Lance, get a Honda factory manual for your bike. It's the definitive source for routine maintenance on your bike. Well worth the cost, especially if you are unfamiliar with it.
The Honda Service Manual is a basic requirement for anyone who performs their own maintenance, but the Owners Manual also has the Honda recommended maintenance schedule. If an owner is inept at wrenching on his own, the owners manual is all that's needed to keep up with when any scheduled maintenance should be performed.Lance, get a Honda factory manual for your bike. It's the definitive source for routine maintenance on your bike. Well worth the cost, especially if you are unfamiliar with it.
+1. I have a 1991 ST1100, no experience with the St1300, thanks for confirming the info, Don B. The owner's manual on ALL my Hondas have contained maintenance schedules...that's 16 from 1962-1991. If you choose to do your own tasks, go for the Honda factory maintenance manual and use an illustrated parts breakdown (online at Bike Bandit, Ron Ayers, Partzilla, etc.) as an additional reference, especially if you need to replace parts. Honda dealerships and many local shops in the Jacksonville area can perform all the periodic maintenance for you. Get it done at the intervals specified in the owners or factory manual. Shop around for prices, and check on line for comments on dealerships.The Honda Service Manual is a basic requirement for anyone who performs their own maintenance, but the Owners Manual also has the Honda recommended maintenance schedule. If an owner is inept at wrenching on his own, the owners manual is all that's needed to keep up with when any scheduled maintenance should be performed.
The first check is the most important check. At my first 16k mile check I had five valves out of spec. After that only two shims were changed in over the next 115,000 miles
And get yourself the Honda Manual.