It's Mine!!! I saw it first......about 8am EST this morning.
Just kidding. It is tempting, but I think if I buy one bike, it'll wind up two....matching bikes for the wife and me (and she's eyeing some new, leftover 2006 CBR1000RRs that I found)....
As for '98 model ST2 bikes.....they are the most prone to problems of all the ST bikes, but by this mileage, all of the issues should be sorted out.
The '98 is "plagued" with a one-year charging system, and they are known to eat voltage regulators if they are not relocated for cooling. Some VIN numbers had recalls on internal fuel lines for splitting, front sprocket retainers for not being heat-treated, shift levers for being too short, stators for a spacer that assists in cooling them, and.....I think there may be one more, but I am forgetting......there are some concerns with the '97-'00 ST bike using 10mm engine mounting bolts and there have been some reports of cracked frames and broken engine cases, but Nichols engine bolts and/or constantly keeping an eye on the torques of these bolts are rumored to prevent this breakage from happening........there's a hiccup around 3800-4200 rpm that can be smoothed out with a performance eprom and slip-on exhaust, but I've read where it cannot be completely cured because it is a software/programing issue with the computer.....but I don't know this for a fact. I know mine isn't too bad after the eprom, slip-ons, and airbox mod.
Other than eating two voltage regulators and having the stator replaced under warranty, I've been very pleased with my '98 ST2......34k miles and still running strong...
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Originally Posted by rotty900ss
I'm toying with the idea of buying this ST2(please don't steal it from under me until I rule it out, THANKS!!!):
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