THE SWEETTREAT
    
       
  After putting so many miles on the Redbird and riding over 4000 miles on the new ST1300, I decided what I really wanted was another ST1100. This was an emotional choice not a rational choice, but I just like the ST1100 better than I do the ST1300. I wanted a brand new ABS model, never licensed and never ridden. The problem was that they quit making them in 2002 and it was 2004! But a dear riding friend of mine, Ron Epperly, found one at a dealership in Florida and told me about it. I called them, told them to prep the bike, and Sharyn and I drove down to pick it up. When they turned it over to me on Halloween Day, 2004, it had 50 miles after they serviced and tested it. It has 50,000+ miles on it and will have more as time passes. I split my riding time between the two bikes which is a lot of fun. I have taken pictures of the SweetTreat in front of the lower 48 stateline signs which you can see by clicking on the STATELINE button. Alaska will have to wait until I have the time to go further into the state than I did on the RedBird.    
 
   
 
HOW THE SWEETTREAT GOT HER NAME
   
  It was a real challenge what to call her, but I wanted to name her something appropriate. It finally came to me - how sweet it was to find exactly what I wanted. Out in the country where I grew up, you call getting something that suits you well a 'real treat'. So that's where she got the name - SweetTreat.