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Welcome - Getting started & FAQs - Read Here First... => Introduce Yourself & Your Bike => Topic started by: JC on May 28, 2013, 10:49:04 PM
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I have been riding since the early 70's and slowly progressed up to the ST1300. It is probably the last new one sold in Townsville.
We have a 1987 CBR1000F that was getting a bit tired and when the ST1300 first came out, we test rode one - for four days touring in the Atherton Tablelands. We weren't greatly impressed with the two position, bolted screen, or the amount of heat on the pillions legs, so passed it over in favour of a newer, CBR1000F (1995). Now, ten years later, after much refinement, including all sorts of heat deflectors, an electric driven adjustable screen and the addition of fuel injection etc, they are to be no more.................so I grabbed one for $16,990 on the road with 12 months Registration.
Top buy and my wife much prefers the seat on this to the 1995 CBR1000F and most probably a VFR1200.
We've done many longer distance touring trips over the years, including some such as the 2011 and 2012 BDR's and the ST1300 should lift our comfort factor to a new level.
All I need to get for now, is a Cruise Control, preferable with a servo motor, rather than the vacuum operated variety, unless there are all sorts of horror stories out there about them.
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:hatwave Welcome to the club house :beer
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A warm welcome to the OZSTOC forum from Western Australia
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Hey Gavo,
Did you end up buying the white ST11 from gumtree for your airport commuter?
Will you be using it to go to Moora on?
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Hi jcrocombe. Welcome to OzSTOC and congratulations on your purchase. $17k is a great deal and I'm sure you will find the ST a capable tourer. You'll find lots of advice and information here, all based upon broad experience.
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Welcome mate enjoy........ :thumb
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Welcome, hope you enjoy your time here. :beer
Have you had a look at the Motorcycle Cruise Control?
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Welcome John!
It is a fantastic place here, and the FNQ OzSTOC crew are a great bunch of people!
Cheers
Graham
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Welcome to the nut house John and enjoy. :thumbs
Cheers
Dave
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G'day jcrocombe, welcome to the forum :hatwave
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Hello there, welcome aboard the good ship OzSToc.
Pockey :grin
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Sounds like you waited just long enough to get the best bike at the best price. Pity about all those uncomfortable years spent waiting. At least you were on a Honda back then.
I'm sure the new servo driven CCs will be great. However I've heard of no failures of the vacuum system, archaic as it may be.
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Welcome John from Toowoomba :beer
On a cool windy Wednesday
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Hi John and a Warm Welcome from the Wild West :hatwave :runyay
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Welcome On In John :clap
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Welcome John, enjoy the ride.
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Welcome to the zoo John
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Welcome John, great to see you on here :runyay
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Welcome aboard John. Enjoy your new ride. Great price which makes it an even better ride.
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Hi John,
Glad to see you finally bought a decent bike :grin
Are you doing the BDR again this year? Be good to catch up, I'm going again, as long as I'm back riding by then. I stuffed my back at work nearly a month ago, and not looking even close to being able to ride again yet. I was silly enough to think I could lift my daughter's 12kg hockey bag into the car yesterday, set myself back by 2 weeks :cuss :cuss
Wendy
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Welcome from west aus
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About time you updated from the old CBR John.
Sorry about the FarRide to Bagara but it was worth the extra study.
Does this mean you are coming to Biloela with us then? Will give you a call to arrange your attendance.
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Hello Wendy
At present, the ST has more dust, than kilometres on it.
No BDR to the Red Centre for us in 2013, as we have no leave left.
We have put our names on the list for the Around Australia BDR in 2014, though.
Across America with the BDR in 2015 would probably be good, too, but too far away to decide.
Yep, take it easy on your back, you only get one.
Regards
John
Hi John,
Glad to see you finally bought a decent bike :grin
Are you doing the BDR again this year? Be good to catch up, I'm going again, as long as I'm back riding by then. I stuffed my back at work nearly a month ago, and not looking even close to being able to ride again yet. I was silly enough to think I could lift my daughter's 12kg hockey bag into the car yesterday, set myself back by 2 weeks :cuss :cuss
Wendy
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The CBR is not quite "dead", yet.
Bargara by myself was OK, as I could come home via Mount Perry without anyone complaining about dirt roads in the rain....
Sounds like you can afford to shout a round of drinks in Biloela, then??
Biloela is still pencilled in. We haven't got the ST run in yet and I still need to fit the towbar and I really need a throttle lock, as my arm cramps due to previous injuries.
Regards
John
About time you updated from the old CBR John.
Sorry about the FarRide to Bagara but it was worth the extra study.
Does this mean you are coming to Biloela with us then? Will give you a call to arrange your attendance.
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The ST is mainly for passenger comfort. Happy wife, happy life. I'm not too fussed on the footpegs of the ST being so close to the ground for spirited cornering. Trading the all-rounder for (nearly) all-comfort was never my ultimate goal, so I'll probably be keeping the CBR1000F for awhile, until I can upgrade the wife's GS500F. (the CBR500 may be OK for her and as a commuter for me??)
I'll have to start looking for options and suppliers of CC's, by the sound of it. I'm not too fussed on the vacuum chamber being mounted on the left hand side and exposed like that.
Regards
John
Sounds like you waited just long enough to get the best bike at the best price. Pity about all those uncomfortable years spent waiting. At least you were on a Honda back then.
I'm sure the new servo driven CCs will be great. However I've heard of no failures of the vacuum system, archaic as it may be.
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Hello All and thanks for the welcome.
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Sounds like you waited just long enough to get the best bike at the best price. Pity about all those uncomfortable years spent waiting. At least you were on a Honda back then.
I'm sure the new servo driven CCs will be great. However I've heard of no failures of the vacuum system, archaic as it may be.
Yeah, "Comfort" is a relative thing. Trust me, the CBR1000F is still far more comfortable than the ST in the winding mountain roads, such as the Gillies Highway, Mt Spec and Mt Stuart etc. I'll probably have to buy a CBR500 for around town and the solo "fun" rides.
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