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My first week on the CTX1300! :smiley-happy0034:
Took delivery Friday July 18 on the out of the crate CTX1300 Red Deluxe. Put almost 800 miles on it in 10 days and I’ve got to say, “It’s a joy to ride.” I’ve done commuting back a forth to work and a 250 mile trip to the Adirondacks riding with my son on his VFR. Yesterday, the wife got on the back and we did a tour for the afternoon. That is the first time I’ve had a passenger on it, plus several small trips to various locations. Basically, I’m digging for excuses to ride it. I think that is the most telling comment I can make.
It is so well balanced that I feel more comfortable than on any first rides of a bike I’ve ever owned. The larger Honda windshield is pretty good. I can ride with my full faced visor open and enjoy the air flow. There is not a lot of buffeting and I can enjoy the sweet sound of that engine. The short screen on the demo bike was so loud, couldn’t hear anything but the wind. I particularly like the burbling exhaust sound as you decelerate. Sweet! I’ve found it easier to move it by hand backwards into garage parking than I expected. Although I haven’t tried the hill into the house garage cause without the center stand, there is not enough room to park it there. The shifting is the best. It invites clutch-less shifting smooth and positive.
I think the engine is all I’ll ever need. Two up on the several mile and half long grades we have around here, proved to me that it’s a sweet mill and will do anything I’m likely to ask it to do. I’m getting almost 53 mpg calculated by using the mileage and gas data after fill-ups. Even got 51 mpg on yesterday’s two up ride. Rode the tank as close to empty as I dared to test out the low gas data features and with 41 miles remaining on the tank, as per the readout, I loaded up 4.3 gallons of fuel. That seems pretty accurate to me.
There are several comparisons to the ST1100 I could make, things I may miss, like the deep pockets in the fairing and the 7.5 gallons in the tank, but these things are trivial to the overall riding pleasure I get from this bike.
I’ve accessorized it with the tall windshield, tour pack trunk, and the battery tender lead. The center stand, heated grips, 12 v plug and the spanner wrench are all on back order. I’ll try to load up some pictures in the gallery.
That’s my first ride report.
Rav
Took delivery Friday July 18 on the out of the crate CTX1300 Red Deluxe. Put almost 800 miles on it in 10 days and I’ve got to say, “It’s a joy to ride.” I’ve done commuting back a forth to work and a 250 mile trip to the Adirondacks riding with my son on his VFR. Yesterday, the wife got on the back and we did a tour for the afternoon. That is the first time I’ve had a passenger on it, plus several small trips to various locations. Basically, I’m digging for excuses to ride it. I think that is the most telling comment I can make.
It is so well balanced that I feel more comfortable than on any first rides of a bike I’ve ever owned. The larger Honda windshield is pretty good. I can ride with my full faced visor open and enjoy the air flow. There is not a lot of buffeting and I can enjoy the sweet sound of that engine. The short screen on the demo bike was so loud, couldn’t hear anything but the wind. I particularly like the burbling exhaust sound as you decelerate. Sweet! I’ve found it easier to move it by hand backwards into garage parking than I expected. Although I haven’t tried the hill into the house garage cause without the center stand, there is not enough room to park it there. The shifting is the best. It invites clutch-less shifting smooth and positive.
I think the engine is all I’ll ever need. Two up on the several mile and half long grades we have around here, proved to me that it’s a sweet mill and will do anything I’m likely to ask it to do. I’m getting almost 53 mpg calculated by using the mileage and gas data after fill-ups. Even got 51 mpg on yesterday’s two up ride. Rode the tank as close to empty as I dared to test out the low gas data features and with 41 miles remaining on the tank, as per the readout, I loaded up 4.3 gallons of fuel. That seems pretty accurate to me.
There are several comparisons to the ST1100 I could make, things I may miss, like the deep pockets in the fairing and the 7.5 gallons in the tank, but these things are trivial to the overall riding pleasure I get from this bike.
I’ve accessorized it with the tall windshield, tour pack trunk, and the battery tender lead. The center stand, heated grips, 12 v plug and the spanner wrench are all on back order. I’ll try to load up some pictures in the gallery.
That’s my first ride report.
Rav
