Welcome from Grand Valley, ON. I am not that far away from you in Hamilton and yes, I used to live in Hamilton too.
I ended up selling my ST1300 but still go to the STOC events because the members are great people to ride with. This year I rode down to OHSTOC and had a great time! I am looking forward to ONSTOC as well. I also learned a ton of things about the ST on this forum and everyone is very, very helpful.
Enjoy the ST1300 and maybe we'll see you at ONSTOC, eh?