OUR WORLD OF MOTORCYCLES
The Honda St1100 is Honda's answer to the European sports-touring
motorcycles. It was developed by Honda of Germany and released first in Europe as the Pan European and has enjoyed
immense popularity there ever since. The ST was first introduced in the United States as the ST1100 in 1990 and
has enjoyed a small, but enthusiastically loyal, following here to date. Click on the picture of the ST1100 to
the right to view our Technical Pages. |
Honda ST1100 |
KTM 950 Adventure |
Arguably one of the finest adventure tourers in the world. The KTM
950 Adventure was introduced in 2003 and quickly caused a great stir in the world of super dualsport motorcycles.
Once the relm of BMW with it's GS series of go anywhere bikes, the new Austrian upstart calmly upstaged the Bavarien
giant. Based on the same V-twin engine, lightweight frame, and WP suspension as the World Champion Paris to Dakar
rally winners, the KTM 950 Adventure was basically a racebike in street clothing. Click on the photo of the KTM
950 to the left to view our technik pages. |
After a somewhat hum-drum initial public reaction in the U.S., The ST
has, with the growth of the internet, developed a niche in the long distance touring crowd. One of these groups,
the Iron Butt Association, has quite a number of STs amongst its ranks. These "extreme" riders have come
to appreciate this bike's great reliability, smooth stability, high mileage, and its "torque monster"
engine. It is the platform from which they can pursue their highly demanding avocation with confidence and comfort. |
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Due to the loyal and enthusiastic following the ST1100 has around
the world, and the increasing popularity of the Internet, an entire community has been born that keeps up to date
on the ST and (Dis)organizes regional and national get-togethers. The ST Owners Club is one of the largest and
most tenacious. The STOC was the brainchild of the late Derek Catt, and for years was a totally virtual motorcycle
club with members communicating only over the Internet via a list-server. The liST is found at st1100@st1100.com
and is subscribed to by sending an e-mail message to Imailsrv@st1100.com with the word subscribe in the body of
the message. |
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WeSTOC evolved from the desire for Internet ST owners to "Go
Ride" together and put faces with names from the liST. WeSTOC was the first of its kind and was held in Park
City, Utah in August of 1996. Later, other areas of the U.S and Canada began holding STOCs of their own. But the
first one will always be special, and the "dis-organizers" of this original began a tradition that has
grown to include over 200 participants in last year's WeSTOC XI in Golden, Colorado . This year's gathering WeSTOC XII will be held August 9th thru 11th in Redmond, Washington. Becci and I are proud to have hosted the 10th anniversary gathering, WeSTOC X, in San Luis Obispo, California in September, 2004. |
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Rick in Maui 1997 |
During the ownership of our two ST1100s Becci, Rick, and I have had
some most excellent adventures. We have participated in all twelve of the western area STOC non-organized events.
WeSTOC 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. We have also had many other great rides. I have written
about some of them. Others have also told of their mutual adventures. The link to the left will take you on some
of those adventures via the printed word and photo images. Enjoy! |