while i was in Esk today going for a ride with Teela, i met a fellow who has a CTX1300, has had it for about 12 months, so i thought i would have a chat to him about his thoughts.
He started with he would have bought an ST1300 if they where available at the time, he did some test riding of different bikes, but really wanted the comfort factor, he said his only negatives for this bike was the standard screen (usless), so he put the touring screen on and is really happy, and he finds the front suspension heavy and doey, so he has had all the forks redone with different springs and the like.
he regularly rides 700km plus days, and he says the seat is the best thing since sliced bread, he offered me a sit on it so i did, and whatever mongrels designed the ST1300 seat obviously had nothing to do with this one, as it is shaped, the foam is a touch softer, and you dont feel like your going to bag into the tank.
panniers where a good size, and he had a honda topbox on it.
i did like the onboard tunes to
Panniers are 35L which are the same size as the ST1300.
it is a much better bike in real life than in the Honda advertising i must say.
just thought people might be interested.
Cheers
Streak
