New guy introduction

valleyguy98

Joined
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Age
41
Location
Ontario
Bike
2007 Honda ST 1300
Afternoon everyone,

Just picked up an 07 ST with 157000 KMS on it. Riding in Ontario, Canada. Past bikes have been 86 750 ninja, 17 Honda Grom(so much fun), 14 Honda CB500X, and the bike I traded for the st was a 650 Vstrom. So far I'm loving the ST but I'm having some handling issues (probably just not use to the bigger bike) that I will post up in another section and get your take on it. Glad to be here, ride safe everyone.
 
Welcome to the forum... also in Ontario!
I moved up from a VStar 650 to an '06 ST late last summer. I had similar issues at first... partly because I found the size/weight intimidating but now I absolutely love it.
 
JetRanger said:
Welcome to the forum... also in Ontario!
I moved up from a VStar 650 to an '06 ST late last summer. I had similar issues at first... partly because I found the size/weight intimidating but now I absolutely love it.
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I'm partly blaming the wider front tire the previous owner installed. Takes a little more lean to make it respond and the turn in is noticeable more effort but I also was use to riding an adventure touring bike that you could throw around in traffic pretty easily.
 
valleyguy98 said:
I'm partly blaming the wider front tire the previous owner installed. Takes a little more lean to make it respond and the turn in is noticeable more effort but I also was use to riding an adventure touring bike that you could throw around in traffic pretty easily.
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With mine, it also felt sluggish in the turns until I got a tire pressure gauge that would clear the rims & found both tires underinflated by 10 psi. There are plenty of guys in Ontario (and worldwide) with far more knowledge and experience than I have who can probably answer your questions if you don't find what you need in the forums.
 
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