- Seller: John A (Contact)
- Location: Merritt Island, Florida
- Mileage: 88,000 Shown
- Chassis #: JH2SC26291M100118
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 1100CC V4
- Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
Some motorcycles encourage you to take the long way home. Honda’s ST1100 was built for riders who might decide the long way should include another state. This 2001 Honda ST1100, described by the seller as a Canadian-version Pan American, has been with the same owner since new, shows 88,000 miles, and is said to start immediately and run like new. Located in Merritt Island, Florida, it is offered as a Barn Finds Classified with a clean title and an asking price of just $2,400. The motorcycle is being sold by the widow of its original owner, making the one-owner history one of its strongest selling points. Despite the mileage, the seller describes the Honda as being in very good condition for its age and reports no leaks, drips, smoke, or unusual noises.
Power comes from a 1100cc V4 paired with a five-speed manual transmission. The seller praises its smooth power delivery, stable but responsive handling, and strong brakes, noting that the ST1100 was regarded as one of the standout sport-touring motorcycles of its era. Recent maintenance includes a new battery, a new rear brake disc, and new pads. The tires are said to retain full tread, leaving the bike presented as something its next owner could ride rather than immediately tear apart for maintenance.
The photos show a red fully faired touring motorcycle equipped with integrated hard luggage, a tall windscreen, a broad seat, and both center and side stands. Its styling is very much from the era when sport touring meant covering serious distances without sacrificing a motorcycle’s handling and performance.
Honda also made the luggage impressively convenient. The seller states that one key operates the ignition, fuel door, both saddlebags, and the locks securing the bags to the motorcycle. It’s a small detail, but exactly the sort of thoughtful feature that matters on a machine intended to rack up highway miles. Documentation is another plus. The sale includes the owner’s manual, owner-maintained service log, service manual, and a motorcycle cover. For a 25-year-old touring bike with 88,000 miles showing, having maintenance history available may matter far more than finding another example with fewer miles but an unknown past. And mileage may be the point here rather than the drawback.
This ST1100 wasn’t purchased to sit in a garage waiting to appreciate. Its original owner apparently used it for exactly what Honda intended: going places. The fact that it still starts immediately and runs like new after 88,000 miles says something about both the motorcycle and how it was cared for. At $2,400, the seller calls it “a lot of bike for the money,” and it is hard to argue with that description. You get a V4-powered sport-tourer, integrated luggage, maintenance records, a one-owner history, and a motorcycle presented as ready to ride. Pack the bags, turn the key, and find out how far away “the long way home” really is.
Wish it was closer, I would jump on this bike 👍
Pan-European over here. They’re great tourers; dive in.
Rode one. Very comfortable seating position, plenty of steam. Great bikes.
You meet the nicest people in North Dakota.
Sorry Stan, got “Honda butt” all over it. Honda set the bar even higher with this one, and a marvelous contraption of wizardry and innovation, yeah, give me the Electra-Glide anyday. This wasn’t meant to replace the GW, more like the BMW Sport touring, and I’d take the BMW over this. To be honest, I didn’t really like either of my GoldWings( a ’75-1000 and a ’81-1100 Interstate) they rode lousy, hard to repair, and of course, the “Honda Butt” was prevalent on both. When I got my FXRT, it was like a breath of fresh air. I could ride that HD all day,,,and did. The Hondas I had to take a break. Like it or not, bikes are rapidly disappearing, why years ago, on a quiet night, you’d always hear “heavy metal thunder” in the distance, ( at least in Milwaukee) but today,,,crickets. 88K is a lot of cruising, and plenty more on tap,,,if you dare, that is. I miss motorcycling more than anything. Biking will do that to you. You shan’t be disappointed here.
BTW, you could probably pull that pontoon boat with ease,, :)
Howard I feel your pain also about missing motocyling. Old age crept up with its balance issues and arthritic worn out joints. To those who still can, ride on!
Rode a V65 Honda Magna for years. Basically the same engine turned sideways on the ST1100. Plenty of torque and rolling out even at highway speed to pass even without downshifting was really enjoyable. Painful on the butt til I got a Corbin saddle.
