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I think the ST was so close to being 'right' looks wise, but miss my an inch, might as well be a mile.

I don't know how the engine compares to the 'S', but even with a balance shaft the 1200s is more vibey than the 1100.

I (like to) think the ST's grown into its looks over the years - it was certainly an oddball when I bought it, but it doesn't look quite so out-of-place as it used to! The slightly-older-tech also appeals - servicing it myself is a piece of cake (no ABS), parts are cheap-ish, and it does everything I want it to....I can't think of anything I'd replace it with really.

I've recently fitted a pair of....wait for it....Nankang Roadiac WF-2s ( ), £130 direct from the importer in Holland, more as an experiment than anything else - I can report that they feel no different to the Pilot Road 2s I took off! Mind you, they're only £140 a pair now..... but I needed to know what no-name tyres felt like!

Pete

Blackal wrote:I think it's well-documented on this forum, that the ST is an overlooked model, that fits the "sports-tourer" slot - very well.

(You have to admit thought- it is the ginger-haired step-child in the BMW family........ )

It's actually less-shonky than the VFR 800 to be honest........

Al

Speaking of VFRs - a shot of the ST and my mate's VTEC just prior to setting off somwhere or other. The ST definitely has the edge in looks methinks!

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Pete

that's brillant

Just so I can post another picture - We went on a Picnic yesterday (10 of us from my local bike club went to Thetford Forest) and if your going on a picnic - take a picnic basket (photo was at home before we set off)

You just need matching wicker panniers now!

Pete

milleplod wrote:You just need matching wicker panniers now!

Pete

Steady on chap its not quite a basket case yet