First Mod - First Ride

I added my first mod to the ST. It's a Pirate's Lair Stealth Backrest. I made my first trip on the ST this past Sunday. I, along with Keith on his '07 ST, rode down to Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC to check out our friend, Earle, at the US Desmo TrackDay. Even though the roads were "less than ideal", the bikes performed great and we had a good time.

Finally - the bike I needed, but didn't know it!

Well, I'm on my third bike in ~5 months. The ZX-14 was an awesome ride, but it looks like i'll be riding with my wife more in the future and the Ninja just wasn't the bike for that. I rode several cruisers (Honda VTXs) thinking I would have to make the change to that style bike. They rode great and would probably have worked out just fine ... enter the ST1300. We got the chance to ride a used bike that was on the floor at Sport Cycles and it was immediately clear that the ST is the perfect bike for us now. They were offering NEW 2006 models for a steal, so I made the trade. You can find additional pix in my Picasa Web Albums.