Gave up riding for 20 years then a year ago a local guy offered a BMW R1100R for a ridiculously low price and Im back in the saddle at 65. Feels good to be on two wheels again but fully realize that I drive slower and more cautiously knowing a fall would likely take me out. And swinging my leg over the bike is a bit tougher. Oddly my balance is better on the bike than walking.
exactly why I’m looking for a Chang Jiang with side car ..not for any distance just to get out on a bike again ..for a reasonable investment they sell around the $2500-$3500. mark
To each his own, Howard, but I really liked my Honda GL650 Silver Wing Interstate starter bike, and the GL1100 Gold Wing I traded for a few years later. Both gave me a very comfortable ride for many miles. I joined the 1000in1 Club (Google it) on that 650 and felt great afterwards. And neither of those bikes ran straight pipes or “shorties”, which I’m sure would wear me out within a few blocks. I miss my bikes too, but arthur jumped up and grabbed my hands and hips. If I could get back into it I would be checking this one out.
Well, well, Joe the Pinto critic rode rice burners. There’s a revelation. All of my CB 750s (three over the years) had shorty drag pipes I installed – and sounded great.
Howard, I’m John A the guy selling this bike for the widow. Coincidently, I owned an ST1100 and a BMW R1100RT a few years back and can accurately compare the 2. The BMW is a lot lighter, the bags a bit more functional, the valves easier to adjust, and it had ABS and an electric windshield. Aside from that, the Honda I enjoyed the Honda better. More power, smoother, better brakes, shim and bucket valves that rarely required adjustment. Parts for the Honda were less expensive plus it was carbureted vs the BMW fuel injection which had a surge that was considered normal. Both were tall for my 5’8” height but I could ride the Honda longer before fatigue set in. This is a great bike for not a lot of cash. I would buy it myself if I did not already have a seca 900, a Vmax and an RD400.
I could take that VMax off your hands to help out the cause. Just saying.
Regardless of what you read here, most riders would prefer a Honda over a Harley.
John, you said that’s a Canadian ST. Is that 88,000 kilometers or miles? That’s a difference for we yanks. Peace!
Haha fair enough Howard, I didn’t rack up many miles on it. I liked how my feet were pretty much under me on the pegs, not behind, that’s just a killer, rode a gsxr once 😢
This one I love and it took me a long time to choose because I was scared of too much speed but thus one is calling my name – I am ready to buy this one – a dream come true – if I can’t get this one which I want right now before I can’t
88,000 miles is nothing for a well maintained Honda.
I’d be super tempted to run across the state and pick this up, but my 2015 CTX 700 returns 70 MPG with it’s “half a Honda Fit” engine, 6500 redline. Commuter bike in every sense of the word. It’s no crotch rocket, but has the “crotch rocket and a cruiser made a baby” look with the full fairing. The next owner will like it with a new saddle.
I swapped my GW 1100 for a 250 Honda Reflex scooter. It satisfies my bike fix.
I was thinking about buying one of these some years back and took a test ride and I don’t care for the V Four design. They’re top heaving, and as I quickly found out they’re dangerous in low speed turns due to the weight of the engine sticking out sideways and being up high. U-turns are an especially big concern so one has to be very careful unless you’re used to riding them. I’ve also ridden a BMW 1100RT and found it far better handling and very fast, and I’d take one of those any day of the week over the Honda. I rode both in Sedona and when I took the BMW around a curve heading down 89A toward Cottonwood I thought I was doing about 60 because I was used to what my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic felt like, but when I looked at the odometer I was astonished because I was doing over 80. That’s how good they handle.. the Honda didn’t even come close and was more difficult to handle than both the Vulcan and the BMW at low speed.
As for you, 270zpp, it is quite obvious from your comment that you do not know who I am or anything else. I am not a Pinto critic. You call Japanese bikes rice burners (a derogatory term) then confess to having owned at least 3 of them, but no your cut off drag pipes did not sound good. They just sounded loud. They are called drag pipes for a reason ~ they are for the drag strip, not the street. All they do is piss off Harvey Milquetoast and John Q. Public, causing them to enact anti-motorcycle legislation. You are the squid who hurts all the law abiding bikers out here.