A brief favourable review in the latest issue:
2014 Honda CTX1300 A Honda that’s a Hoot! | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine
2014 Honda CTX1300 A Honda that’s a Hoot! | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine
To be honest, I've been wondering how you ended up with an ST. From what you've told me of your riding style and other preferences, the CTX is a much better fit for you. Admittedly the ST was a sexy-looking bike and had as much power as you could ever want. That's what I thought of the Shadow until I tried to ride it for any distance. If the CTX had been available in 2011, I think I would have bought it instead of the Shadow, though the difference in price was substantial. I guess I needed the Shadow to tell me if I was still interested in riding after being away from it for six years...and it turns out that I was!I never had a need for that engine speed on my ST either so I really never fully utilized or realized the power range on that bike. Part of the reason I like this one SO much better!
Well, first, remember that he had a ST1100, which was a little more tourer and less sport than the ST1300. I had both, and I still think I liked the 11 better than the 13, just because it was a tourer with a sporty twist rather than a big sport bike with bags, and because it was way more comfortable (to me, anyway). Also at the time, for touring bikes from Honda, it was either that, a dressed up cruiser, or a Gold Wing. Big difference in tastes and styles there.To be honest, I've been wondering how you ended up with an ST. From what you've told me of your riding style and other preferences, the CTX is a much better fit for you. Admittedly the ST was a sexy-looking bike and had as much power as you could ever want. That's what I thought of the Shadow until I tried to ride it for any distance. If the CTX had been available in 2011, I think I would have bought it instead of the Shadow, though the difference in price was substantial. I guess I needed the Shadow to tell me if I was still interested in riding after being away from it for six years...and it turns out that I was!