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Kudos for ST1100s
« on: June 22, 2019, 08:37:25 PM »
The IBA biennial Rally is in progress across the USA.  If anyone doesn't know about it, it's an 11 day 11,000 miles challenge. 
Most competitors have big Harleys, Wings and Beemers, but here's a brief quote from a daily report:
" He said he was still having a great time on the 2002 Honda ST1100. Before the FJR1300 and ST1300, the old Honda ST1100 was arguably the premier sport touring platform for long distance riding. The fact that no one considers a 17 year old ST11 to be a hopeless class entry in the IBR is a testament to the strength of the bike’s reputation and longevity. "

"Hopeless Class" is a reference to anyone who enters riding an old, small or reputedly unreliable type of bike.   :clap
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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2019, 08:46:01 PM »
Have you seen the spotwalla map on of several riders?

https://spotwalla.com/animator.php?id=664&idt=1&speed=80
 

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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2019, 08:59:24 PM »
Further info- at the end of the first Leg, ST1300s were in the following places:
1, 13, 22, 41, 57 and 81. 
The ST1100 was coming 49th.
That is excellent, in a field of 97 starters.
There were 6 competitors pulled out at that stage.
The STs were outnumbered by FJR1300s of which there are 14.
Now if Honda had kept developing the ST13s...     :-(((
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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2019, 09:17:37 PM »
Further info- at the end of the first Leg, ST1300s were in the following places:
1, 13, 22, 41, 57 and 81. 
The ST1100 was coming 49th.
That is excellent, in a field of 97 starters.
There were 6 competitors pulled out at that stage.
The STs were outnumbered by FJR1300s of which there are 14.
Now if Honda had kept developing the ST13s...     :-(((

If they had I can only imagine how awesome it would be :thumbsup

Something like this concept  ;-*



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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2019, 11:54:30 PM »
Check this out from 2009

The VFR1200 and the cross tourer (VFR1200X) made it into production but the 1200t was either cancelled or put on hold

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2009/july/jul1609-new-vrf1200t-pan-european-replacement-revealed/
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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2019, 11:38:19 AM »
I much rather the styling of our ST's...  ++

Not a fan of black wheels or engines either....guess I'm showing my age!  :OldMan


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Re: Kudos for ST1100s
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2019, 12:38:21 PM »
Check this out from 2009

The VFR1200 and the cross tourer (VFR1200X) made it into production but the 1200t was either cancelled or put on hold

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2009/july/jul1609-new-vrf1200t-pan-european-replacement-revealed/

When I bought the V-Strom I was so much looking for a shaft drive multi-surface bike!  The Honda Cross-tourer was perfect: V4, shaft-drive and Honda.  I test rode one and found the engine a bit buzzy, but the tiny thing that killed off the idea was the fact that Honda had a brain-fart and put the horn above the indicators on the LH module!  If I was going to alternate between the two bikes there would be a lot of unintentional horn blowing.   :||||

Why oh why, Honda!?
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