Author Topic: No longer a pretend OzSTOCer (Read 6034 times)

Odyssey Rider · « **on:** June 02, 2013, 10:20:32 AM »

Found my new ride, 2005 ST1300, be picking this up real soon and looking forward to joining in.... now what to do with the GTR????

ST2UP · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:25:17 AM »

Will be great not to stop every few hours for fuel with you now......

Congrats mate you will be a happy camper........

saaz · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:25:55 AM »

Congratulations

Seems we have a membership growth area up your way so we need more events. I still have my last bike before the ST1100 (78 GS1000 Suzuki I have owned since 1980) so I don't think I can offer any sensible advice

but I know the ST1100 won't be retired even if I get something else. I just have to make more space..

Abe · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:45:29 AM »

Nice one ST1300EVE, and if my memory serves me right she comes with some very good extras and did a Ozstoc member owned her.

Cheers
Dave

Sicman · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2013, 11:47:36 AM »

Well Done ST1300eve

Biggles · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2013, 12:25:39 PM »

Top bike. You've done well! Welcome to the Forum, which is also the best of its kind.

nealeray · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2013, 12:31:29 PM »

I'm in the same boat as you Steve, I pick up on Thursday. Can't wait.

Wild Rose · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2013, 01:14:58 PM »

Welcome Again Steve

I glad you finally found a got one "ST1300"

Shiney · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2013, 02:53:49 PM »

G'day ST1300EVE, welcome to the forum

you've made a great decision, the ST1300 is an awesome bike

Pocket STocker · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2013, 03:15:24 PM »

That's great Steve, looking forward to having a look at the peg set up on the rear that Chris mentioned to me, see if they can be raised.

Jean

Odyssey Rider · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2013, 03:21:25 PM »

Quote from: Pocket STocker on June 02, 2013, 03:15:24 PM

That's great Steve, looking forward to having a look at the peg set up on the rear that Chris mentioned to me, see if they can be raised.

Jean

Mine has a set going the other way, down for the pillion, wonder if they can be inverted some how

Pocket STocker · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2013, 04:59:47 PM »

From what I gather Steve the norm is for foot peg extensions for pillions, we need to consider raising the height for the vertically challenged

Perhaps they could be intverted ?

Anyway we will see, Chris mentioned he hasn't seen the pillion pegs like your new bike in the past.

Congrats again

Jean (now known as Pockey by some of the cheeky boys on here

)

Gavo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:41:41 PM »

Nnice ride

How old on the GTR ?

Sabie · « **Reply #13 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:55:42 PM »

Very nice ST1300eve... Welcome and hope to see you in Ballarat next year.

Odyssey Rider · « **Reply #14 on:** June 02, 2013, 08:00:07 PM »

Quote from: Gavo on June 02, 2013, 07:41:41 PM

Nnice ride

How old on the GTR ?

94 model, about 112000k's on the clock, at 103,000 did a major rebuild of new cams, timing chain, water pump etc to make it bullet proof for a couple big trips around Australia, spent $3800 making it right for the next 100,000k, done an 8k trip to Darwin since, still a solid bike.

Odyssey Rider · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2013, 06:44:51 PM »

Headed up the mountain to-day from Port to the New England Tablelands with my ST1300

Bikebear · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2013, 07:00:28 PM »

Quote from: ST1300EVE on June 02, 2013, 08:00:07 PM

94 model, about 112000k's on the clock, at 103,000 did a major rebuild of new cams, timing chain, water pump etc to make it bullet proof for a couple big trips around Australia, spent $3800 making it right for the next 100,000k, done an 8k trip to Darwin since, still a solid bike.

That's what I love about the ST, you don't even have to do a timing belt till 150,000kms and they'll go a quarter million kms with no major work unless of course there is a parts failure (like a water pump leaking).

ST2UP · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2013, 07:05:37 PM »

That's great Steve, will call out over the weekend for a proper look see.

Odyssey Rider · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2013, 08:15:34 PM »

Quote from: Pocket STocker on June 02, 2013, 04:59:47 PM

From what I gather Steve the norm is for foot peg extensions for pillions, we need to consider raising the height for the vertically challenged Perhaps they could be intverted ?

Anyway we will see, Chris mentioned he hasn't seen the pillion pegs like your new bike in the past.

they can be rotated a full 360 degree to adjust for height and forward or back, the guy told me he took them off his previous cruiser but didn't know if they were original or an after market, could be an interesting fix for you guys if we can find another set?

Congrats again

Jean (now known as Pockey by some of the cheeky boys on here )

StinkyPete · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2013, 06:55:46 AM »

I'll add my own welcome, on behalf of the SA crew.

bluehonda · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2013, 07:06:51 AM »

Welcome on in Steve.
I got my ST1300 a few weeks ago so I know how much your enjoying it.
Can you tell me as a new 1300 owner what you think of the handling and what tyres you have?
I have a new Battlax on the rear and a worn out Pirrelli Angel on the front. The rear hangs on really well and I will replace the front with a Battlax or a Dunlop Roadsmart.

Brad

Odyssey Rider · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2013, 07:29:52 AM »

Quote from: bluehonda on June 08, 2013, 07:06:51 AM

Welcome on in Steve.
I got my ST1300 a few weeks ago so I know how much your enjoying it.
Can you tell me as a new 1300 owner what you think of the handling and what tyres you have?
I have a new Battlax on the rear and a worn out Pirrelli Angel on the front. The rear hangs on really well and I will replace the front with a Battlax or a Dunlop Roadsmart.

Brad

Mine has Pilot 2 and Pilot 3 on them, from all accounts they are the go from those that have had them longer than me and they say they will go 20,000k which is excellent for a heavy bike... i had a set of Battleaxe on my GTR, they certainly did grip well only lasted about 12,000k, did 7,000 of that around Tassie which involved a lot of tight cornering, the front tyre ended up with a hard square centre where the harder compound is and the sides wore away much faster leaving this hard centre ridge which was getting difficult to ride before it was worn out so i did go back to them for the GTR

ST2UP · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2013, 07:56:31 AM »

Changed a rear recently whilst in Geelong, the tyre dealer who was very helpful and knowledgable about all his tyres, he had in stock 023, PR2, PR3, Roadsmart and Metzlers......his advise was , if your using the ST as a Sports Sports Tourer go for the 023's......If used as a Touring Sports Tourer go for the PR2/PR3.

Further he stated he would put the PR2 on as in his opinion the PR2 is every bit as good as the PR3 in every way......and they $40 cheaper per tyre.

So a PR2 it was......as isaid he had all in stock and was never to see me again and could have sold the tyre to make the most dollars on.

Cheers

Sabie · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2013, 01:54:16 PM »

I was with ST2UP when he got that advise, however I still had a couple of thousand k's left in my tyres. So when I hit the Sunshine Coast on the way home I put the PR2's front and back by tyres for bikes at cooroy and got my 10% OzSTOC discount.

So far so good on the michelins...no complaints so far with about 3,000 k's on them.

Sicman · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2013, 02:02:45 PM »

Brad - I am happy with the increase in grip going from Bt 20's to PR3's

Cheers

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Author Topic: No longer a pretend OzSTOCer (Read 6034 times)

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