Recent content by tjud

That's what I love about college football - you never really know who is going to show up to play the game. Keeps things interesting! And a great picture too!!

My interim solution: A Bestem 2012 top case and a pair of cheap Honda soft sided bags sourced from ebay. It will hold me until my wife gives me a pair of Givi V35s for Christmas. Now I just have to break the news to her!

Wasn’t really sure where to put this, so I decided to piggyback onto this thread. I wanted a top box that was fairly affordable and not too overwhelming in size for the bike. I went for the Bestem 2012. I got the red box knowing that it would not be a match for the OEM color, but figuring it...

Man, I was right there with you, Beemer! Of course, having gone through high school and in to college on a Trail 90 I might have made the connection. But then again, I don't ever remember anyone calling them Cubs back then. They were always just Honda 50s or Honda 90s, or whatever.

That one made me laugh, although I think you might have dropped Soft Tail out of the mix! One thing that surprised me about the ST1100 vs the ST1300 is that to me, the 1100 feels lighter. The only thing that I can attribute that to is that the 1100 has its fuel tank in the frame while the 1300...

From this forum newbie, welcome! I too share your view on the temperature indicator. It has been a long, long time since I have had an overheating issue with any of my vehicles, but there is a certain peace of mind to be had watching the needle resting happily in the middle of the green band...

Glen Burnie to Shreveport - now that's a bit of a change. I would imagine that you can ride more of the year where you are now! As for the menagerie, yes it is an embarrassment of riches. My wife tells me that I have MAD - Motorcycle Acquisition Disorder - and should seek help immediately! I...

Probably the only reason this is an issue at all to me is that I am currently using the ST and the NC fairly equally depending on what I want to do at the moment. So I am switching back and forth frequently. Eventually I'm sure even this old dog can adapt to the new trick. And of course none of...

And had you gotten hurt the answer for too many of your friends and acquaintances would have been "He was on a motorcycle," not "Some moron caused this with his reckless and irresponsible actions." Really happy to hear you came out okay. Don't know about you, but "better lucky than good" has...

That is true. However, I'd really rather be hitting the button I want to hit than having to devote brain bytes to overcoming a habit pattern that Honda helped instill in the first place. Especially when those brain bytes could be better employed helping to deal with traffic around me.

About 15 years ago I was having the same issue when I went on a ride of any length. Before I set off on a ride from Baltimore to Seattle and back, I got one of those wide elastic "kidney belts" that the motocross guys use. It worked wonders for me, and it still does. Probably does about the same...

This doubtless has been commented on before, but being a new guy I thought I'd throw in my .02. I couldn't figure out why I kept hitting the horn button instead of the turn signal. Doesn't really seem like the two of them are that close together. Then I started checking my other bikes. ST1300...

I think this is the place where I say, Go Terps!! Or maybe it's, Crawl Terps!! I don't know. Either way it just doesn't seem to carry the same level of intimidation. At any rate, thanks!

Hi, Sarge, and thanks! I do love taking the ST out on the road. It is without a doubt the smoothest and most capable bike I have ridden. And between the bags and top box, it has a ton of storage room. But at rest it is a lump. It's a pain to move aroud the garage, a pig to load on a trailer, and...

Been lurking on this site for some time as I was looking at the NC700X and was researching what people thought about it. Recently a local bike shop put some up for sale at a price I couldn’t resist. So I pulled the trigger last week on a new 2014 model. Picked it up Monday. When I got ready to...