Hi, I'm getting my new (to me) GTR in a week or so's time, after the last 12 years spent on Honda ST1300 Pan-Europeans.
Looking forward to the change, having waited for Mr Honda to reveal a new Pan, only for the abomination that is the CTX1300 to appear :sad:
Having read the site quite a bit I'm interested in getting a pair, front & rear, of the fender extenders that Blue One was (is?) marketing. How do I go about getting a pair of these in the UK as I ride all year round and the extra protection looks like it is required? Have any of you who've bought these found any issues with them and did you get stung by customs for them?
:185: to this forum where you will find a friendly crowd always prepared to provide an answer to your GTR questions :yes:
:185:
Hello STX ... welcome to this great and friendly place ... enjoy your Gtr .. they are great ! :yes:
hi pal.. welcome and have a great ride when you pick it up
:185: to the forum. As for the front and rear flaps just send Blue One a PM. I've never bought any so don't know about Customs costs, sorry.
Congrats on this great change :-)
Guess you can find the info in the topic of blue one although the bike is dirty after biking in the rainy conditions , i like more the view without fenders...
Have to clean a bit more...
Good luck!
:-)
http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=2652.msg36268#msg36268
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=128.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=128.0)
Quote from: STX1300man on February 22, 2014, 03:31:03 PM
Looking forward to the change, having waited for Mr Honda to reveal a new Pan, only for the abomination that is the CTX1300 to appear :sad:
Holy bikini fairings batman, did someone forget to put a screen on that new bike!
Quote from: viper on February 23, 2014, 01:44:17 PM
Holy bikini fairings batman, did someone forget to put a screen on that new bike!
It should be sealed into the Bat Cave for life what a pile of :001_9898: imo
Quote from: Charlie747 on February 23, 2014, 01:57:37 PM
It should be sealed into the Bat Cave for life what a pile of :001_9898: imo
If it had a proper fairing and screen I could get used to the looks, if you study it close there are plenty of traditional Pan styling clues. I just dont get the street look at all, a big bike with hard cases and no screen/fairing
:agree:
I've just Googled the CTX1300 and yes, what a strange looking machine.
well I hope stx1300man returns , I am curious why he would join a gtr group with a user name of a bike he hates, curious?
he posted this at the time of joing but has not been back on since ?
Viper - It's the CTX he doesn't like. STX1300 is sometimes used for the Pan European
Thanks for the welcomes and feedbacks guys.
Yes, been riding 34 years now, the last 12 on 1300cc Pans, but all Honda's from a crunch (C70) to a Blackbird, with the exception of a Kwacker KH100 stinky two-stroke (ring ding ding). Currently do 8-10K miles a year sampling bacon sarnies at various destinations and as a Senior Observer with my local IAM Group ( :clap: or :no: depending on your point of view :wink: ).
Username = STX1300
Abomination = CTX1300 :no:
The STX1300 was/is the official designation of what most people call a Pan, or a Pan European, or just plain ST1300 (in the USA).
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/t1/431005_3233383306930_83241897_n.jpg)
I'm looking forward to my time on a GTR which from the test rides I have is a cross between a Blackbird and a Pan. :smiley:
:185: from South Lincs
Quote from: Winston Smith on February 23, 2014, 07:34:23 PM
Viper - It's the CTX he doesn't like. STX1300 is sometimes used for the Pan European
er, oh oops, a senior moment there from viper towers.
Quote from: STX1300man on February 23, 2014, 07:49:22 PM
Thanks for the welcomes and feedbacks guys.
Yes, been riding 34 years now, the last 12 on 1300cc Pans, but all Honda's from a crunch (C70) to a Blackbird, with the exception of a Kwacker KH100 stinky two-stroke (ring ding ding). Currently do 8-10K miles a year sampling bacon sarnies at various destinations and as a Senior Observer with my local IAM Group ( :clap: or :no: depending on your point of view :wink: ).
Username = STX1300
Abomination = CTX1300 :no:
The STX1300 was/is the official designation of what most people call a Pan, or a Pan European, or just plain ST1300 (in the USA).
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/t1/431005_3233383306930_83241897_n.jpg)
I'm looking forward to my time on a GTR which from the test rides I have is a cross between a Blackbird and a Pan. :smiley:
welcome aboard and great to see you are still with us. Looking forward to hearing your views on the gtr v the pan , especially as i really fancy the pan .
Quote from: viper on February 23, 2014, 10:01:44 PM
welcome aboard and great to see you are still with us. Looking forward to hearing your views on the gtr v the pan , especially as i really fancy the pan .
:oops: Mr Wolf..... Mr Wolf..... Mutiny in the camp again :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on February 23, 2014, 10:07:24 PM
:oops: Mr Wolf..... Mr Wolf..... Mutiny in the camp again :mfr_lol:
whats the time mr wolf? mutiny time
seriously tho, i did test drive the current pan ahead of buying the Gtr, I couldnt fault the Pan in terms of comfort , handling and general touring ability. Doesnt win any beauty pagents but neither does the Gtr. I found the feel of the v4 a bit strange but id get used to that.
all in all a very credible bike, i went for the gtr because it had the x factor.
Quote from: viper on February 23, 2014, 10:54:33 PM
whats the time mr wolf? mutiny time
seriously tho, i did test drive the current pan ahead of buying the Gtr, I couldnt fault the Pan in terms of comfort , handling and general touring ability. Doesnt win any beauty pagents but neither does the Gtr. I found the feel of the v4 a bit strange but id get used to that.
all in all a very credible bike, i went for the gtr because it had the x factor.
I truly hope Mr Honda is not going to replace the Pan with that CTX thing :no:
Confession time Charlie, I also looked at a Pan before I bought my first GTR. My wife was with me, she has no interest whatsoever in bikes, she didn't like the look of the Pan, I told her I'd been looking at a GTR and showed her a photo, her actual words and I quote, "THAT LOOKS NICE, WHY DONT YOU BUY IT".
Well it goes without saying I always do as I'm told. :whistling:
Quote from: Charlie747 on February 23, 2014, 11:07:27 PM
I truly hope Mr Honda is not going to replace the Pan with that CTX thing :no:
It doesn't matter to me what Honda do (why would it) I've thought for quite some time that Honda R&D/Design has lost the plot and in my opinion the CTX serves to confirm that view.
Quote from: STX1300man on February 23, 2014, 07:49:22 PM
I'm looking forward to my time on a GTR which from the test rides I have is a cross between a Blackbird and a Pan. :smiley:
Welcome aboard,
All my friends describe the GTR as a VRF800 on Steroids.
On friend spent ages telling me how crap shaft drives were.
Eventually I goaded him into taking a test ride and he came back gushing about the power and the handling and the total lack of shaft reaction.
I never got on with the STs. My legs are too long and my knees hit the fairing on the ST1100.
The 1300 was a bit better but still not comfy for me,...... and then I saw one without the panniers and lost my lunch.
I always ride without panniers unless they are absolutely needed.