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Offline smurfy

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new to the ST1300
« on: August 08, 2015, 08:16:35 PM »
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Hey Guys i'm Odin i'm 27 and from Toowoomba i am currently looking at buying Streak's ST1300
i have been riding for about 10 years on and off over the last few years i have had and GPX 250 (got stolen) then got a little 250 cruiser sold that and got my self a Honda CBX 750 (in the shed blown motor :'( :'( :'(hahaha).

The ST 1300 is a lot bigger then i am use to but am looking forward to enjoying the long and smooth rides on it from what Streak has told me about the bike and the guy/girls that ride these i got very excited and can't wait to hopefully have the ST1300 sitting in my shed for me to be able to get on and ride off in to the sun set when i like  ;-* so if any one has any suggestions on a new rider on these please let me no thanx and hope to see you all out on the road soon.  :wht13  :wht13  :wht13  :wht13  :wht13  :wht13
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2015, 08:22:49 PM »
Welcome along Odin and to your pillion.....you will have a great time on the ST1300, look forward to meeting you on the road or at one of our RTE's.



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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2015, 08:27:47 PM »
Thinking back to my first ride on a ST , apart from remembering how smooth it was and the power available when you need it was the fact I could never give it back because it so damn good.  It took me days to get the smile off my face on my first trip home with the new toy.    You could not buy a better bike.  Whether you ride solo or two up. It can handle just about anything
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2015, 08:36:41 PM »
Hi Smurfy and welcome to OzSTOC from SA  :hatwave
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2015, 09:03:37 PM »
welcome smurfy, enjoy your time here and your new purchase  :beer
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2015, 09:07:00 PM »
Welcome.  There are plenty of St owners in Twba area,  I only picked mine up earlier this year, and have been on a few ride to eats... great mob to meet up with.  my st13 is a daily rider and soooo comfy.
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2015, 11:44:37 PM »
Welcome smurfy.

A few tips,  because it is a heavy bike don't park it nose downhill in a driveway. They can be quite hard to reverse up a show unless you are quite tall.  Once mobile, the weight disappears. Well balanced at 5 km/h and less.
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2015, 01:51:01 AM »
Welcome Odin from another Toowoomba"ite"  :hatwave
You will be hetting a good ST1300 there mate
Catch you at a roundabout one day  :grin
Enjoy your ST1300  :thumb Enjoy the Forum  :thumbsup
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2015, 12:01:21 PM »
Welcome on in Smurfy  :clap I started a few years ago on a Honda vt400 cruiser and when I got off my P's I moved to the ST1300. I remember a few rrse puckering moments but I got over it. You will too. Enjoy  ;-*
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2015, 12:59:11 PM »
Hi Odin,

Welcome from Peterborough, SA.



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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2015, 01:49:53 PM »
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Gday smurfy,  your getting a great bike buying STreaks ST,, good onya mate,
advice for a new rider, Odin juST get out the there and ride, don't go getting over confident ur STill young,,  ;-* it wont take you long to find how good she is,,, and its well set up to be ridden.  ++          If your tall it will be even easier.. :grin
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2015, 05:21:07 PM »
Welcome Aboard mate! This is a fantastic bunch of people! With going to a bigger bike (and an awesome one at that) you will notice stuff like you dont get the wind buffet, and you have more road presence, and you stop for fuel a lot less often!

but the big thing you will notice is on the road, trucks and the like will not really bother you with wind all that much.

all i can say is the team here loves helping and giving an opinion, so just ask away they will answer it the best they can!
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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2015, 05:39:02 PM »
Welcome to the group, you have picked a good bike and one that knows what it has to do so trust it.

Main thing to remember is to look down the road at where you want to be, the bike will do the rest.

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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2015, 07:23:34 PM »
Welcome Smurfy. Good to have another new member. You will enjoy the forum for useful info and an interesting bunch of people.

Great bike too.

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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2015, 09:40:37 AM »
G'day Smurfy, welcome to the forum :hatwave
Congratulations on getting an awesome bike :grin

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Re: new to the ST1300
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2015, 12:47:35 PM »
Hi Smurfy and a Warm Welcome from the Wild West :hatwave :runyay
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