Posted by John van Gurp on January 10, 2006, 8:28 am
I am going to look at a 1996 ST1100, apparently very well maintained, with
100,000 Kms (62,000 miles).
A couple of guys have told me that's not necessarily a too high mileage
for that bike and that they easily go double.
Comments? Experience?
Thanks,
John
Posted by Mike Schenk on January 10, 2006, 8:43 am
>I am going to look at a 1996 ST1100, apparently very well maintained, with
>100,000 Kms (62,000 miles).
>A couple of guys have told me that's not necessarily a too high mileage
>for that bike and that they easily go double.
Mine has 110.000km and no problems whatsoever. The only thing is that
the distribution belt needs to be replaced around 100.000 km. Not a big
deal, but it is rather costly as it is a lot of work.
Mike
Posted by Tom K. on January 10, 2006, 11:27 am
>>I am going to look at a 1996 ST1100, apparently very well maintained, with
>>100,000 Kms (62,000 miles).
>>
>>A couple of guys have told me that's not necessarily a too high mileage
>>for that bike and that they easily go double.
> Mine has 110.000km and no problems whatsoever. The only thing is that
> the distribution belt needs to be replaced around 100.000 km. Not a big
> deal, but it is rather costly as it is a lot of work.
Mike, not trying to be difficult, but I've never heard of a distribution
belt. Can you clarify? Thanks.
Tom K.
Posted by Mike Schenk on January 10, 2006, 3:36 pm
>> Mine has 110.000km and no problems whatsoever. The only thing is that
>> the distribution belt needs to be replaced around 100.000 km. Not a big
>> deal, but it is rather costly as it is a lot of work.
>Mike, not trying to be difficult, but I've never heard of a distribution
>belt. Can you clarify? Thanks.
I'm not sure what the correct English terminology is. This is the
straight translation from Dutch and I assumed it would be the same
thing. It is an internal belt within the engine that ensures that valves
and pistons all move at the correct time. If it breaks you will have a
lot of internal damage. That's why replacing it at the correct mileage
as prescribed by Honda is a good safety measure.
Every engine will have that issue, so it's not a reason to not buy an
ST1100.
Mike
Posted by Tom K. on January 10, 2006, 5:28 pm
>>> Mine has 110.000km and no problems whatsoever. The only thing is that
>>> the distribution belt needs to be replaced around 100.000 km. Not a big
>>> deal, but it is rather costly as it is a lot of work.
>>
>>Mike, not trying to be difficult, but I've never heard of a distribution
>>belt. Can you clarify? Thanks.
> I'm not sure what the correct English terminology is. This is the
> straight translation from Dutch and I assumed it would be the same
> thing. It is an internal belt within the engine that ensures that valves
> and pistons all move at the correct time. If it breaks you will have a
> lot of internal damage. That's why replacing it at the correct mileage
> as prescribed by Honda is a good safety measure.
> Every engine will have that issue, so it's not a reason to not buy an
> ST1100.
In the U.S., we call it a camshaft belt (or just cam belt) as it drives the
camshaft(s), or "timing" belt since it controls the valve timing. IIRC,
replacement on my 1500 GoldWing was pretty simple as it's very easy to get
to on Honda's boxer engines. BMW describes it as a "Poly V" belt on their
newer R series twins. Thanks for your reply as the Dutch term was new to
me.
Tom K.
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>100,000 Kms (62,000 miles).
>A couple of guys have told me that's not necessarily a too high mileage
>for that bike and that they easily go double.