st1100

[pompousporcup...]

Talk to me about the Pan European!

Whats it like to live with?
Servicing costs for diy/youtube mechanic?

I am still doing a 120mile round trip and my little italian car is starting to wear out so while the weather is getting better im thinking of switching to bike for the warmer part of the year to give me time to sort the car at my own pace.

Also looking for something to tour on next march as im taking the wife away.
She doesnt want to ride on the 4vx

[ThunderGuts]

Funnily enough I was looking at these an hour ago! I can't comment on your specific questions, but I have sat on one and they seem like a very big, albeit comfy, place to be.

I guess I'd be thinking about practical elements (you might have already done this) like moving the thing around at home, work etc. if you need to park it someone specific to lock it to something. Soft surfaces/gravel might prove a challenge with something so weighty too?
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[Nobby the Bastard]

Marm?
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[pompousporcup...]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[R1stu]

Amazing bikes! I have had mine over 3 years now and love it to bits. In fact, I am in the middle a full restore. Easy to service, biggest pain in rear is removing bodywork. Great fuel mileage and munch the miles, a full tank is 250-300 miles, shaft drive some not much maintenance required there.

Things to look out for are the swing arms, and bottom of the tank pin holes, I have a thread i'm about to update for the rebuild, and if you look at my youtube channel, I have road trips and build videos there!


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Current bike 1991 Honda ST1100 Pan European, 1986 Honda cb350sg (Finished)

[Shaft]

I'm not quite as enthusiastic as stu.

I hauled one of these around for 18 months or so and there's no question it's a proper super tourer, but the tighter the turns get, the more difficult it becomes.

For wanging up and down motorways, it's brilliant, swinging around B roads you start to feel the weight, get it in traffic and it's a lardass (this coming from a former Gold Wing owner).

I got mine because my job meant I was covering sites in South London and all of Kent and the Kent bit appeared to involve lots of NSL stuff between locations; seemed like a good idea at the time, but in practice I spent enough time in towns and nadgery shortcuts to regret it.

I also had the opportunity to back to back test it with my mate's KLT and I preferred the BM.

I'm not saying it's a bad bike, far from it; it's easy to maintain (you don't even have to rip the back end apart to take out the wheel) they are pretty good on fuel and they are all day comfortable, but they are a bit more single minded of purpose than you might imagine.

If your commute is almost all NSL, then it's probably a good bet, but if there's a fair bit of town work involved, I would look at other options.
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[Grubscrew]

Yep, I had an ST1100 for 4 years. Brilliant bike, ultra reliable, well made, fantastic protection in the wet esp if it has the extra side fairings like lips along top edge of fairings.
Being shaft drive it’s no hassle.
I rode mine to Greece via Italy, 2013 and was getting 55/58 mpg.
Only two bug bears to look out for is there was a problem with cracked alternators as the ally casting were a tad weak....quite a few bikes suffered, also , the swing arm was prone to rot on some.
Sold it for about 1950 , as it looked a bit dated and have the FJR now.
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[temeluchus]

I rode the pan european that tried to kill marm for a few months.

Bar position was a bit odd, but otherwise comfortable. The engine is smooth and torquey and the bike is very agile considering it is a bit of a fat lass.
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[ZRX61]

My step dad had one, couldn't persuade me to ride it.. although I couldn't keep him off my Z1's & KZ1000's.
Guy I know has one now. Funny looking bloke, only has one tooth.

Apparently they're the epitome of grandad bikes.
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[panrider_uk]

Super comfy.

Heavy to paddle around at zero speed but the weight isn't really noticeable at speed.

Brakes tend to stick if you leave it unused for a while.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[MCN]