st1300 police

[peterbaron]

Yes, my issue was exacerbated by the fact that after my SMC locked up the rear brake. It released when it cooled, and I tried to ride it home. I was only 2 miles from home when it locked up. Well I did ride it home, but I toasted the rear brake rotor in the process as it locked again but I kept going (my fault...I'm an idiot). Also by riding it with a locked brake I toasted something in the motor and 1 cyl showed 25% compression.

In my defense I regularly had the SMC serviced by my local mechanic/shop. I should have replaced it. Were I to own another ST 1300 I would just replace the SMC every 50,000 miles. They are not very expensive. Especially if the bike is ridden in all kinds of weather, like mine was. It is probably the most common failure on those bikes and becoming more common as the bikes age. If I bought a used ST1300, I would just replace the SMC out of an abundance of caution. Honda updated the unit with a superseded one, which tells me there was a recognized issue with the old one.

Like Popgun said, it's an overly complicated braking system, a flaw in an otherwise wonderful motorcycle. I loved mine and would still be riding it if....

My wife and I have ridden it to every corner of this country... Maine, Washington, California, Florida. It never failed to bring us back to our garage, even on the day it died/I killed it.

Ferret sorry but how would that happen. .....??? Kind of impossible or just not related coincidence..
I deal with that issue on cars from time to time (blue rotors and yellowish pads = too much heat and friction due to rear callipers seized for hundred of kms driven) and never seen any engine failure.