing gears, everything is perfectly smooth and sounds awesome.
I wasn't sure if this was an abnormal sound, maybe the valves are out of alignment, or maybe I am just lugging the engine too much and should rev higher then pulling off.
The bike is a 2003 with 64,000kms on it, and looks to be meticulously maintained by the previous owner.
I don't notice any chatter or very very little when I am just 1up. I usually use 91 Octane in the bike as anything more is very hard to find in my area.