Fine day for a ride and deep thought. More riding than thoughts come my way lately as I care less I guess. But I was thinking as I rode the Black Pearl on another 300 mile trip today, "This bike just keeps on going, what a great bike!" I still enjoy just jumping on the bike and GOing who knows where. Most days it's out for a ride with no purpose or direction, turn as the turn feeling hits me. Perfect!
So little has "had" to be done to this bike and it still rolls down the road great so amazingly. It's actually running and doing better this year than it was last year. Last year it was leaking oil from somewhere and the right saddlebag was getting an oil film on it after trips (2,000 miles accumulation) and using just at a quart per 10,000. It was also letting out a bit of coolant as it has since new just a lot more last year. Factory hose clamps still just leaking randomly? The factory clamps are still in there so probably. I was topping up the coolant tank every 1,000 miles up until about this June. Suddenly the coolant leak has stopped. Yeah I solved that one.... It didn't leak any in the last 3,000 miles! I pressure washed and hand scrubbed the engine block to start the oil leak tracking. The oil leak was never found but I thought it was either the valve cover gasket or the filler cap O-ring. Whatever it quit too! Last long trip this summer to Washington state and back it consumed less than 3/4 of a quart during that 10,000 mile oil change cycle. That works for me. And yes I still only change the oil at each 10,000 number on the odometer. Let's not even discuss which oil I use in this thread please.
The great ol ST1300 is up to 393,203 miles as of today and it still makes me smile as I ride. I made a little video to share so let me know what you think!
Long live the ST's!!
So little has "had" to be done to this bike and it still rolls down the road great so amazingly. It's actually running and doing better this year than it was last year. Last year it was leaking oil from somewhere and the right saddlebag was getting an oil film on it after trips (2,000 miles accumulation) and using just at a quart per 10,000. It was also letting out a bit of coolant as it has since new just a lot more last year. Factory hose clamps still just leaking randomly? The factory clamps are still in there so probably. I was topping up the coolant tank every 1,000 miles up until about this June. Suddenly the coolant leak has stopped. Yeah I solved that one.... It didn't leak any in the last 3,000 miles! I pressure washed and hand scrubbed the engine block to start the oil leak tracking. The oil leak was never found but I thought it was either the valve cover gasket or the filler cap O-ring. Whatever it quit too! Last long trip this summer to Washington state and back it consumed less than 3/4 of a quart during that 10,000 mile oil change cycle. That works for me. And yes I still only change the oil at each 10,000 number on the odometer. Let's not even discuss which oil I use in this thread please.
The great ol ST1300 is up to 393,203 miles as of today and it still makes me smile as I ride. I made a little video to share so let me know what you think!
Long live the ST's!!
I alway's thought the ST1100/ST1300s the best bikes on the planet. You confirmed it
