11-11-2021, 04:08 AM
Well if the bike is ok, 1000 miles is nothing on an ST. For me the seat was torture on my first 5 hours on the road. For the rest of the trip home I installed the Airhawk and had no problems.
The temp gauge should warm to 3 bars and never go above that. If the 09 has the electric windshield, don’t run it up and down while at speed.
With new brakes and tires, and he is still riding it, I’d say it is good to go.
Get him to show you how to remove and install the sidebags. Not hard at all, but you DO want to make sure they are seated and latched properly. Mine are fully watertight too. YMMV and I don’t know if they are advertised that way.
You may want to take a throttle lock or wrist rest cramp buster thing with you or get one there. The return spring is pretty strong and killed me. Got a wrist rest thing while on the road and was ok for the rest of my trip.
The temp gauge should warm to 3 bars and never go above that. If the 09 has the electric windshield, don’t run it up and down while at speed.
With new brakes and tires, and he is still riding it, I’d say it is good to go.
Get him to show you how to remove and install the sidebags. Not hard at all, but you DO want to make sure they are seated and latched properly. Mine are fully watertight too. YMMV and I don’t know if they are advertised that way.
You may want to take a throttle lock or wrist rest cramp buster thing with you or get one there. The return spring is pretty strong and killed me. Got a wrist rest thing while on the road and was ok for the rest of my trip.