My R18 gets a new buddy

[Rufus]

Hello everyone,

This one owner 2015 ST1300 with just 3100 genuine miles came in at my favourite dealer (UK) last week. After a couple of sleepless nights, lots of hasty due diligence over the weekend and a from my amazing wife I’ve bought it. I’ve managed to get in touch with the first owner and have the bikes ‘history’. It’s the real deal.

Not many (new) bikes nowadays really speak to me, and of course there is the cost too. EU regs have slowly killed off many of the bigger bikes I liked, over here anyway. This Pan is a Euro 3.

I did briefly consider selling my Roctane and could have chopped it in, BUT, just look at it, I love it too much to let it go. So there we have it. Hope you guys like it.

 

[LockieP]

It will go forever. My Mum used to work at a Honda dealer & they had ST’s in for service that had 100k plus miles on them. One of the workshop lads had an 1100 Pan with 250k!

 

[Anibal]

Congrats on your new bike mate, she looks awesome. What would you use it for, day to day commute and the Roctane for pleasure?
I wish I could keep two bikes in my garage. If I could, I would buy back my M109R or a K1600B that always talk to me when I visit the local dealership

 

[Rufus]

It will go forever. My Mum used to work at a Honda dealer & they had ST’s in for service that had 100k plus miles on them. One of the workshop lads had an 1100 Pan with 250k!

Thanks m8, if it all works out well these two are likely to be my ‘keepers’

 

[Rufus]

Congrats on your new bike mate, she looks awesome. What would you use it for, day to day commute and the Roctane for pleasure?
I wish I could keep two bikes in my garage. If I could, I would buy back my M109R or a K1600B that always talk to me when I visit the local dealership

Hi Anibal. Yea think so, that’s the sort of plan I have in my head. I’ve got a good friend with a ST1300 that he’s had for about 20 years and has been all over Europe on it numerous times, he says it’s gonna be buried with him! Think that’s about as good an endorsement at it gets!

 

[Cu Dubh]

Excellent! That is a beautiful pair.

 

[Anibal]

Hi Anibal. Yea think so, that’s the sort of plan I have in my head. I’ve got a good friend with a ST1300 that he’s had for about 20 years and has been all over Europe on it numerous times, he says it’s gonna be buried with him! Think that’s about as good an endorsement at it gets!

They do have a solid reputation. Many emergency services including the police used the Pan European as their work force a few years ago. To me they are rock solid bullet proof machines. Well done.