TL 1000

[MOTOXXX]

only big bike i have owned.
getting the susp set up is a big deal on them. i still havent done mine yet.

when you compare them to the newer bikes they aint as fast (i make 126hp at the rear) and sparky bills 99 R1 makes 145hp and its 2 years older.
they also way 190kg dry.

fun to ride. good if you lazy as you dont have to change gears as much as a 4 and go ok on the track too.

[marty]

here's my 2001 tl1000s with extra fairing, yoshis, ohlins, braided lines. 38000ks. what sort of $$$ you spending?

[loosebruce]

2:Suspension - if you have the time you can muck around with the settings do it, or just throw an Ohlins in!

Ohlins = money, if money you dont have, you can look at modding the rotary damper, they are floating around and going pretty cheap, prolly pick one up for 30-50bucks, you can enlarge the veins that allow the oil to pass through or some shit like that, cant remember exactly, should be on TL planet somewhere. Those who've done reckon it's just as good as an ohlins.
But if fast riding aint your thing the stock bike will do the bizzo alright.

[SPman]

here's my 2001 tl1000s with extra fairing, yoshis, ohlins, braided lines. 38000ks. what sort of $$$ you spending?

Thats not Marks (Grumpe) old bike, is it?

[marty]

yup. still goes very well too

[dss3]

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[John]

Mate! I have just the bike for you... check this one out...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-30126216.htm

looks like its fresh from skid fest....

[nsrpaul]

I have a tl in my garage from a mate who has lost his licience and the courts ordered him to have no intrest in a motor vehicle for a year
I never ride it , it is yuk!
-to bloody heavy
-crap brakes compared to the gsxr , prob cause to bloody heavy
-wobles
-unless ya get ya revs spot on round town it surges something terible
-to hard in rear despit adjustment
-chews tyres , prob cause to bloody heavy
rubish bike really , cant understant why they sold so many

[TLDV8]

I have a tl in my garage from a mate who has lost his licience and the courts ordered him to have no intrest in a motor vehicle for a year
I never ride it , it is yuk!
-to bloody heavy
-crap brakes compared to the gsxr , prob cause to bloody heavy
-wobles
-unless ya get ya revs spot on round town it surges something terible
-to hard in rear despit adjustment
-chews tyres , prob cause to bloody heavy
rubish bike really , cant understant why they sold so many

What are you trying to say ?.. The TL is probably a little to much for a Newbie

[nsrpaul]

[QUOTE=TLDV8]What are you trying to say ?.. The TL is probably a little to much for a Newbie


no , I am saying they are puss , big heavy puss

[unhingedlizard]

must be something wrong with your mates. The two I have ridden were monsters.

[nsrpaul]

possible its a bad one , but it is fast , just no where near as capable as the gsxr 600/750 you could have for the same money , but none of them are anywhere near as much fun as the nsr250 you could have for half that!

[scroter]

get one. set it up, you wont regret it. very addictive motorbike. loved it. someone said $800 for clutch, i did the whole pack for about 300 including pressure plate springs. its a piss easy job. i found the rotary damper only bothered me at the track.

[pritch]

I can't find the relevant text right now but from memory the "Bike" magazine summary went something like, "Tank slappers, cracked frames, tons of fun."

[marty]

Mate! I have just the bike for you... check this one out...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-30126216.htm

if that's the TL from a particular side street opposite claudlands showgrounds, then it has the HELL exhaust on it. friends of mine lived near to the house, and the owner had a remote start on it - would let it warm up before riding in the mornings, and it made the neighbours windows rattle at 6.30am!!!