Honda ST 1100 in the garage

[Grimly]

Buddy has one I tied to buy for years. He finally had a west coast shop mount a sidecar. They added dual swingarms in place of the front forks. ????

Kinda like this

Some dirt out there on ST11/13 speed wobbles
Honda ST1300 Speed Wobbles / Weaving? | ST1300 Related | ST-Owners.com

Yeah, leading-link front forks are the hot poop for sidecar outfits, by all accounts.

[srsupertrap]

I developed a love/hate relationship with mine.

IMO, a sleek super slab sport tourer which sucks down interstates, ST's can be fun in the twisties (If the tank isn't too full) and get 50 MPG too. For a cheap touring bike you can best a ST1100. I was enamored with the ST when it was introduced in 1991.I owned my 92 St1100 for 12 years but used mine for commuting to work which the ST is not suited for. The candy glory red was the best color!

Some issues you already heard about.

• 1991-95 models had charging issues. If I recall the 96 model incorporated an enhanced alternator which drops right in. alke46 could confirm
• Most riders replace the stock seat because you slide forward when braking.
• I put a K&N air filter in and never touched the carbs

ST1100_3.jpg

Great buy & safe riding.

Steve

[alke46]

I must have been lucky with mine as it never had any electrical problems. Charging was always good and battery life was good.

Agreed on the seat. Mine was aftermarket also.

[trevor]

IMO, a sleek super slab sport tourer which sucks down interstates, ST's can be fun in the twisties (If the tank isn't too full) and get 50 MPG too. For a cheap touring bike you can best a ST1100. I was enamored with the ST when it was introduced in 1991.I owned my 92 St1100 for 12 years but used mine for commuting to work which the ST is not suited for. The candy glory red was the best color!

Some issues you already heard about.

• 1991-95 models had charging issues. If I recall the 96 model incorporated an enhanced alternator which drops right in. alke46 could confirm
• Most riders replace the stock seat because you slide forward when braking.
• I put a K&N air filter in and never touched the carbs

ST1100_3.jpg

Great buy & safe riding.

Steve

Cheers for the post....but if you are talking to me, I sold the bike in Ontario and flew home,
But I have an update....this experience with the v4 ST has made me revisit the Honda VFR1200F....I really liked them when they came out but at the time they were out of my price range. The bike never sold well with new models staying on the sales floors for years.
A lot of people jus didn't understand them...they sold a lot better in Europe ...it's a lot like my k1300r...didn't sell well here but did in Europe....they have way better tastes in motorcycle than we do imo.
170hp, shaft drive, single sided swingarm

I found this one in Thunder Bay...3000kms away...I will fly and ride in a couple of weeks

[Rob S.]

Good on ya, buddy. Giving a warm, safe home to motorcycles regardless of make, model or serial number.

[trevor]

Good on ya, buddy. Giving a warm, safe home to motorcycles regardless of make, model or serial number.

Lol.....just doing my part