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Honda Pan European ST1100 / ST1300. The V4 shaft-drive grand tourer that defined the category.

Honda's 1990 ST1100 Pan European was the first dedicated V4 grand tourer — longitudinal 1085cc V4, shaft drive, 800mm seat, 100bhp. UK Police Force standard pursuit bike for 25+ years. ST1300 (2002-2014) bumped capacity to 1261cc, switched to aluminium frame, lifted power to 117bhp. Killed in 2014 with no direct successor — the NT1100 (parallel-twin) is a different category entirely.

1996
ST1100 · mid-life (1990-2002)
2006
ST1300 · 4 yrs into FI gen
2016
Killed 2014 · 2 yrs gone
2026
No Pan · NT1100 closest
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1996 ST1100 · 6 yrs into mid-life
1996 ST1100 Pan European

ST1100 Pan European

1085cc liquid-cooled longitudinal V4, shaft drive
UK Police standard pursuit bike, panniers, full fairing

1085cc liquid-cooled DOHC longitudinal V4 (carbs)
100bhp
107
288
800
ABSFuel injectionTraction controlRide modesAnalogue dialsV4 shaft driveHeated grips opt
Known issues
  • ST1100 — final drive splines (failure to grease) — all years
  • Reg/rec failure (Honda pattern) — all years
  • Carb sync drift — all years
  • Front fork weep on high-mile — all years
£8,500
£17,000
£2.5–4.5k
2006 ST1300 · 4 yrs into FI gen
2006 ST1300 Pan European

ST1300 Pan European

1261cc V4 with fuel injection, aluminium frame
Heavier-spec ABS, anti-dive front, 6-speed gearbox

1261cc liquid-cooled DOHC longitudinal V4 (FI · PGM-FI)
117bhp
117
286
790
ABS (opt)Fuel injectionTraction controlRide modesAnalogue + LCD insetPGM-FIV4 shaft drive
Known issues
  • ST1300 — front-end shimmy at speed (recall 2003) — 2002-04
  • Reg/rec carry-over (Honda pattern) — all years
  • Front fork seal weep — all years
  • Otherwise mature platform
£10,500
£17,700
£3.5–6k
2016 Killed 2014 · 2 yrs gone
No bike for this era

No Pan European

Honda killed Pan European in 2014 — UK Police switched to BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
NT1100 (parallel-twin) launched 2022 as spiritual successor

STATUS · GONE
GONE
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£5–7k
2026 No Pan · 12 yrs gone
No bike for this era

No Pan European

NT1100 (1084cc parallel-twin) is Honda's modern tourer
Different engine entirely (2-cyl vs 4-cyl), same role but lighter, cheaper

STATUS · GONE
GONE
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NT1100 £12,499
// 30-Year Delta

What actually changed.

From ST1100 to NT1100 · 30 years of Honda grand-touring
The V4 shaft-drive tourer Extinct in 2026 The ST1100 (1990-2002) and ST1300 (2002-2014) were the only V4 dedicated tourers from a Japanese factory. By 2026: parallel-twin NT1100 (Honda), parallel-twin Tracer 9 GT (Yamaha), boxer-twin R1300RT (BMW), Hayabusa-engined GTR1400 (Kawasaki, dead 2020). The V4 grand tourer survived only as the BMW K1600 (boxer-six anyway). Honda's V4 tourer era is over.
ST1100 → ST1300 transition +176cc, FI, 2002 2002 ST1300 update: 1085cc → 1261cc, carb-to-FI, aluminium frame replaced steel-tube, +17bhp peak (100 → 117bhp), +10Nm peak. Same V4 layout, totally redesigned chassis. The 2003 model year had a serious recall for front-end shimmy at speed, fixed by 2004.
Why it ended 2014 Police shift, Euro 4 cost UK Police Forces switched from Pan European to BMW R1200RT around 2008-2012, removing Honda's biggest UK customer. Combined with Euro 4 emissions costs hitting in 2017, Honda chose not to redevelop the V4 longitudinal engine for tighter emissions targets. Killed 2014 — no direct V4 successor.
Real cost trajectory −27% real £8,500 ST1100 in 1996 (£17,000 today) → £12,499 NT1100 in 2026. Significantly cheaper in real terms. Modern NT1100 has cornering ABS, traction control, ride modes, DCT auto-clutch option, full LCD dash, smartphone connect. Used market in 2026: ST1100 £2.5-4.5k, ST1300 £3.5-6k for clean low-mile. Police bikes are particularly common used.
Rider aids count (1996 → 2026) 0 → 8 ST1100 had nothing. ST1300 added FI and optional ABS. 2026 NT1100 has cornering ABS, traction control, ride modes, DCT auto-clutch option, cruise control, IMU on DCT, full LCD, heated grips standard. The grand tourer class has gone from analogue to fully electronic.
Cheapest way in £2.5k A clean ST1100 from 1995-2001. 100bhp longitudinal V4, shaft drive, panniers fittable, comfortable for distance. Police-spec bikes (ex-Police) are particularly cheap and well-maintained. Pay attention to final drive splines, reg/rec, carb sync. The cheapest path to a Honda V4 — bombproof if maintained.
Why riders miss it V4 character The Pan European's longitudinal V4 had a totally different character to modern parallel-twin tourers — silky-smooth high-rpm power, V-twin-like character through low-mid revs, that classic Honda V4 sound. NT1100's parallel-twin is more torquey but less refined. Riders who owned both consistently rate the V4 more rewarding to ride hard.
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// Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is from a published manufacturer spec sheet or a reputable review publication. No press junkets, no opinions in the spec data. Inflation calculated using Bank of England's CPI tool.

1990-2002 ST1100 Pan European Manufacturer specs · MCN archive · UK Police testing
2002-2014 ST1300 Pan European Manufacturer press · MCN · Visordown
2026 NT1100 (closest replacement) Honda UK 2026 spec sheet · MCN · Bennetts BikeSocial