" The Honda ST1300 is the longest standing model in our 2008 comparo, with the 1300 a revision of the long-serving ST1100. 2008 Honda ST1300 After a momentous crossing of the Golden Gate, our S-T troop plodded forward on Highway-1, winding up the serpentine PCH toward Stimson Beach and Point Reyes.…

" The ST1300 and FJR are now mainstays in the sport-touring genre, but the ZZR enters the fray for 2004, boasting a motor built from ZX-11 and ZRX1200 parts. When Honda first let us loose on its big ST in 2002, I summarized the bike by writing: ""If someone told me I had to ride two consecutive 12-hour…

…Honda's sport-tourer, the ST1300, as well as Can Am's three-wheeled wonder, the Spyder, for rent in addition to a stable of Harleys. It's only four miles away from the Manchester airport and offers pick-up service so you can land and be on the road in no time flat. The ST1300 rents for $145 per-day with…

…the Triumph Sprint ST, which we've evaluated no less than three times on its own, but never against its ST rivals. Absent this year was the Honda ST1300, the ST unchanged from the last-place finisher in our 2008 shootout . The Route The bulk of our seat time aboardthis ST quartet came during a three…

…dyno torque, tank-empty weight and range. The following are our results. Fourth: Honda ST1300 Rating: 91.25 Engine: User Friendliness 8.8 Engine: Open-Road Performance 8.8 Transmission/Clutch 9.5 The Honda ST1300 may have finished fourth, but it surprised us with able handling and a smooth, yet lively…

…on ourown 2008 Honda ST1300 test bike from American Honda. As it turns out these coursesare not as easy to navigate as they make it look. Officerscompeted on different models, from BMW to Harley-Davidson with individual competitions, as well as events. Armed with a Honda ST1300 test bike, Motorcycle…

" After 12 years in the making, Honda's new ST1300 may have hit the sport-touring bull's-eye. Sport-touring bikes are, as the hyphenated name implies, a compromise. It seems as if there's no way a manufacturer can build a winning combination that can satisfy all riders in every kind of riding environment…

…Trail: 3.5 in. Overall Length: 83.2 in. Seat Height: 31.7 in. Fuel Capacity: 5.2 gal. Claimed Weight: 474 lbs. (dry) Measured Weight: 578 lbs. Honda ST1300 Wheelbase: 58.7 in. Rake: 26-degrees Trail: 3.9 in. Overall Length: 89.8 in. Seat Height: 31.1 in. Fuel Capacity: 7.7 gal. Claimed Weight:630 lbs.…

…sport-tourers offered by the Japanese manufacturers for a Pacific Rim sport-touring face-off. We've previously enjoyed seat time on the cushy Honda ST1300 and we've given you two chances to read about Yamaha's 2003 FJR1300 , and a quick ride with Jeff Buchanan on the 2004 ABS-equipped model. Check out…

…nicely. Roughness from a modern motor? Yes, of course, that's what it is supposed to do. If you want electric smoothness buy a Honda Pan European (ST1300), but this is a real bike behaving like a real bike - not a retro sheep wearing a synthetic tiger fur rug. The Ducati Desmo Twin performance engine…