Background:
My wife currently rides an '07 Vstar 1300 which in the first 4 years she put on over 56K smiles touring with me throughout the Western US and Canada. For family reasons we have only put on about 4K miles each year since. Things have changed and we should be able to get back to touring more.
We're at a crossroads - spend $3.5k for service and replace worn out brake rotors, drive belt, etc, on because of mileage would only return about the same amount at best. It is setup for her.....
The CTX 1300's seat height fits her fine where other bikes don't work with her 5'4" 30" inseam. Ride is very important - 500 to 700 miles a day for several days on interstate and state highways to get to sightseeing area are key and arriving there ready to sight see.
She moved up from the Vstar 1100 to the Vstar 1300 which was a significant improvement in balance and touring comfort.
How does the CTX1300 ride compare for "getting there" riding?
I have read a "bunch" of the threads regarding the CTX1300 suspension and some of the discussion concern me. When we bought the Vstar, it was a year old left over and found no big suspension discussion like I found with here. I can see changing the fork oil and perhaps springs, but didn't see any recommendations for the rear.
So I'm hoping I can get some feedback from someone who actually ridden both.
Thanks for reading and your feedback,
Roy
- I have read most if not all magazine reviews of the CTX and CTX compared to the Vstar 1300
- I am interested in hearing from members of have ACTUALLY ridden both bikes
My wife currently rides an '07 Vstar 1300 which in the first 4 years she put on over 56K smiles touring with me throughout the Western US and Canada. For family reasons we have only put on about 4K miles each year since. Things have changed and we should be able to get back to touring more.
We're at a crossroads - spend $3.5k for service and replace worn out brake rotors, drive belt, etc, on because of mileage would only return about the same amount at best. It is setup for her.....
The CTX 1300's seat height fits her fine where other bikes don't work with her 5'4" 30" inseam. Ride is very important - 500 to 700 miles a day for several days on interstate and state highways to get to sightseeing area are key and arriving there ready to sight see.
She moved up from the Vstar 1100 to the Vstar 1300 which was a significant improvement in balance and touring comfort.
How does the CTX1300 ride compare for "getting there" riding?
I have read a "bunch" of the threads regarding the CTX1300 suspension and some of the discussion concern me. When we bought the Vstar, it was a year old left over and found no big suspension discussion like I found with here. I can see changing the fork oil and perhaps springs, but didn't see any recommendations for the rear.
So I'm hoping I can get some feedback from someone who actually ridden both.
Thanks for reading and your feedback,
Roy