Howdy All

[Cressida]

Hi everyone thanks for accepting me I am from Mandurah area WA, and I am a forced retired veteran.

Just purchased ex Police 6/2003 ST1100 with 91550 km on clock, was originally purchased at Police Auction seven years ago and owner had grand plans to tour Australia.

He stripped it down replaced timing belt, hydro-bathed and balanced carburetors and then it sat in shed until 2 days ago when I test rode and immediately purchased. In the last seven years he would have been lucky too have ridden it 2000km and has replaced battery several times.

He said everything else was good on bike, (he is old school mechanic).

I can't believe it was still available, and it was only due to the fact other buyers didn't do their research.

As soon as he told a prospective buyer it was 2003 model, they told him they were only made until 2002 and never even looked at bike.

From what I could research, Honda never released stock of 2003 model to public due to ST1300 model being released except Police who would get replacement stock until fleet was replaced with ST1300.

Was advertised at $1700 but negotiated to $1200 as current condition.

Bike rides smooth, no noises, pulls from below 60kph in top gear. It is cosmetically average scratched up panniers etc. Front footpegs scraped down to 45 so ridden hard by skilled Police, and crack in left side cover etc. It has been layed down as r/h pipe scraped scraped at about 30 degrees and plastic crash pad cover scraped.

So I will be after info on tyres and brakes and cheapest places for parts etc.

Thanks again for having me and video in link below.

https://youtu.be/_cYtE25DEu0

https://youtu.be/4bP8ZvGY4lk

Previous Bikes owned:                     Previous ridden:

1981 Honda XL250                          Honda K2 750 Four
1983 Suzuki GSX 250                      Kawasaki Z1000
1983 Yamaha RD 250                      Kawasaki Ninja 600
1985 Honda XR 250                        Harley CVO Street Glide
1981 Yamaha XJ900                        Indian Chieftain
2006 Yamaha XV250

[Jdbiker]

Welcome from Melbourne Cressida 

[Bodø]

Hello and welcome from Adelaide, the backward capital of Australia.

[StinkyPete]

Hi Cressida and welcome to OzSTOC from SA.       I passed through your neck of the woods yesterday as I start the final week of my lap Oz

[Mitch]

Hi Cressida and a Warm Welcome from Lakelands 
                 

[johnnyYTED]

 
G'day  Cressida welcome on in I have an ex Qld police 1998 ST1100 called STranger and a 2008 ST13 named STrangler, not sure on the new name yet,, they are STabled in Picton NSW. 
I'm currently on STrangler in S.E.Qld bummin around buying 'things". 

[Wild Rose]

Welcome Cressida to OzSTOC from Toowoomba in Queensland 
Enjoy your ST1100  Enjoy the Forum 
 

[Biggles]

You've done well.  My first bike when I returned to riding in 2006 was a 2000 ex Police ST1100.  They maintain them will, and with the PO's work it should serve you well for years.  They're a very reliable workhorse, and pretty cheap to feed.

Regarding tyres, there's a lot of us keen on Michelin PR4s.  Most of us get more than 20,000 kays out of a pair, and they handle very well in the wet or dry.
Just don't get this lot started on oils!  But I use Shell Helix HX5 

[Cressida]

Biggles,

I looked through every post last night for hours, and it seems it is hard to find correct size tyres for this beast, I am hopefully picking it up tomorrow to ride it home. The tyres on it still have tread but are still original Police Issue so may be a bit loose in the wet by now.

I will try and keep it the size as it currently has whatever that is.

Regards,

[West Aussie Glen]

Welcome Cressida,
I also had an RD250 but I think it was a late 70's model.
Check out our next RTE:-

http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=13393.0

[Cressida]

Hi Cressida and welcome to OzSTOC from SA.       I passed through your neck of the woods yesterday as I start the final week of my lap Oz

Mate if I had of known you were so close, you could have stopped in for for a meal and a coffee or something stronger. Maybe next time.

Regards,

[Cressida]

G'day  Cressida welcome on in I have an ex Qld police 1998 ST1100 called STranger and a 2008 ST13 named STrangler, not sure on the new name yet,, they are STabled in Picton NSW. 
I'm currently on STrangler in S.E.Qld bummin around buying 'things". 

I know Picton quite well, as all my family apart from wife and kids are over east.

Regards,

[Brock]

Talk to Tyres for Bikes in Vic Park about the tyres, they are excellent and know their stuff

[Williamson]

Howdy and welcome from St Helena VIC.

...... The tyres on it still have tread but are still original Police Issue so may be a bit loose in the wet by now....

Adds to the excitement.

And this is only 193 more sleeps, but who's counting?
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=13389.0

[richo]

Welcome from another south Aussie rider.  I used to go to Mandurah quite a lot when I was based at Stirling.

[Shillas]

Another welcome from South Australia, up in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Enjoy the bike 

[Joso]

Welcome from Mudgee nsw enjoy your st1100 & the forum 

[Phil.S]

Welcome to the forum from Tassie , mine is a 2003 ST1100 ex police I purchased it in 2013 with 65000kms on it , it now has 103000 kms on the clock ,they are an excellent bike enjoy , if you can please come to the Rally in Tassie in November.

[Shiney]

G'day Cressida, welcome to the forum