TL1000R from Trash to Track

[BurnCycle]

In December of last year I picked up a ’99 TLR that had a bit of a track mishap. After all the broken bits were removed I was left with this…



What you don’t see in the picture needed to be replaced for repaired (replaced for the most part).

On April 24th I had it finished and running on the track. It ran the entire day without issue and I was bumped up from Beginner to Intermediate.




Some of the goodies it has:
Penske rear shock (one of the few things that I got with the bike) and TLDV8 custom spacer
Worked front forks
Brembo 19x18 radial MC
Breaking wave rotos
Nissin 5/8” clutch MC (stock 14mm)
KAD billet top triple
HyperPro RSC steering damper
Goodridge Kevlar brake lines (front and back)
GSXR1k rear rotor, brake caliper and hanger
RK 520 gold chain (17/41 gearing for now)
Sebimoto bodywork
Custom ram air tubes
Yosh 2-1 TRS exhaust (from the TLS)

[GR81]

looks vicious

[loosebruce]

Nice shit BC, looking very sweet indeed, how's it comparing to the TLS in the handling dept?
Has daryl sent you your candy yet, why do i doubt it?

[Fishy]

Wicked mate.

[DemonWolf]

Thats some great stuff ya done there. Keep up the good work.

p.s. cheers for the advise... I'll have to get the bike serviced and looked at.

[BurnCycle]

I started the day in the White (beginner) group as I had done for the last 3-years. Since this was the first for both riding this bike since its build up and riding a TLR, I welcomed the slower morning pace of the beginner group. Tech inspection was a little iffy since no one liked the feel of the Brembo MC while static. I was still apprehensive as well but had a few options should I need to make a change (like another bike).

The entire first session was a learning experience. First up on the notice list…
1. 1/4" padding on a GP style tail and Woodcraft rearsets make movement hard.
2. The spongy feel of the Brembo MC while static was not the case while being used.
3. It goes around turns!
4. That front wheel is real light.
5. Not having a kick stand sucks but is livable.

OK, a few more sessions go by and although I find myself fighting for a usable position on the bike it is moving around the track a lot easier than my TLS did. Power at the top end is well above that of my TLS. I re-geared it to 17/41 but spent a lot of the day bouncing off 11k RPM. I may end up going 16/40 or 41 after all for this track. Since the power is at a higher point on the TLR I found the front to feel lighter than I did with the TLS. Over some crests I had the front lifting on me which I only noticed at first when the front would come back down and I felt it in the bars. The brakes which had been my biggest concern performed brilliantly. Yes, they had the same feel as static but so much power behind them stopping was not as issue. Even when diving down from (an estimated) 160 for the hairpin T1 at Summit with the rear swaying trying to get around the front.

Just before lunch I got evaluation for the bump into Red group. The TLR had been running better than I expected and I felt it was time to move up. The evaluation went very well. I had a lot of clear space to run and took my time with traffic (but got by it) which scored well. I let the coach know I had been doing this for a while, got some good insight from him and got my sticker to run Red (Intermediate) after lunch.

[BurnCycle]

Thats some great stuff ya done there. Keep up the good work.

p.s. cheers for the advise... I'll have to get the bike serviced and looked at.

Another thought on the oil you're seeing (issue #2 from your PM). The TLS hates being over toped with oil. If it's close to being on the full side then it normally finds its way into you airbox. From your airbox it has a few escape routes.

Lift the tank, open the top of the box and have a look inside. Is there oil in the box?

During an oil change I'll end up putting ~200ml less then what is listed next to the site window. Only when changing the filter will I used that amount.

[Teflon]

that's one sweet looking bike

[R6_kid:Me]

how much did it end up costing all up? Looks like you went for the good stuff rather than the 'just enough' which has obviously made a difference when it came to track time.

[BurnCycle]

The price at the end of the day was still very reasonable. Thanks to the members of TLZ I was able to get some good deals on needed parts and I also hit a few auctions at a good price.

I don't have the spreadsheet in front of me (yes, I kept a running tally), but I want to say I came in under or around the 4k (USD) mark for the whole thing including the original purchase of the bike.