After a week in the west I can report only saw a couple of police STs however on my way to narambeen via York spotted a group of about 4 riders two were riding the new CTX13's.
And yes I know a few have voiced their dislike for this model but... I had an hour to spare on Wednesday and took a little ride over to the Honda STealership in Joondalup and they had on in the showroom. Taking off my biased goggles I took a step back and had another look over it......nice metallic steel blue...flat ( no nuts on tank) seat....ergo friendly handle bars ( where many here have heli bar risers)..... Onboard radio c/w speakers and large glove-friendly buttons.....and yes the panniers appear to be smaller in capacity, add an STish top box and your ready to go ( cos really how much STuff do we really need to carry, it's motorcycling) ......the foot pegs appeared to be a little further forward ( once again some here have put highway pegs ( blades) to give a more comfortable riding position) .
So I walked away with a different perspective to what some have said the Honda design team have got it all wrong where in some areas mentioned about it seems they (designers) may well have been listening and ticked a few of the boxes.
Oh and a big thank you to WA for the heatwave ......it hit 46* on Thursday between Bruce Rock and Cunderdin....pheeew