Well here's a problem...

[98tls]

Strange as it seems ive been approached by a bloke with an SV who wants to swap it for my old TLS.....:gob: over the last couple of years ive spent an obscence amount of money on the old girl.......suspension has been done etc etc......it has a few one off parts that i sourced from an overseas based forum and it looks and goes real nice......at the end of the day though its still an old TL........ive been out in the garage staring at it for a bit trying to make a decision....ive a few bits and pieces that i havent got round to fitting like a GSXR front end that would go with it.......keep thinking if i wanted a SV i would have bought one but never did as i just preferred to mod the TL.....i guess it makes sense to do it........:mellow: The SV has an ohlins rear shock and a few other bits but i dunno...they just look so bland.......mind you i suppose i could get modding..........:Punk: whatta you guys reckon..........

[xwhatsit]

Not meaning any disrespect to SV owners, but the TL has a definite impact that the SV lacks. It just has this presence that you can guess the rider is going to pull a wheelie off the lights with a ridiculously loud V-twin beat...

SVs are a far more subtle bike, they don't stand out as much. TLs scream `hooligan' and aggressiveness.

Anything you change and modify and customise to your own needs becomes much more to you than anything made standard by the factory.

[98tls]

Not meaning any disrespect to SV owners, but the TL has a definite impact that the SV lacks. It just has this presence that you can guess the rider is going to pull a wheelie off the lights with a ridiculously loud V-twin beat...

SVs are a far more subtle bike, they don't stand out as much. TLs scream `hooligan' and aggressiveness.

Anything you change and modify and customise to your own needs becomes much more to you than anything made standard by the factory. Thats the thing i guess...........my old S has been modded front to back and everywere in between...i guess its making the decision as to wether i want to spend all the $ modding an SV..............

[T.W.R]

Better the Devil you know :innocent:

You'll only go full circle again but from a milder starting point. Think about what made you decline his offer originally & then look at what you've got sitting into front of you now :Punk:

[paturoa]

Take it for a ride and unless it is way better, I think that you'll regret.

I also suspect that ina couple of years the TL will be worth more than the SV. TLs hold their price - no guesses for why.

[Grahameeboy]

Not meaning any disrespect to SV owners, but the TL has a definite impact that the SV lacks. It just has this presence that you can guess the rider is going to pull a wheelie off the lights with a ridiculously loud V-twin beat...

SVs are a far more subtle bike, they don't stand out as much. TLs scream `hooligan' and aggressiveness.

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Dunno.....I have the red/black frame model and with red wheel rim tape, smoked screen, knobies, radiator grills, arrows it ain't a bad looker..........but agree no chance of me doing a wheelie

[Mr. Peanut]

Oh man, keep the TL.

[98tls]

Dunno.....I have the red/black frame model and with red wheel rim tape, smoked screen, knobies, radiator grills, arrows it ain't a bad looker..........but agree no chance of me doing a wheelie Agreed yours looks the ducks nuts mate............SVs wheelie just fine........

[TerminalAddict]

TLs have respect .. sv less so

there is something secretly enticing about a TL .. something deep inside that says "man i wish I could ... "

[JimO]

what about something that has a TL engine but isnt a TL

[Mental Trousers]

Don't be stupid. The TL rocks. The SV is boring. You'll regret selling it if you do.

[98tls]

what about something that has a TL engine but isnt a TL For sure jim.........i love the Raptor..........trouble is he doesnt want to swap a Raptor...........:mellow:

[chanceyy]

well buddy you know the old saying .. grass is greener on the other side of the fence .. until you get there ..

I think you would deeply regrets selling the old girl, she sure makes you smile & your have a few ks under the belt not to mention making her into the bike you want ..

[NighthawkNZ]

whatta you guys reckon..........

I personally think you will regret it as all the others are saying... you have spent a bucket load on mods the the old girl and not just engine mods ... and it still gives you that smile...

Do you really want an SV? I think you know and have already answered that question.

[Colapop]

NOPE don't do it. You will regret it for so long. The SV (from what I've been told is not a TL)

[miSTa]

Boring. What an old fart you've turned in to wanting to swap ya TL for a SV. :tugger:

It's past your bedtime :zzzz:

[98tls]

Boring. What an old fart you've turned in to wanting to swap ya TL for a SV. :tugger:

It's past your bedtime :zzzz: Not a case of wanting to mate..........was just a surprise to be asked really.....despite all the bits and dollars spent on it it is still what it is.....a 9 year old bike...............anyway regardless ive decided not to so thats that.........

[miSTa]

That's better. Must've been a momentary loss of sanity :yes:

It's pretty obvious much you enjoy the TL when we see your ugly mug

[NighthawkNZ]

That's better. Must've been a momentary loss of sanity :yes:

It's pretty obvious much you enjoy the TL when we see your ugly mug

:lol: too true...

[98tls]

:lol: too true... Ha HA..........still smile when i think of 260 clicks down that......ahhh private road just across the waitaki bridge mate............:Punk:

[NighthawkNZ]

ah yes and the glowing pipes... I only pushed it too... 250 :innocent:

[Shadows]

"Keep the TL" gets my vote.

[chanceyy]

Ha HA..........still smile when i think of 260 clicks down that......ahhh private road just across the waitaki bridge mate............:Punk:


260 clicks .. was that on one wheel as well ?? :shutup:

[The Pastor]

you did an awesome job on the tl, do it on the SV.

[Patch]

Ha HA..........still smile when i think of 260 clicks down that......ahhh private road just across the waitaki bridge mate............:Punk:

260 is that all, go mod some more ya southern slowpoke



you did an awesome job on the tl, do it on the SV.

yeah sv - whatever its a girls bike






get the feeling I've seen this thread before

[skidMark]

go with the tl mate

awesome machine

no point modding an sv for the sake of it

at the end of the day tl's look so nice

resist man resist you will regret it honestly

sv is more of a sports tourer than a sportsbike in my view.

