: The specs I see says it weighs 720 wet, unless it's got a 30 gallon
: tank?
Wet (720lbs) or dry (650lbs), the ST1300 is still in the weight and size range of the other bikes in the sport touring category,
and certainly not , to quote you,.... "ST1300 is WAY too heavy to be a reasonable sport tourer, it's a slightly
downsized Goldwing."
Since the Goldwing is 900 lbs wet and the ST 1300 is 720 lbs wet, then it should be obvious that
the ST 1300 is not by any stretch of the imagination a slightly downsized Goldwing .
: 720 lbs. is alot of bike to try to horse around the mountains.
I live at 9,000ft in the Rocky Mountains and most of my riding is done there. My ST 1100, FJR, Concours and even
my old Goldwing GL-1200 required no horsing around in the mountains, and neither does the ST 1300. I've ridden with
riders on ST 1300's on fast / twisty mountain roads and they held their own .
Come out for a visit this summer, and we'll ride some of the best twisties you'll ever see.
Your V-Strom 650 will do ok, albeit down a bit on power due to the altitude.
My Aprila SL-1000R and a V-Strom 1000 at 10,000ft. Those extra 350cc's come in handly at this altitude.
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