Here's an auction bike that doesn't come along every day. This is a first-year ST1300 (2003) located in western Canada bearing serial number 00001.
It was listed on eBay in August and didn't appear to sell at the opening bid of $3000 (or possibly sold locally). It's showing some 64,000 miles, but the seller says it was always well-maintained and is ready for more.
I doubt that the first production ST1300 will ever attain any particular collector status, but it caught my eye 'cause I happen to ride the same bike in the same color with the same mileage — serial number 393.
The ST1300 was Honda's replacement for the long-running ST1100, first produced in 1990. Both are powered by longitudinally-mounted V4 engines, a 1261cc version for the ST1300. The 1300 was a complete make-over of the 1100 including fuel injection — a first for a Honda production bike, IIRC. Notched just below the Gold Wing in the lineup, the more sporting ST was Honda's entry into the then-new "sport touring" category. Featuring shaft drive, an aluminum frame, 117 HP and 86 lbs. of torque, the 1300 can pull the freight, which in this case is about 650 pounds (empty).
It was listed on eBay in August and didn't appear to sell at the opening bid of $3000 (or possibly sold locally). It's showing some 64,000 miles, but the seller says it was always well-maintained and is ready for more.
I doubt that the first production ST1300 will ever attain any particular collector status, but it caught my eye 'cause I happen to ride the same bike in the same color with the same mileage — serial number 393.
The ST1300 was Honda's replacement for the long-running ST1100, first produced in 1990. Both are powered by longitudinally-mounted V4 engines, a 1261cc version for the ST1300. The 1300 was a complete make-over of the 1100 including fuel injection — a first for a Honda production bike, IIRC. Notched just below the Gold Wing in the lineup, the more sporting ST was Honda's entry into the then-new "sport touring" category. Featuring shaft drive, an aluminum frame, 117 HP and 86 lbs. of torque, the 1300 can pull the freight, which in this case is about 650 pounds (empty).
CTX1300 A deluxe option package added ABS and electric windscreen, and changes throughout the model's run were confined mostly to colors. The bike was known in European markets as the Pan European. The model was discontinued in 2010 though police versions continued to be produced. Honda has not replaced the ST in its lineup but in 2013 introduced a bagger-style bike using a re-tuned version of the ST1300's engine, named the CTX1300. This is a popular category for manufacturers, so I would expect the Mother Ship to come up with another large sport tourer at some point.
My ST1300 is used mostly for two-up duty and serves Patti and I well. A Deluxe model, it's fitted with a full Race Tech suspension front and rear. Running Michelin Pilot Road 4 GT tires it can be hustled around the countryside at impressive rates, especially when ridden solo. It has lots of farkles, and, not being a fan of black wheels, those are now a powder coat silver. It's a good bike, and a keeper.
My ST1300 is used mostly for two-up duty and serves Patti and I well. A Deluxe model, it's fitted with a full Race Tech suspension front and rear. Running Michelin Pilot Road 4 GT tires it can be hustled around the countryside at impressive rates, especially when ridden solo. It has lots of farkles, and, not being a fan of black wheels, those are now a powder coat silver. It's a good bike, and a keeper.
At Yellowstone State Park in southern Wisconsin
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