Had a pan for over 4 years and used to do 500 mile work related trips on it every other weekend, in 53 years of motorcycling my best touring bike ever , knocks spots of a fjr 1300 , ride those long trips and got of as fresh as a daisy , very reliable. One tip if it’s got the clock in the right hand fairing and the bulb goes , the manual says you’ve got to take the fairing off to get to it , nope my mechanic showed me that there’s in little indent in the clock face , using a really small screwdriver , insert , press I down lightly and clock rises up allowing you to change bulb simples . Happy riding 😊👍👍
I just bought a 2006 ST1300 with only 8,600 miles. I did everything you did except checking the spark plugs, which I'll do right now 🙂. So far I'm loving it.
Thank you for watching! I need to get to assembling the next episode I have been riding more than editing these days. So easy to put lots of miles on these bikes.
Great video. I have a 06 st1300pa police edition as well. The ST is a super comfortable bike for those long range rides and the V-Stream windshield that you have provides great wind and rain protection. I think you'll be happy with your purchase. When I first got my ST the fuel mileage wasn't the best as well. After a new air filter, changing the plugs (iridium plugs) and running a bottle of seafoam fuel conditioner through the system, I did notice slightly better fuel mileage. You're also right when you say that bleeding the brake fluid is a bit of an undertaking. Having a second person on stand-by to help with the rear brakes was helpful. CZcamsr "GTs Garage" has some decent ST1300 maintenance content as well. Thanks for posting and I hope you enjoy many more miles on your new ride. I'm looking forward to part 2 and more.
Thanks for watching! I'll check out that channel as well. I've already put close to 6k miles on the bike, I really like it. It's just so good at almost everything.
Welcome to the world of the ST1300! Sounds like you started out well at replacing/changing all that you have so far. And you are correct, you should be getting at least 40 mpg. I would check out the air filter, and run some Seafoam in your gas tank for a few fill ups. A great place to find out lots of information on the ST1300 is ST Owner's Club, online. I bought my first ST1300 back in November 2005 (new) and rode it for over 7 years and put over 174.3K miles. I sold it to one of my sons in 2013, after buying a 2004 (wrecked with 31K miles)in 2012 and then a 2010 in 2013 (wrecked with 1,500 miles). Then in 2014, I bought an other wrecked 2004. In 2015, I bought a new 2012. I was commuting 125 miles a day from 2008 thru March 2020 (when COVID19 hit). Between the five ST1300s, I put on over 396,000 miles. I sold the 2004#2 to a buddy after I put 50K miles on it. And recently sold the 2010, after putting 100K miles on it, to another of my sons. I still have the 2012 (37K miles) & the first 2004 (68K miles, putting on 37K). I have a 2006 ST1300P and a 2005 sitting in my shed in the back. I might get one of them back on the road, but I'm in no hurry, with the two running I have in the garage. There are lots of things you can do to make these bikes great tourers, one is to put a Russell Day Long saddle on it. A few years ago I did a 870 mile trip in 20 hours and no TB (tired butt). Good luck!😎
I picked up a 2006 Last year for the 1000 cc Kawasaki concourse..... Beautiful dark blue metallic... Only 12, 777 ml. Keep in a climate-controlled aircraft hangar.... Still on the factory tires.... Beautiful original and only. $ 1700. And it will do.... 120 mph in 3rd gear.... !!! 😮. More comfortable than the Honda or the Yamaha..... !!!
I've heard the Police models have a different fuel program to catch the bad guys, would be easy to check by calling the companies that set up the Police models, have a blessed day 🙏
Are you judging the gas mileage with the readout on the dash or by calculating it at a gas stop? My readout is very pessimistic. I get into the 40’s on my 2007. I kind of hoped for more, but it holds 7.7 gallons.
I’m a nerd and have a spreadsheet which is where I was seeing low 30s. Agreed on the dash readout, not trusting it completely. I’ve done some work to improve it - will be shown in the next video hopefully!
@@axel-moto I remember getting much better mileage in the "old days" on my V65 Sabre and other bikes. I think that with running very lean carburetors, there was only so much fuel that you would burn without them failing emissions tests. It may also be just fondly remembering the good old days being better than they really were. Today, with fuel injection and catalytic converters, they can burn more fuel and pass the emissions testing. My Concours 1400 doesn't get the mileage that I would like either. At speed on the highway, it can drop into the mid 30's. One slower highways, it gets better, but it doesn't carry over 7 gallons of gas, so fuel stops are required more often than I would like. and my Z1000 gets right at 30 mpg and it holds 4 gallons of gas. I will be interested to see what you have done.
Had a pan for over 4 years and used to do 500 mile work related trips on it every other weekend, in 53 years of motorcycling my best touring bike ever , knocks spots of a fjr 1300 , ride those long trips and got of as fresh as a daisy , very reliable. One tip if it’s got the clock in the right hand fairing and the bulb goes , the manual says you’ve got to take the fairing off to get to it , nope my mechanic showed me that there’s in little indent in the clock face , using a really small screwdriver , insert , press I down lightly and clock rises up allowing you to change bulb simples . Happy riding 😊👍👍
I just bought a 2006 ST1300 with only 8,600 miles. I did everything you did except checking the spark plugs, which I'll do right now 🙂. So far I'm loving it.
Thank you for watching! I need to get to assembling the next episode I have been riding more than editing these days. So easy to put lots of miles on these bikes.
Great video. Thanks.
Great video. I have a 06 st1300pa police edition as well. The ST is a super comfortable bike for those long range rides and the V-Stream windshield that you have provides great wind and rain protection. I think you'll be happy with your purchase. When I first got my ST the fuel mileage wasn't the best as well. After a new air filter, changing the plugs (iridium plugs) and running a bottle of seafoam fuel conditioner through the system, I did notice slightly better fuel mileage. You're also right when you say that bleeding the brake fluid is a bit of an undertaking. Having a second person on stand-by to help with the rear brakes was helpful. CZcamsr "GTs Garage" has some decent ST1300 maintenance content as well. Thanks for posting and I hope you enjoy many more miles on your new ride. I'm looking forward to part 2 and more.
Thanks for watching! I'll check out that channel as well.
I've already put close to 6k miles on the bike, I really like it. It's just so good at almost everything.
Welcome to the world of the ST1300! Sounds like you started out well at replacing/changing all that you have so far. And you are correct, you should be getting at least 40 mpg. I would check out the air filter, and run some Seafoam in your gas tank for a few fill ups.
A great place to find out lots of information on the ST1300 is ST Owner's Club, online.
I bought my first ST1300 back in November 2005 (new) and rode it for over 7 years and put over 174.3K miles. I sold it to one of my sons in 2013, after buying a 2004 (wrecked with 31K miles)in 2012 and then a 2010 in 2013 (wrecked with 1,500 miles). Then in 2014, I bought an other wrecked 2004. In 2015, I bought a new 2012. I was commuting 125 miles a day from 2008 thru March 2020 (when COVID19 hit). Between the five ST1300s, I put on over 396,000 miles. I sold the 2004#2 to a buddy after I put 50K miles on it. And recently sold the 2010, after putting 100K miles on it, to another of my sons. I still have the 2012 (37K miles) & the first 2004 (68K miles, putting on 37K).
I have a 2006 ST1300P and a 2005 sitting in my shed in the back. I might get one of them back on the road, but I'm in no hurry, with the two running I have in the garage.
There are lots of things you can do to make these bikes great tourers, one is to put a Russell Day Long saddle on it. A few years ago I did a 870 mile trip in 20 hours and no TB (tired butt).
Good luck!😎
you will love her, I have a 2006 with 75K and looks BRAND NEW !!!!! .....they are very special bikes !!!!!!!!
I put a nautilus airhorn on mine since the bike is verybquiet and the oem horn is the typical weal bike horn
I recommend you consider a Puig Smoke screen for the bike. Much nicer than the V-stream...
I picked up a 2006 Last year for the 1000 cc Kawasaki concourse..... Beautiful dark blue metallic... Only 12, 777 ml. Keep in a climate-controlled aircraft hangar.... Still on the factory tires.... Beautiful original and only.
$ 1700. And it will do.... 120 mph in 3rd gear.... !!! 😮. More comfortable than the Honda or the Yamaha..... !!!
Great find at a great price. I think the Kawasaki's the fastest out of the 3 as well! Recommend changing those tires though lol
Lubing the O ring prevents shearing forces that may damage the O ring
yup! Helps create a proper seal and helps it not "bake on" to the engine when it's time to remove it. Thanks for watching
Well good luck my friend but it is all boats and nuts
Yes sir! Nothing a shop manual and google can’t help me fix. Thanks for watching.
Loving this series. Can't wait for pt2!
I've heard the Police models have a different fuel program to catch the bad guys, would be easy to check by calling the companies that set up the Police models, have a blessed day 🙏
Great video. About that gas mileage... by now you should know.
Are you judging the gas mileage with the readout on the dash or by calculating it at a gas stop? My readout is very pessimistic. I get into the 40’s on my 2007. I kind of hoped for more, but it holds 7.7 gallons.
I’m a nerd and have a spreadsheet which is where I was seeing low 30s. Agreed on the dash readout, not trusting it completely. I’ve done some work to improve it - will be shown in the next video hopefully!
@@axel-moto I remember getting much better mileage in the "old days" on my V65 Sabre and other bikes. I think that with running very lean carburetors, there was only so much fuel that you would burn without them failing emissions tests. It may also be just fondly remembering the good old days being better than they really were. Today, with fuel injection and catalytic converters, they can burn more fuel and pass the emissions testing. My Concours 1400 doesn't get the mileage that I would like either. At speed on the highway, it can drop into the mid 30's. One slower highways, it gets better, but it doesn't carry over 7 gallons of gas, so fuel stops are required more often than I would like. and my Z1000 gets right at 30 mpg and it holds 4 gallons of gas. I will be interested to see what you have done.
Beautiful road... Where in the Woke state is it...?