Dropping a Honda ST1300, Twice
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From: S'mee on 28 Dec 2009 18:24 On Dec 27, 9:19 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: Glad you are okay and the bike was barely dinged. > Embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing. Well yeah, that's life though innit? I mean rarely does anyone drop a motorcycle when noboy is around...but whoo-boy when your friends or a large group is present? BANG! down you go and always in a manner to make you look incredably silly.
From: mayner on 28 Dec 2009 18:26 On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:55:18 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >Gaidheal <breoganmacbrath(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On Dec 28, 10:24 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older >> Gentleman) wrote: >> >> > As well, if you think about it, because of the V configuration, its >> > heads and cams are actually *lower* than they would be with a >> > conventional transverse four engine (slant-block lumps excepted). >> >> Moments related of CoM work along all three axes, Bertie. >> > >> > You've never ridden one, so what do you know? >> >> Dood, you do not know that for certain, fer sure. > >Call it a well-educated guess. > >You haven't. Your motorcycle experience ends with the Yamaha FZR1000 of >fifteen years ago. Nice bike, but no ST. ;-)
From: mayner on 28 Dec 2009 18:31 On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:31 -0500, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: >"Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:cdmdnblt1a8lrKXWnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> >> Anyway, when I return the bike tomorrow I'll fess up and offer to pay for >> a new skid pad on the right (about $20, and I think technically it is >> called an engine cover or engine protector). > >Here is how that story ended ... > >Turned it in today, fessed up my crimes. The part was about $19, and with >shipping and Florida sales tax I paid $29. They concurred with my >assessment that nothing else was damaged. > >When I told them I expected to be gouged, they only said that they >appreciated my honesty and they had no need to replace anything other than >what I damaged. They indicated that my honesty wasn't typical. > >I know that is true. When I rented a Shadow 750 Aero a year ago, I brought >it back after 24 hours to point out to the guy that there was headlight >damage that wasn't detected on the rental inspection. He believed me and >documented it and that was that. He was amazed that one of the previous >renters had done a rather convincing job of covering the damage with some >sort of silver paint. > >Personally, if I spilled a bike and damaged a headlight I'd just fess up. >On a little Honda it is probably at worst a $100 part. > >Of course, part of the reason people don't fess up could be that they don't >want to defraud the rental place, but they are embarrassed that they spilled >a bike. I can understand that. > >Really nice bike once I got used to it. Transmission is much nicer than my >Honda Shadow 600, and of course better brakes, better suspension, a cool >electrically-adjustable windscreen, and one hell of a lot more power. The >engine is far smootther, too. I was often doing between 90 and 100 on I-4. >But that was just for survival in the left lane. Those people is crazy. > >I now believe that there is a substantial difference between a $5,000 bike >and a $16,000 bike. But I'm afraid I won't be owning a $16,000 bike anytime >soon. It is not just the initial cost--it is the worse gas mileage, the >insurance, etc. My little lawnmower with wheels will do for now. > >Datesfat I regularly get 40 to 45mpg. That's riding slab, twisties, whatever. You can find lightly used, 3 to 4 year old ST's for under 9k. The bike hasn't changed, except for a few bits here and there, and the color, since it came out in '03.
From: Jack Hunt on 28 Dec 2009 18:33 On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:31 -0500, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I was often doing between 90 and 100 on I-4. That's easy to do. You can't "feel" how fast you're going on an ST. 60 feels just like 90. >I now believe that there is a substantial difference between a $5,000 bike >and a $16,000 bike. You can get a used ST1100 for less than $5,000. I've compared them. The 13 is a very nice bike, but it's not nice enough to make me switch. It gets 50mpg, it will run 300 to 350 miles per tank of gas, and with a good Corbin seat you can do Iron Butt days on it with no discomfort. The first time I got out of town with my first ('91) ST, I rode 1300 miles before stopping to sleep, then another 400 miles the next morning. When it comes to tires, the 1100 is *hugely* more friendly to an at-home tire change. Changing the rear tire on a 13 is the hardest tire switch I've ever done. I hope I never have to do another. I used to put three sets a year on my 1100 so I thought nothing of it when a campground guest asked me to help him change the rear tire on his 1300. I won't do that again unless there's a lot of money or a threat of violence involved. Actually the violence wouldn't work. I'd prefer the violence to changing that tire. -- Jack Hunt IBA#12795, STOC 1870 '99 ST1100, FaST Forward '95 Suzuki DR250SE http://www.huntslodge.com
From: mayner on 28 Dec 2009 18:46
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:24:37 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Dec 27, 9:19�pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > >Glad you are okay and the bike was barely dinged. > >> Embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing. > >Well yeah, that's life though innit? I mean rarely does anyone drop a >motorcycle when noboy is around...but whoo-boy when your friends or a >large group is present? BANG! down you go and always in a manner to >make you look incredably silly. Just remember to let go of the handlebars and you'll be OK. A little tap dance and you're clear. Hold on and you can find yourself 10 feet down the road in an instant. ;-) |