[Reckless]

Had a mate with an SV, we used to swap over with my VTR1000 a bit. B4 I killed it. He quite liked the VTR for the same reason I didn't like the SV.
Basically you sat 'on' the SV and 'in' the VTR. Bit of a different riding position I didn't like as much. Wasn't huge on grunt but the brakes were better. Over all I'd prefer the VTR because of the riding position. Haven't riden a TL so can't compare.
Wheelies great. He did 2-3 gears. Proper point of balance wheelies I'm talking, not just power lifts. And his rear tyre was worn way off the edges so depends on the rider.
Go for a ride and see if you like it. But I think they took all the character out of the twins after the wild TL & TLR era.
my opinion only!!

[paturoa]

There is already another thread on KB for this

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=50146

[Sniper]

Don't do it man. Keep the TL.

[Coyote]

Wheelies great. He did 2-3 gears. Proper point of balance wheelies I'm talking, not just power lifts. And his rear tyre was worn way off the edges so depends on the rider.
In a way power wheelies are what matters because any bike with a talented rider can do balance point wheelies

Since putting the NC30 shock in the RG that has actually lifted the front end a few times, only by a little of course

And the decision to keep the TL was the right one. I remember a TL zooming past me on the motorway and I thought "damn that's a nice bike" :yes:

[pzkpfw]

...so why does the other guy really want to do the swap?

[98tls]

Just likes the TLS and the mods ive done i guess...........

[tri boy]

Keep the TL, hock ya arse on the street, and pay cash for the Sv. lol.:shit: :buggerd: :lol:

[98tls]

Keep the TL, hock ya arse on the street, and pay cash for the Sv. lol.:shit: :buggerd: :lol: Na dont want it that bad.............in fact dont want it at all.......will just continue on with the TLS.........next mod....theres Gsxr front end lurking in the garage......good for a winters day project.....:Punk:

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=98tls;1061779]Na dont want it that bad...

A wise choose. :yes:

[Ruralman]

Na dont want it that bad.............in fact dont want it at all.......will just continue on with the TLS.........next mod....theres Gsxr front end lurking in the garage......good for a winters day project.....:Punk:

Sounds like you've made the right choice M - keep that beast and all the passion and energy you've put into it - you'd be selling your soul if you dumped it.
What you need is another bike - one that your Mrs will be happier sitting on the back of.
Your TL is a modern classic - it has timeless style that draws looks wherever it goes.
After all that bloody pocket pissing - are you getting your sorry arse down to the Brass?

[98tls]

Na mate..............problem is at this time of the year they put gravel all over one of my favourite roads.........i understand the reasoning but the thought of taking it easy over the pigroot is about as enticeing as shagging helen clark.............:sick:

[Wingnut]

Do you do the pig route often? Think i saw you on ya tl the other week at the junction - had someone on the back perhaps???

[98tls]

The other weekend i went the other way mate.......up to waimate.......i did have someone on the back though............Welcome and good to see someone else from round here on here........nice bike by the way.........will have to have an ale sometime...................and yes i do the pig root as often as i can.......love it.

[Wingnut]

yea. havent really been posting much here. Good reading though eh - by the way - Personally I think Suzuki took a step or two back when they stopped the production of the TL - The SV just doesn't do it for me - Test rode one once but bought a VTR instead - I miss that sometimes - pretty much everytime I come into some corner just a little bit too hot for the M109. See you round perhaps Mr 98TLS....

[Colapop]

Na mate..............problem is at this time of the year they put gravel all over one of my favourite roads.........i understand the reasoning but the thought of taking it easy over the pigroot is about as enticeing as shagging helen clark.............:sick:
So you're keen on shagging aunty Helen?? It's just that I can't see you not riding...

[chanceyy]

Sounds like you've made the right choice M - keep that beast and all the passion and energy you've put into it - you'd be selling your soul if you dumped it.
What you need is another bike - one that your Mrs will be happier sitting on the back of.



I have it on good authority that only thing better than having one bike in the garage is having two ;)

[NighthawkNZ]

I have it on good authority that only thing better than having one bike in the garage is having two ;)

I need a gargae for that to happen :(

[chanceyy]

I need a gargae for that to happen :(

well now i have garages .. & sheds ... hmmmm & perhaps another bike on the horizion... :shutup: :whistle:

[NighthawkNZ]

well now i have garages .. & sheds ... hmmmm & perhaps another bike on the horizion... :shutup: :whistle:

lucky for some...

[98tls]

well now i have garages .. & sheds ... hmmmm & perhaps another bike on the horizion... :shutup: :whistle: Tell me more........................

[Colapop]

And she lives in the North Island... We like Chanceyy so you can't have her... :love:

[chanceyy]

Tell me more........................

not yet .. all will be revealed in due course ;) but its not a road bike ..:whistle:

[chanceyy]

And she lives in the North Island... We like Chanceyy so you can't have her... :love:

awwwww thanks Col :love: .. Might even let you give me a col sized hug next time i see ya ;)

[98tls]

And she lives in the North Island... We like Chanceyy so you can't have her... :love: Ive a certain can of woodstock in my fridge that says different...........:yes:

[98tls]

not yet .. all will be revealed in due course ;) but its not a road bike ..:whistle: interesting.............XT660 ish...............?

[chanceyy]

Ive a certain can of woodstock in my fridge that says different...........:yes:

only a can :nono: ... hmm I thought we had upgraded to about half a doz by now .. if not a full doz :yes:



interesting.............XT660 ish...............?

it will be interesting .. & ish :shit: