I bought this wrecked 1998 ST because my bike's rear brake rotor was worn. I'm keeping several other items and parting out the rest. The bike had been stored in the owner's garage for the three years since its crash. The rear part of the frame is bent and most of the plastic was pulverized. But mechanically, everything seems in order. After I installed the ignition control module and battery from my 1991 ST1100 (and rigged up a fresh fuel supply), it started with little cranking. I then cleaned out the carb jets and the fuel tank, and the bike would start and run smoothly.
The Last Ride
On a beautiful Sunday morning, when traffic would be at a minimum, I took the bike out on its last trip. I was a bit nervous, but not about the bike letting me down. My worries were about being stopped and cited for riding an untitled, unlicensed machine on the public roads and having no headlight, tail light, turn signals, brake light, horn, rear view mirrors and with no proof of insurance. All that was quickly forgotten as the machine warmed up on its first outing in several years.
She performed like a frisky filly (albeit a homely one), eager to accelerate and revel in the cool morning air. Maybe it was my imagination, but she ran stronger than my '91, perhaps because of her lighter weight. The bike handled well and tracked straight hands off. The trip ended all too soon and we returned home. I ran the engine until the cooling fan kicked on. Then I checked that all the lighting circuits were functional. After that, I shut her down for the last time.
Disassembly
Sadly, the surgery commenced. By suppertime, this is what she looked like:
By Monday afternoon, the only parts still attached to the frame were the steering stem bearing races.
It's sad that such a wonderful machine had come to be just a collection of parts for sale. But the financial realities are that the sum of the parts is worth more than the whole. And most of these parts are going to make other ST1100s whole.
The Remains
What follows is a listing of the electrical and mechanical parts obtained from the bike. The parts listed as "KEEP" are the ones I'm not selling. For the bodywork, go to this page. Don't get your hopes up. There wasn't much there.
I didn't list the trivial parts. Feel free to inquire. If you know someone who might want parts from a bike with less than 7,000 miles on it, send them to me!
