Hi all! Thank you kindly for the add!
I just got my hands on a beautiful 1998 ST1100 ABS (pending some final work from the previous owner, a bloke who's family business is funnily enough a Honda dealership) and I was searching for an Australian community, I'm glad to see there's one that's also lively and active!
I had been looking for the right long-distance tourer for quite some time, coming from a VTR1000F which would ruin my back after anything longer than a couple of hours. Even with handlebar risers and other mods, I still had this problem - I've always preferred practical and upright - even if people in my age-gap beg to differ... Perhaps it's because my first street bike was a KLR650
Coincidentally, my buyer had an ST1100 and gave me the chance to ride his. I instantly fell in love. A tourer that absolutely flies but still handles like a dream, all while having a perfectly comfortable and reasonable seating position + stock panniers - I was instantly sold. I immediately went on the market and bought one.
This leads us to my new(to me) ride!
It's a run-off-the-mill well maintained example with cruise control, Oxford heated grips, LED bulbs, taller windscreen and a top-box coming included. The seat is an upholstered one which is currently being sent back to better fit to my vertically disadvantaged frame.