The ultimate TL mod.

[98tls]

Guys in the states and Europe just cant seem to stop mucking around with TLs and this is a must have for sure,just a matter of waiting for the $ to be favourable.Will go for the bigger one methinks,will certainly give the old girl a new lease of life.http://kbsportbike.net/ click on 10881140 tab.More than the damn bikes worth but hey should be fun.

[SARGE]

must be a yank thing...


check out the 'passive" mods on the FJ (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1850863&postcount=21)

[98tls]

must be a yank thing...


check out the 'passive" mods on the FJ (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1850863&postcount=21)
Lol nice.Must admit between the bits in the shed and bits on the bike combined with whats to come its fast approaching madness,actually its way past but i enjoy it.One concern is that theres other bikes in the shed requiring $ spent on them.

[Pussy]

Visa card about to take another thrashing, Mike? :whistle:

[98tls]

Visa card about to take another thrashing, Mike? :whistle: Yes it will mate,will be waiting a bit for the dollar to go my way some.Promised myself i was going to get into a couple of projects in the garage but wtf your only here awhile.Replaced most things on the old girl with aftermarket stuff so might as well go internal as well,no point in wasting money 1/2 arsed,better off to do it completly.

[Subike]

must be a yank thing...


check out the 'passive" mods on the FJ (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1850863&postcount=21)

Wisco do the same kit for the XS1100, taking it to 1198cc
That with a few other things, including diff ratio change, might just keep up with you buggers.

Nice bit of kit there Mike
Dont forget the 650 in the corner

[98tls]

Wisco do the same kit for the XS1100, taking it to 1198cc
That with a few other things, including diff ratio change, might just keep up with you buggers.

Nice bit of kit there Mike
Dont forget the 650 in the corner Cheers mate,the race bike that doesnt go racing:Pokey:hasnt been forgotten about theres just not enough dosh to go round at the mo,its waited this long so awhile more wont matter.Was away to Woodstock until i came across this kit but a needs must and a home i will be staying.

[JimO]

i feel the best mod for the TL would be kitting it out in a Italian naked body:Punk::Punk::Punk::Punk:

[98tls]

i feel the best mod for the TL would be kitting it out in a Italian naked body:Punk::Punk::Punk::Punk: Yea yea jimmy nice,thing is then i would have to start using words like "character" blah blah blah and buy a very expensive helmet with the darkest possible visor to maintain the image.:bleh:

[AllanB]

Big kit or bigger kit, big kit or ....... ah heck.

Funny really given the rep the TL has develpoed (rightly or wrongly) for being a powerful evil beast.

[98tls]

Big kit or bigger kit, big kit or ....... ah heck.

Funny really given the rep the TL has develpoed (rightly or wrongly) for being a powerful evil beast. Bigger,why fuck about.As for the rep thing,load of bollocks thats snowballed,really that simple,i do however at least get a chuckle from time to time at rallys when yet another grants me his precious time and knowledge on all things TL.:blank:After owning mine for many many years a bit of internal makeover will make us both feel better lol.

[imdying]

Wanna share a crate? :whistle:

[vifferman]

More than the damn bikes worth but hey should be fun.
Know what you mean. There's a guy (yes, in Mrka :rolleyes:) who's developed a supercharger kit (everything that's needed) for the VFR800. Cost is a very reasonable US$5k. That would more'n double the 'worth' of the VFR. Nearly double its power too.:eek:

[Morcs]

Yeah im not sure about more CC's...

would be even more of a handful.

Id much rather downgear it heaps, I went +4 rear teeth on mine hehe

[Cajun]

yeah theres a 1060cc kit out of usa for the rsvr also seen an 1120cc i think out of europe.

[cowpoos]

http://www.spearsenterprises.com/products.html
http://www.terryshepherdtuning.com/

terry shepard tuning is quite the talented tune shop!! they do much more than what they state...I found a dyno of a 98 tl1000s on the net a far while ago when I was still a TL nutter...it had a terry shepard built engine producing 188 hp...and was compared to a stock 2001 GSXR1000 producing 141hp...them are some telling numbers!!

[cowpoos]

Yeah im not sure about more CC's...

would be even more of a handful.


The last thing I would decribe a TL1000 as being is a handful!! the things are just big pussy's!!

[sugilite]

The last thing I would decribe a TL1000 as being is a handful!! the things are just big pussy's!!

As long as they have steering dampeners, remember the recall?

The first batch that arrived had no dampener. I was invited to test ride one from Welly Motorcycles. I took it up Mt Vic with a near empty fuel tank. I pulled out to pass a bus load off tourists and all hell broke loose! The bike did a lock to lock tank slap the length of the bus and then some!!! Thank God I was in second and was able to wheelie out of it...gave the tourists a good free show though :lol:

[98tls]

Never ridden mine without the steering damper,i did however replace the oem one with an adjustable,heaps better.

[Morcs]

I rode without the dampener when I had my suspension setup properly.

My tendancy to put down wheelies a bit crossed up after shifting to 2nd gear made me put it back on...

I found my 600RR to be far worse without a dampener.

Is there a GPR Stabilizer available for the TL? I rate it more than any conventional unit, Im loving mine.

[cowpoos]

As long as they have steering dampeners, remember the recall?

The first batch that arrived had no dampener. I was invited to test ride one from Welly Motorcycles. I took it up Mt Vic with a near empty fuel tank. I pulled out to pass a bus load off tourists and all hell broke loose! The bike did a lock to lock tank slap the length of the bus and then some!!! Thank God I was in second and was able to wheelie out of it...gave the tourists a good free show though :lol:
take the steering damper of any new bike and it will no doubt do the same...

Interesting though...took the steering damper off mine to replace it with a ohlins...and I rode it around for a few weeks with none...went mint!! and I don't ride like a girl really!! it did have the rear ohlins in it and the front was revalved with traxxion pistons.

[98tls]

As long as they have steering dampeners, remember the recall?

The first batch that arrived had no dampener. I was invited to test ride one from Welly Motorcycles. I took it up Mt Vic with a near empty fuel tank. I pulled out to pass a bus load off tourists and all hell broke loose! The bike did a lock to lock tank slap the length of the bus and then some!!! Thank God I was in second and was able to wheelie out of it...gave the tourists a good free show though :lol: Sounds like something that used to happen in England on a TL when they first arrived,strangely most of the rest of the world didnt have a clue what they were on about.

[Rodney007]

looks like a nice kit, how does the bottom end hold out with it?

[sugilite]

Sounds like something that used to happen in England on a TL when they first arrived,strangely most of the rest of the world didnt have a clue what they were on about.

Yep, was a hum dinger, and easily the nastiest unprovoked tank slapper I ever had in 26 years of erm...brisk riding on crap roads :lol: And that includes my fat 16 inch tyred sports bikes of the eighties!

I did ride one with a dampener, and it has impeccable manners, loved it's character, so much more entertaining than the bland vanilla SV1000:oi-grr: