You may have seen this all before.... (from the STowners.com site)
Look at the investment in work AND money this fellow has put in to his ST1300 street fighter project!
I would have kept it "as is" and just purchased a nice pre-loved Triumph speed tripple 1050, or simmilar instead...
goodness gracious me...this is what he did:
A summary of the parts left stock, modified or from other bikes.
Stock ST1300 Parts
Engine, transmission, air filter, ECU and exhaust header
Frame, swing arm and rear wheel
Rear brakes - but no longer linked to front brake
Fuel Tank - main tank only
Foot rest positions
Handle bar switches
Steering stem and bearings
Battery
Stock factory fitted immobiliser system
Modified ST1300 parts
Foot rest plates (rear part of foot rest plate removed/shortened)
Wiring loom shortened at rear (18" removed), ABS wiring removed, screen system removed, front of loom simplified/shortened
Items deleted from ST1300
All fairings parts (plastics, screen and mounting brackets)
Seat and surrounding plastic
Panniers
ABS and linked brakes
Front suspension, stock handlebars and front wheel
Stock instruments
Secondary fuel tank
Steering lock
Parts from other bikes – NOT modified
Stock GSXR 600 K7 front suspension, brakes, lower yoke and front wheel
Ducati 1098 seat unit
Ducati 1098 rear light assembly
Harley Davidson V-Rod headlight and mounting bracket.
Yamaha R1 number plate bracket, rear indicators and number plate light.
CBR600RR (03-06) aluminium radiator and cooling fan
ST1100 clutch and front brake master cylinders
Universal or custom parts
Yamaha carbon fiber rear wheel hugger (mud guard), with custom bracket to attach to ST1300 swing arm.
Hebo enduro handlebars, with Motopike handlebar clamps
HEL Stainless steel braided front and rear brake lines
Automotive fuel pump with RX8 fuel pump resistor (to reduce fuel output capacity)
SuperTrapp exhaust silencer (344-2005 and 3S resonator)
Acewell - 2856AB digital speedo
Data Tool heated handlebar grips
Universal, front bar mount mirrors with integrated indicators
Universal hand-guards with daytime running lights
Modified parts from other bikes
Modified GSXR 600 K7 upper yoke, to add handle bar clamps and reduce steering stem hole diameter to suit ST1300 steering stem and bearings. Lower yoke has ST1300 steering stem in place of GSXR 600.
Ducati 1098 seat sub-frame; attachment points modified to allow attachment to ST1300 frame and additional brackets added to mount ECU, fuses, relays, fuel pump and battery. Adapter plate added to allow mounting of Yamaha R1 rear number plate assembly.
Car parts
Fuel pump, with fuel pump resister (Mazda RX8) to reduce capacity to allow fuel regulator to cope with flow.
Steering geometry changes with new front end
Rake original 26 degrees, this will have reduced, with the lower front end (dropped by approx 1"), however trail has increased with the parallel fork offset to 107 to 112mm (25 to 26 degree rake).
Fuel system changes
Secondary fuel tank deleted
External fuel pump and external HP filter
Long hose from fuel tank to fuel pump with pressure control valve return line tee'ed in, long loop gives a small surge volume (120 cc)
