Going to wrap my headers first. Just got the bike with 66 thousand on the clock. Runs sweet but needs a new clutch. Looks like a new bike. Will post my winter overhaul.
Since the bike is new to you, you don't know the history. Hard to believe that the previous owner wore out the clutch in only 66,000 miles. Mine has 99,000 miles on original clutch. Many have well over 100,000 miles on original clutch. If your clutch is slipping under load it is possible that previous owner used car oil with "friction modifiers" that may be causing the slip. Maybe ask P.O. what he used for oil? Or, if you haven't already, drain the oil and replace oil filter then fill with oil that meets JASO MA standards in the 10w30 to 20w50 range (10w30 or 10w40 are preferred). After the oil change ride it and put some miles on to see if anything changes. If it still slips (hopefully less) then maybe change oil again after a couple thousand miles to flush out any old car oil that remained after your fist oil change. I have seen on other forums for other model bikes that it sometimes takes multiple oil changes before the clutch plates are cleaned enough to perform properly.Going to wrap my headers first. Just got the bike with 66 thousand on the clock. Runs sweet but needs a new clutch. Looks like a new bike. Will post my winter overhaul.
Thanks. yes under full throttle it will slip. Been taking it easy and so far fine.what year is your bike ? Is the clutch gone or slipping under load or ?
Thanks much for the reply. Maybe my oil change from Motul full syn to 50/50 GTX may have change the friction some. its 10/40 Castrol half syn it has wet clutch rating for moto. Will change to Honda pro oil next and see, again thanks. At 66,000 miles I may change the pump and clutch this winter its a month away where we live. Just for the fun of it lol. Will post what I find thanks all.Since the bike is new to you, you don't know the history. Hard to believe that the previous owner wore out the clutch in only 66,000 miles. Mine has 99,000 miles on original clutch. Many have well over 100,000 miles on original clutch. If your clutch is slipping under load it is possible that previous owner used car oil with "friction modifiers" that may be causing the slip. Maybe ask P.O. what he used for oil? Or, if you haven't already, drain the oil and replace oil filter then fill with oil that meets JASO MA standards in the 10w30 to 20w50 range (10w30 or 10w40 are preferred). After the oil change ride it and put some miles on to see if anything changes. If it still slips (hopefully less) then maybe change oil again after a couple thousand miles to flush out any old car oil that remained after your fist oil change. I have seen on other forums for other model bikes that it sometimes takes multiple oil changes before the clutch plates are cleaned enough to perform properly.
The ST1300 has a lot of torque so it wouldn't take much to slip the clutch if the wrong oil was used, even in fifth gear. I used to teach the MSF Basic Rider Course and the guy who maintained the bikes used plain old 10w30 car oil to top off the bikes we used for training. Even those little anemic 250's that we used began to slip under full throttle -- and those bikes don't have anywhere NEAR the torque of the ST1300!
Let us know how things pan out.
If you’re wrapping the headers to make the ST cooler to ride you’re wasting effort. I ceramic coated mine, and wrapped them, with very little change .Going to wrap my headers first.
2006Thanks. yes under full throttle it will slip. Been taking it easy and so far fine.
Not after I tune them…These bikes run hot. The heat is trapped in the fairing and that is that. Check the rad to see how many bent fins there are. New thermostat and coolant is always a good idea.
Igofar is a good source of information or you can just ride down and see him.
Wrap exhaust ?!?!?! A waste of time and money.Going to wrap my headers first.
Just got the bike with 66 thousand on the clock. Runs sweet but needs a new clutch.
Amazing. Where is the thermometer pointed?Not after I tune them…
20 minutes idling on table lift in 110 degree temperatures.
Side of tank, side of frame spar, fairing near knees etc.Amazing. Where is the thermometer pointed?
Sorry I'm still a skeptic ....