My third ST1300, this one was a 2004, one owner bike, full service history, a black folder full of every service and every penny spent on it. It’s had a good life and has 91,000 miles. I will need to sort out the seat, the forks finish and it needs a slave clutch cylinder and I am sure there will be a few other bits but apart from that I am confident it will be good for the next 91,000 miles. It’s runs so sweet, you just would not think it’s done those miles. Typical from a well serviced Honda. I am Based in Dalgety bay Scotland. It was very cheap, I have spent much more on a few basic accessories for a new bike in the past. It’s always been my partners favourite pillion bike. After many years of new bikes in my 44 years of riding. I have reverted to older bikes, I built myself a cosy workshop a few years ago, ready for when I retire and I have never been happier. At the moment I am Just refurbishing my 1991 VFR 750 and the ST will be next for the same treatment. I will get it back on the road for the summertime. Look forward to learning from other members. I am sure I’ll need to tap into the vast knowledge from existing members.
Introducing my New ST1300
- Thread starter honda1964
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- Cedar City, Utah
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- 12/04/AZ05 ST 1300s
- 2025 Miles
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Welcome to the forum and Congrats on your 
Having a workshop, pays for itself!
Having a workshop, pays for itself!
Indeed and rhat’s a grand looking workshop.Welcome to the forum and Congrats on your
Having a workshop, pays for itself!
JohnK
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Welcome - I too have an 03 VFR800 as my second - both pampered and cared for - best of luck with your ST.
Welcome to the forum from Cornwall UK! Loads of helpful articles and helpful, knowledgeable folks on here.
increasing
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Then you have come to the right place and the best ST forum. Enjoy your garage and good luck with your bikes 
Thank you. I have had a good few VTEC’s, grand bike, I love all V4’s.
Hmm ... I did something similar. A 2007 bike with 114,000 miles on it (£1350 which I thought was reasonable) - one owner from new - ran lovely but suffered from neglect. Biggest challenges : (one is odd) - removing the rear bit of the back mudguard ... to get the wheel out , all of the screws siezed solid - and of course what was left , spun in the plastic !!. AND - removing the bottom bolt from the rear shock - 2 days work to drill and cut out. Needle bearing was just a solid rusty mass (mess) TIP: I replaced the single bearing with two bearings - each half the width .... for about 10% of the cost of the wider Honda one .... infact maybe less !!
Sadlsor
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Welcome from Birmingham, @honda1964 !
(The one in the Deep South, a little west of you.)
An ST and a VFR?
I don't understand why you don't like the V4...
Kidding!
(The one in the Deep South, a little west of you.)
An ST and a VFR?
I don't understand why you don't like the V4...
Kidding!
diferg
Dan & Ingrid
Very belated Welcome From Southeast Georgia USA. I see you joined the forum a while ago, but I am not familiar with your avatar. Which part of Scotland?
Yes i guess there is always going to be that risk, i know with higher miles there is a risk of discovering some more difficult jobs. I know this one has not been negleted but i do still expect to find things. I think we maybe become custodians and are happy to face the challenges older higher mileage bikes bring. How have you got on with the bike, are you all sorted now and getting some use of the bike?
Dalgety Bay. Yes i had my first Pan in 2010.
Yes , i think this is my 15th V4 too, so maybe not fully in love with them yet
diferg
Dan & Ingrid
Then you know what a nice bike a Pan is. Keep on riding and smiling!
Yes indeed, thanks, i will do my best do just that.
History now - got it all sorted , did about 4000 miles on it , then sold it to fund another purchase (as one does - ..... sometimes) , ended up in Aberdeen last Tue / Wed - riding home a newly purchased 2005 ZG1000 Kawasaki - USA import. Slightly baldy front tyre , and about 1 to 2 inches of snow made for an "interesting" ride back to get a boat in Cairnryn !! (Not an exercise I would wish to repeat ... 31 miles before the road cleared.........)
I’ve owned a fair few Kawasakis, they make magical sounding inline fours. ‘Fund another purchase’ familiar story glad you got some miles, good luck with the new steed. Scary weather for riding in, heart in the mouth and stressful headache.
irunamok
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greetings and a big texas welcome to you, sir! i guess we honda v4 lovers are out there...i had the 86 then 99 vfr, loved them, sold the 99 when we moved to florida but back in texas now and i've changed over to the ST1100, mostly because of this forum. welcome and congrats on the bike. yeeehaw..
Thank you. Yes they are in your blood or once they are there is no transfusion that will remove them. Safe riding and keep enjoying that grand ST1100. I have had a good few ST1100 riding buddies in the past that loved them.
Cornwall, a lovely part of the uk. Look forward to learning what I can that will keep it rolling along.
Terminator2
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Bravo! Congratulations. I've had my ST1300 since 2016. 102k miles and it seems like I've only had it a couple years. I have to live until 80 yrs old just to get all the riding it has to offer. Oh and welcome from the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas California.