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Resurrecting The Legendary Honda ST1100 | The OG Continent Crosser

Anthony RTRMOTORCYCLES

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Honda ST1100 Pan European brought back to life after being stood unused for many years.

This one received a full mechanical recommission including:

• Engine oil & filter
• Fuel filter
• Air filter
• Cambelt replacement
• Valve clearance check/adjustment
• Coolant flush
• Brake fluid flush
• Clutch fluid flush
• Cosmetic tidy-up
• Rear shock replacement
• General inspection and road testing

These old Pan Europeans are renowned for reliability, but standing still for years is often harder on them than regular use.

Let’s see if this old Honda still has life left in it.

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12 Comments

@AnthonyRTRMOTORCYCLES Creator 4 months ago Pinned

Anyone else had a “quick” 10 minute job turn into a full blown battle? 😅
This ST1100 fought me every step of the way… especially that seized lower shock bolt. What should’ve been a 1 minute swap turned into an hour of heat, persuasion and bad language.
That’s old bikes for you though — never straightforward, but always worth saving.
What’s the worst seized bolt you’ve ever dealt with? 👇

@chrisgrundy8786 4 months ago (edited)

This is my Pan European. Owned and ridden by me for the past 10 years. Due to personal circumstances it's hardly been used for the past 3 years. It needed an in depth check and TLC for me to be happy riding it again. Anthony stepped up to the mark and has carried out superb partial restoration as well as mechanical checks, tunings and replacements. In all honesty, the bike performs better than it has done since I've owned it. Many thanks to him for his skill and expertise. Hopefully, now, many more years of use. 👍 Chris G

@The_Touring 1 month ago (edited)

Seems I need to get again one ST1100. There is one Golden Aniversary Edition pretty rare with only 53.000km and dirty cheap I may say. Looks brand new with wind protection for legs and hands.Legendary bikes worth every penny and most stabile out there and I had many of them. High speed at 160-180kmh and crosswinds and rain...it goes like a train on track.

@edwardcarr2725 10 days ago

I enjoyed watching that, a good honest video and that is getting rare now.
I would happily let you service my Pan.
Excellent video

@j.wagner8639 3 months ago

Ahhh.. the old and perfect Japan from the 90's.. this bike is a TANK ! My 1995 here in new England, US has 37k miles and runs like a charm. The only thing that frustrates me is my fairings fading out, but the steel definitely is better than this one from your video. Very easy to keep and maintain, a good garage and dry space you can make this beast new again. Parts are still available, except for the fairings 😢.. and to be honest, these bikes do everything so well, it's hard to sell.. I know I'll regret selling it.
Good job buddy! Thanks for sharing

@hvymax 1 month ago

Gotta pull the carbs to replace the leaky coolant line.

@tristanroper 2 months ago

Enjoyed this video, and the superb accent of the mechanic. All very entertaining. good work 💪. Im in New Zealand and have a pan European (or st1100 as they are known outside of Europe) just like this one and it always gets lots of comments when I park it up. Lovely bike - comfy and practical and smooth.

@hvymax 1 month ago

Genuine Honda Belt will be NOS so probably still 20+ years old. Gates still make this belt so I would get a new production belt of the same spec.

@colboysigmax 3 months ago

Nice job and review mate!!

@charlieedge8362 2 months ago

Hi Anthony, just fell across your channel. This was my old bike from around 10 years ago. Sold it to a colleague. One of those bikes you regret selling 😬 great job on it 👍🏻

@twoaabeatgh8103 1 month ago

How do I order the original spark plugs for the st 1100

@greg12312 3 months ago

Couple of comments, use a touch of aluminium paste on the spark plug, shock and similar threads (copper grease is for amateurs lol). No it won't upset torque and sensitive internal things like head bolts are better with something line a molybdenum ep low friction grease. Secondly get an induction heater, use it before you put a wrench on a dubious bolt. Lastly Facebook the sealey and gar a Rtech 181 you'll never look back.

I'm about to rebuild the carbs on my ST. Yes I have an ultrasonic tank and compressed air 😊

Good video