- Joined
- Feb 11, 2006
- Messages
- 9,657
- Location
- Jacksonville
- Bike
- GL1800 R1200RT NC700
- 2024 Miles
- 010688
- STOC #
- 6651
I still love riding my 2005 ST1300 but the miles are piling up and I know it won't last forever. As a sporty touring platform it has done yeoman duty for me and while there are newer more capable bikes this one fits me well and I know it inside and out. The ST 'fits' me just right and I have been able to scratch my new bike or second bike itch with another bike so for the foreseeable future I don't want to move off of the ST1300. I had been looking at the classifieds for a while thinking of picking up another ST with low miles when the time came for a parts bike or a next ST1300 so when this wrecked 2006 turned up on ST-O and it was just 75 miles away I bought it. It has 67,000 miles on it. The one-vehicle accident, an excursion off the pavement in a corner, broke or scratched all the plastic except for the side covers and rear taillight surround but the bike itself runs just fine and the instruments, headlight, handlebars, switches, windscreen adjuster are undamaged. The saddlebag outside shells took a beating but the inner parts that form the rest of the bag that attach to the bike are good, locks, hardware, etc. Saturday I changed the oil and rode it several miles. On the center stand going up thru the gears there is a drive line noise either in the final drive bearings or the U-joint but on the road the noise was not detectable and the bike felt good as far as brakes, clutch, transmission. I did not spend much time looking into the noise. I already had a used 5,xxx mile U-joint, drive shaft, final drive and wheel assembly boxed up as spares so I think I have a good runner when the time comes. A one owner bike it came with all the service records and it was maintained well. I got it with clear registered FL title for $800.
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