Who's got a TL1000s or TL1000r?

[feral1]

guy in chch did in his front cylinder as well....prolonged wheelstands.... oil pick-up ran dry.

Mine's still running as strong as an Ox....touch wood.
Did yours drop a valve?

[marty]

so a TL weekend over to whitianga, sometime in october - how does that sond?

[saul]

so a TL weekend over to whitianga, sometime in october - how does that sond?

Yeh marty that sounds brilliant .

Lets get a few of the guys together and do it

[loosebruce]

guy in chch did in his front cylinder as well....prolonged wheelstands.... oil pick-up ran dry.

Mine's still running as strong as an Ox....touch wood.
Did yours drop a valve?

Yea a mate of mine had that problem on his (a few times) i ain't that good yet! Yeah it dropped a valve, as much as that sucked, apparently the first TL to do so anywhere that i have heard of. My first TL never gave me any hassles at all, thats why i brought a second one after a breif ownership of a gixxer 6, but this one is headache after headache, still love it too bits though.

TL weekend to whitianga, oh hell yes i'm in, october's all good, i'll be headed down manfeild way late october for the vic fun day though, 24th sunday i think. Before or after that is all good.

[loosebruce]

Oh yea and the other thing bout october is Quasi's Waikato ride is 16-17th as well, so count that weekend out. Oh man is it going to be a busy month, i'll have to try and find time for work to make some moolah.

[MOTOXXX]

MotoXXX, mine gots a nasty squeak going on to at the mo, it's in at welly M/Cycles now getting stripped down, will let you know what it is, i'm hoping just a dry pivot but latley it's been feeling like the swing arm is grabbing a bit in it's travel and causing a not so nice handling sensation.

I have heard nothing but good things bout chucking an ohlins rear damper on, but as i'm looking at up grading to a newer bike early next year think i'd rather save the money and put it onto that, but if you're keeping ya TL you can't go wrong, esp on the "S", and then you can throw your rotary damper at a car.

Oraginise a TL get together would be a great idea if it's in the north island i'll be there.

Go the TL's R or S they're both phat

Found the squeek last night.
Took all the plastic off the back of it last night and jacked it up. A couple spare hours and a little bit of elbow grease found that i had 3 dry joints. Mainly the one at the bottom of the shock and the two others around it.
also u may find that between the mudguard and the swingarm gets stones jammed in it easily. I think this was the squeek more than anything but it was still good to get those other bits lubed up.
So it all goes back together tonight after a good clean. The cold kiwi entry has encrusted the radiator with mud also the back end too around the swingarm.

now i just have to figure out how to wire up and mount the radar detector and fit the new pager alarm system.

[loosebruce]

MotoXXX, glad it's nothing to major, they're pulling mine apart tomorrow so should find out late tomorrow arvo, fingers are crossed, money ain't exactly flowing out of my pockets, bearings an other little stuff like piston seals in the calipers add up real fast.

[MOTOXXX]

yea that would add up a bit.

i started putting everything back together tonight and then broke a bolt off in the sub frame when putting on the mudguard

so it all comes back off and now have to drill the little fuker out.
i was so close to havin it back togethr i tells ya.

[Jinx3d]

Whooo Hooo. Ooooo fucken shit yeah!


Mines been sweet, standard shock - shreds the rear - oh well, they still make tyres dont they? Whats the problem?

Oh yeah, clutch is a bit grabby too, easy to stall from the lights when dragging of the lads in tin cans. *embaressing*

Mines the S, R is nice but its like arguing about blondes and brunette.


Whats all this bout the front cylinder dropping its lunch?

Mines got a tick tick tick on the front cylinder but I heard its normal so I havent done anything about it (cept change the oil of course).

CHeers to all fellow TL owners out there.

Jinx3d :cool2:

[saul]

Yep TL's put a smile on the face alright

[duckman]

Hey guys - While were on such a fine subject of suzuki twins!!

Who here has changed their rotary damper for an aftermarket shock and which brand did you go to? Where did you buy it and how much ??

Same set of questions but for the steering damper ...??

Come on I'm keen to upgrade but I'm not sure if I should go... Ohlins, Bitubo, Penske e.t.c.

Appreciate all replies - Except the rude ones!!!

[loosebruce]

Whooo Hooo. Ooooo fucken shit yeah!
Whats all this bout the front cylinder dropping its lunch?

Mines got a tick tick tick on the front cylinder but I heard its normal so I havent done anything about it (cept change the oil of course).

CHeers to all fellow TL owners out there.

Jinx3d :cool2:

After prolonged wheelies the front cylinder loses oil and damage follows.
I don't think there is a TL out there that doesn't go tick tick tick, easiest way to fix that is ear plugs.

Cheers back at ya man, i see your auckland based as well have to hook up for a ride. :spudwave:

[loosebruce]

Hey guys - While were on such a fine subject of suzuki twins!!

Who here has changed their rotary damper for an aftermarket shock and which brand did you go to? Where did you buy it and how much ??

Same set of questions but for the steering damper ...??

Come on I'm keen to upgrade but I'm not sure if I should go... Ohlins, Bitubo, Penske e.t.c.

Appreciate all replies - Except the rude ones!!!

I can see now how an up grade would do wonders on an "S", didn't think it was an issue on the "R" but it can't hurt for sure, ya can't go wrong with ohlins, but i'v never heard anything bad about bitubo or penske, i wouldn't hesitate to put either on mine, keep an eye out for second hand ones as well, there is generally very little wrong with them and are quite a bit cheaper.
The steering damper, most guys get away with changing the oil to a lighter weight, but if i was buying one i've just seen the new hyper pro's for the "R" and holy shit they look F#$&$n hot and at a good price to. Fully adjustable, nice range of colours to and easy to fit. Give Kerry a call at Motohaus in Western Springs, he got one in for a mate at a nice price. Have a look at them, wicked as.

[tlr-steve]

hey glen ,little bit late but , as you know i've got a 99 TLR.
and spend maybe a bit too much time on tlplanet

lately , have'nt been out riding as much as i would like.

for the the ones that don't know , go to
http://www.micapeak.com/reg/bikes/
to find TLR/TLS riders near you.

glen , have you bumped into Aaron over your way?
he 's the one i was telling you about that was moving to
Tauranga, got a red TLR

[Gixxer]

After prolonged wheelies the front cylinder loses oil and damage follows.
I don't think there is a TL out there that doesn't go tick tick tick, easiest way to fix that is ear plugs.

Cheers back at ya man, i see your auckland based as well have to hook up for a ride. :spudwave:

I am a 1 week old TL rider, Fantastic.
Glad I checked this thread out, I noticed a tick the other day, I also noticed a bit of oil leaking, is this a common thing?

Besides that, again, Fantastic