New Honda St1100 Owner ... Some questions

Al st1100 said:
It's a honda they are don't need fixing on the road. But there is a lot of minor maintanence things that should be done when tires are off. If you did your reasearch the 28 amp alternator were issues replaced with 40 amp after 95. Most Honda dealers don't know much about ST's in general.
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Amazing, isn't it. Last time I had a road problem the summer of 1970....on a trip, stopped at the only red light in the little town, right in front of the only service station, a spark plug failed. Sat in the shade and replaced the plugs after the engine cooled.
Ever since, the only attention my onboard tools and spares get is an inspection every year or so.
So, I remain a Honda fan.
 
There is no doubt that the ST is a dependable bike and was probably rarely in a Honda shop very much in the first 10 years of it's life anyways, so how would techs gain experience on this model? And the experienced ones are probably retired and still riding it :biggrin:. Consider the PITA experience of removing tupperware and seized bolts without breaking or damaging something else to get at the main problem on said bike. Honda service advisor speaking to customer-

" Well we found the issue with your bike but that part is no longer available. Would you like us to take another 4 hours to put it back together before we return it to you?"

Don't think either party will be happy with that outcome, so here we are with our 10mm wrenches in hand, spending the day DIY. :hat1:
 
This is from a 25 year ownership of the ST1100. Your bike sounds normal and I would not worry and just ride it. When my bike was brand new it was smooth as silk. Now she has a little noise and vibration but that is expected with age. My body was way better when I was 25 than it is now at 70:(
 
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I just had the 94 out today- I did note a little (very mild) sense of vibration/ buzz in the pegs and bars (I guess I was checking for it today)- nothing out of the ordinary and nothing to make me think there was anything wrong (it’s an engine in a frame, it’s going to buzz). I did almost get hit by some yahoo in a pickup truck rapidly going backwards when I was stopped at a gas station today:mad-2x: but other that that, it was a nice ride
 
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