Joy Dutta’s blog

The day has finally come. Flying at 6am from Oakland to Denver to pick up a black Honda ST1300 motorcycle with 20k miles and tons of extras, located at Loveland CO. The seller it a 63yr old gentleman, and a member of the ST forum. He has owned 5 ST bikes before, and currently owns so I am feeling confident that this one is maintained well enough.

This is my first fly-and-ride and I am pretty much excited now. Since the cold weather has almost started in the mountains, I will just take the boring I-80 and arrive home safely rather than risk getting stuck. Here is my packing list:

One duffel bag check-in:
- clothes for 2 nights, fleece jacket, rain gear
- small toolkit, electrical tools, tire repair kit, 12v compressor
- bungee cords

One small tank bag carry-on:
- camera, sunglass, gps, iphone charger

Wearing full riding gear on the flight, with helmet is an additional carry-on.

Hitting the road in about 7 hours from now on an unfamiliar bike, far from home.

Here is the original ad on Denver craigslist:

2006 Honda ST1300 ABS For Sale

20K miles – original owner (bought new in March of 2006) - Balance of 3 Year Warranty.
Many extras/upgrades, including:
Pan-European (HondaLine) Tail Trunk
Sargent Seat (black w/silver welting). OEM Seat included
ClearView (w/cateye cutouts) WindScreen. OEM WindScreen included
Quartet Accessory Harness
12V Socket in RH Fairing Pocket
Brand new BT020 Tires (Front and Rear)
Fresh Oil&Filter Change (Mobil 1)
Helmet Guardian (mounted under Tail Rack)
RKA Bag Liners for Side Bags
Tip-Over Bars (”bygdawg”)
HVMP Bar-End Weights
Symtec (Dual-Star) Grip Heaters
BMW Grips
Vista-Cruise Throttle Lock
Spare Oil Filters
Service Manual

Cosmetically and Mechanically Perfect – Never Down - Always garaged/covered. Valves checked (all in spec) @ 16K.

Reason for selling – Too many bikes! This has been a GREAT bike!

Bike is READY TO RIDE!

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