TLS Questions

**DMNTD:Me** · 1st November 2005, 20:22

Originally Posted by cowpoos

300kmph....WTF ??? your local suzi dealer has delusions of gradure...lol

...and ya coin!

**loosebruce** · 1st November 2005, 20:23

Originally Posted by cowpoos

300kmph....WTF ??? your local suzi dealer has delusions of gradure...lol

Bullshit mate, i had 295kph on my TLS down the back straight of puke in the wet, mind you i was geared down 2 teeth on the front

**cowpoos** · 1st November 2005, 20:30

Originally Posted by loosebruce

Bullshit mate, i had 295kph on my TLS down the back straight of puke in the wet, mind you i was geared down 2 teeth on the front

I saw a motorbike test on the net somewhere....they were doing topspeed runs in one of the tests...tlr did 274 [5 or 6 can't exactly remeber] through a speed trap on a USA airforce runway...at sealevel

**loosebruce** · 1st November 2005, 20:33

Originally Posted by cowpoos

I saw a motorbike test on the net somewhere....they were doing topspeed runs in one of the tests...tlr did 274 [5 or 6 can't exactly remeber] through a speed trap on a USA airforce runway...at sealevel

yea i've only ever heard of somewhere in the 270's for the R's and mid 60's for the S, really at the end of the day, a shithot rider on the S will destroy an average rider on the R, the difference between them is sweet FA.

**cowpoos** · 1st November 2005, 20:35

Originally Posted by loosebruce

yea i've only ever heard of somewhere in the 270's for the R's and mid 60's for the S, really at the end of the day, a shithot rider on the S will destroy an average rider on the R, the difference between them is sweet FA.

yeah I thought you were just shit stirring...lol

Ps:doesn't TLs have better power to weight ?

**loosebruce** · 1st November 2005, 20:46

Originally Posted by cowpoos

yeah I thought you were just shit stirring...lol

Ps:doesn't TLs have better power to weight ?

Nah mate not shit stirring, seriously read 295kph, but read on and being geared down 2 teeth, and having the speedo driven off the countershaft sprocket, it reads faster and you need a yellowbox to fix it etc etc, cost money, cant be arsed, really the bike was prolly doing 245kph flat out. Not much use at puke when a sorted 400cc can hit near on 235-40kph. But for wheelies

only you gotta watch the chain doesnt start chewing into your swing arm, and it does place more stress on the chain being a tighter raidus to turn, but at $20 for a front sprocket, it's the cheapest way to daft wheelies even if only for a little while.

**S&S** · 2nd November 2005, 06:36

TL'S 2000 Specs - http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=375

TL'R 2000 Specs - http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=376

VTR 2000 Specs - http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=251

**DemonWolf** · 2nd November 2005, 08:21

Originally Posted by saul

Mate your pic is outrageous. Where did you get that from

Yeah have to agree with Saul... very intersting Avatar pic there ya got

**DemonWolf** · 2nd November 2005, 08:24

Goin up to Auckers for Xmas.. how many of you guys would be keen to take me on one of your routes? Would prolly be up round 23rd - 7 Jan or there-a-bouts... and wouldn't mind meeting some TL riders =)

**inlinefour** · 2nd November 2005, 13:53

and bugger anyone elses' opinions, there are plenty of them around here

**BurnCycle** · 3rd November 2005, 01:25

Go with the TLS then…

1. Grab a set of brakes from a TLR or Busa or ZX12 as well as the master cylinder.
2. Find a Bitubo dealer and swap out the rear suspension and steering damper.
3. Do some work to the forks.
4. Head over to TLPlanet.com and get ready to become a poor man.

At the end of the day a lower would just cover what makes this bike sex.

**Ham** · 3rd November 2005, 09:22

Yeah you are right... that looks gorgeous!! I think black is the colour to get

**cowpoos** · 3rd November 2005, 09:40

Originally Posted by V2 Fan

Yeah you are right... that looks gorgeous!! I think black is the colour to get

I know where a really nice looking black tls is....drivin past it heaps....

T&V motorcycles 06 379 7887 and ask for tony...[he's the owner operater real top guy] they have just become a yamaha dealership in carterton in the wairarapa...10mins from me...can go take some pics if u want dude?

**Damon** · 3rd November 2005, 10:47

My Cousin just bought a TLR on tuesday and i happily got to ride it out to puke for him, i wasn't that impressed at all, the steering was nasty at slow speed, no good for in the city, the seating possition was really high and the front end was far to hard, it did have good mirrors though and was fast but there was no feeling when i nailed it, it was like, oh.....i'm doing 150 already.... where as on the VTR it's like "Hell yeah! here we go".
I've also heard of the front end peeling away from the frame on the TLS after a bit of hard wheelie abuse so if your new to wheelies i'd be carefull with the S.

Take a couple for a ride and see what you think, the VTR is a nicer ride but doesnt quite have the power as the other two, the TLS is dog ugly and possibly dangerous if you abuse it and the TLR is so so sexy but is more of a race machine.

**TLDV8** · 3rd November 2005, 10:56

Originally Posted by Damon

I've also heard of the front end peeling away from the frame on the TLS after a bit of hard wheelie abuse so if your new to wheelies i'd be carefull with the S... the TLS is dog ugly and possibly dangerous if you abuse it and the TLR looks like a plastic maggot.

Your right both ends of my black TLS fell off
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