Best year for ST1100?

The ST1100 ABS II came out in '96 in the USA. '92-'95 had the older ABS system on them.

You might also consider a good '96 or '97 ABS II model, those are VFR red.
 
After installing Galfer brake lines my '91 brakes feel great - as good as any bike I've owned. I would try to find a '96+ if you can though, for the alternator.
George, I didn't realize they were still selling ST1100s in 2003.
 
Jim Harris said:
Ouch! I wasn't even going to bring up the ABS vs non-ABS question as a new forum member. I didn't want to start a fist fight among the old ST Owner members. OK, let's do it! Who likes ABS and who doesn't?
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I'd like ABS but probably won't sell (or scrap) my non-abs and buy new until some very compelling event happens (as in serious pucker moment). But how about this one in a million problem. My brother had a front brake hose blow on him in the middle of a 5000 mile trip. Getting the part for his K1200LT was a small problem but getting someone that could bleed the system required riding it 700 miles with no front brakes and all the while wishing for conventional brakes that he could fix himself.
 
love the 91, black, once i take care of the alternator .the abs is too much trouble and money for the do-it -yourselfer.
having said that an older 1300 at a good price could be tempting:D
 
Mark said:
Noted 2003 as well. ST1100P models were sold after 2002.

So George, what year does it say on the steering stem?! :D
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Edited that, thanks to a few folks for pointing out the error. :eek::

There were indeed some 2003 1100 P's but they were all white. 2000 thru 2002 are Wineberry.
 
OK, just to continue and expand on this thread. Am I to assume that there is no problem with 40A alternators? Besides having higher output than 28A, duh, to me it looks that being air-cooled would be more open (pun intended) to water corrosion, salt (in northern states), dust and mud (wet dust). As all other mechanical things air-cooled work in wider temperature range than liquid cooled. If I do not need more power and I do not overwork my current 28A alternator, would I get more reliable product for my money?

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FlyingPig said:
OK, just to continue and expand on this thread. Am I to assume that there is no problem with 40A alternators? Besides having higher output than 28A, duh, to me it looks that being air-cooled would be more open (pun intended) to water corrosion, salt (in northern states), dust and mud (wet dust). As all other mechanical things air-cooled work in wider temperature range than liquid cooled. If I do not need more power and I do not overwork my current 28A alternator, would I get more reliable product for my money?

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To be fair there have been a handful of reports from the UK about road salt entering the 40A alternator and corroding things to the point that the engine is locked and won't start. I don't believe there have been any reports of this happing on this side of the pond. Perhaps we're a bit more a fair weather riding group than those in the UK, or they just use a lot more salt.

It's interesting that on the 1300, Honda has relocated the air cooled alternator to the top of the engine nested into the "v". Not only does this help shorten the engine assembly, I suspect getting it up away from road crud was part of the reasoning for the re-lo.

I think the instances of 28A failures far out numbers the 40A failures, in spite of its potential additional exposure, to make it the far better choice over repairing or replacing the 28A unit.
 
Thank you for clarifying, but (there is always the 'but") replacing 28A with 40A on ST1100 would put air-cooled alternator low to the ground, where the old oil-cooled was. :think1:


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I should have pointed out that my OEM 28A unit went belly up at about 51K and that the 40A replacement upgrade has now gone well over 100K between myself and the bike's new owner without a single hiccup. The bike has been ridden in all kinds of weather (no road salt though), spending most of its life here on the west coast (salty air etc.) and on all kinds of surfaces, including some long, extremely dusty unpaved roads, in that time.
 
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