VTR vs 916 vs TLR

**Elysium** · 11th July 2011, 17:32

Came across this video, or parts of a video, while admiring the awsome biking weather we're having. Video is old so most likely a lot of people know these guys (who are these guys?) or seen the video but a good watch if you like twins being put through their paces.

Have to say these guys riding abilities makes the video intresting to watch

**sil3nt** · 11th July 2011, 17:44

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rce=opensearch

**vifferman** · 11th July 2011, 17:45

How come it looks like a public road, and yet it's "VTR vs 916 vs TLR". indicating a battle?

What's up with that? [insert the useful but defunct :spudwhat: emoticon here]

Edit: Oh. Now I see. I watched video 3, and see that it's just your usual twats behaving like,....well.... fuckwits.

**Elysium** · 11th July 2011, 17:48

Originally Posted by sil3nt

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rce=opensearch

Yes they're also fast bikes, but I'm refering to these three riders in particular.

Originally Posted by vifferman

How come it looks like a public road, and yet it's "VTR vs 916 vs TLR". indicating a battle?

What's up with that? [insert the useful but defunct :spudwhat: emoticon here]

That's what also got my attention.

**Latte** · 11th July 2011, 19:00

Have a few of these - good watch. Absolutely nuts doing what they do on a public road - they are all lucky boys they didn't end up road paint. A few of them ended up being BSB riders and Shakey even ended up in WSB if I Remember rightly.

http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&sou...scI2aJqxT_qDGQ

**onearmedbandit** · 11th July 2011, 21:27

Originally Posted by hiss

Have a few of these - good watch. Absolutely nuts doing what they do on a public road - they are all lucky boys they didn't end up road paint. A few of them ended up being BSB riders and Shakey even ended up in WSB if I Remember rightly.

I think Shakey even ended up in MotoGP a while back there.

**98tls** · 11th July 2011, 21:40

Yep well old clips and have provided much amusement on web forums over the years,usual stuff ie young blokes that got old (doh) and chose to forget there antics when young and turned into safety Nazis thinking that will defer young guys from doing there thing.

**Muppet** · 11th July 2011, 21:42

Try this one on for size!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdL5Y...eedwll&list=WL

**kiwifruit** · 11th July 2011, 21:55

Originally Posted by Muppet

Try this one on for size!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdL5Y...eedwll&list=WL

Misleading title.. there is no mach 3 in there!

**Mort** · 11th July 2011, 21:58

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I think Shakey even ended up in MotoGP a while back there.

Currently leading British superbike championship. Top rider is Shakey.

**jaffaonajappa** · 11th July 2011, 23:09

Best 90 minutes of watching youtubes Ever.!

But yeah....some of that riding seemed kinda OTT / wrong side of the road blind corners.... mostly on the larde arsed TL tho

**98tls** · 11th July 2011, 23:22

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

Best 90 minutes of watching youtubes Ever.!

But yeah....some of that riding seemed kinda OTT / wrong side of the road blind corners.... mostly on the larde arsed TL tho

OI,thats lardy arsed TLR,not to be confused with the S before it.Methinks the reason the R used to run wild in the front end was the huge piece of plastic Suzuki stuck on the rear end.

The 10 pound weight difference felt like 50 and looked a hundred.Sad really cause motor wise they had a great thing going,horsepower wise ahead of the 916 but couldnt come up with a frame and suspenders.

**hayd3n** · 11th July 2011, 23:25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxfZUwbqCPY

**jaffaonajappa** · 11th July 2011, 23:46

Originally Posted by 98tls

OI,thats lardy arsed TLR,not to be confused with the S before it.Methinks the reason the R used to run wild in the front end was the huge piece of plastic Suzuki stuck on the rear end.

The 10 pound weight difference felt like 50 and looked a hundred.Sad really cause motor wise they had a great thing going,horsepower wise ahead of the 916 but couldnt come up with a frame and suspenders.

Yeah - none of the crowd I knew could afford 916's, but several TL vs VTR comparos done - being a suzuki Nut....I really started to dislike the VTR. They handled well so well...thankfully I kept hearing about them running out of gas at 150km's

Ended up going the 600/4 route for funz.