TL1000S handling

[ric007]

Under throttle, changing from L to R, if hitting chatter, bike seems to want to straighten. Otherwise handles well, but can be a handful under these cirumstances. Is this just TL?

[Robert Taylor]

Under throttle, changing from L to R, if hitting chatter, bike seems to want to straighten. Otherwise handles well, but can be a handful under these cirumstances. Is this just TL?

Excessively fast high speed rebound in the forks which cannot be compensated for with the clickers. Given that there is 10 years of wear the forks will doubtless require attention. Also what rear shock does it have?

[Squiggles]

Still got the stock steering dampner? running 180 rear or the fat 190 still?

[DEATH_INC.]

DON'T change to a 180 rear, stay with the 190.
Be thankful it wants to straighten, not just try to tankslap you off
Can you explain in a bit more detail what you mean?

[Morcs]

They handle fine. Just learn to ride it and your onto a winner

Im gonna try a 190/55, will let ya know how that goes.

But also raising the forks a few mm in the clamps has a similar effect to changing to a 180.

[Robert Taylor]

They handle fine. Just learn to ride it and your onto a winner

Im gonna try a 190/55, will let ya know how that goes.

But also raising the forks a few mm in the clamps has a similar effect to changing to a 180.

Completely untrue, the handling on these can be improved dramatically and in the rear especially the tyre life can be almost doubled. The best youve ridden is the best you know....

[Morcs]

Completely untrue, the handling on these can be improved dramatically and in the rear especially the tyre life can be almost doubled. The best youve ridden is the best you know....

Yeah, but hey, I like bikes with character.

Best I know is a 94 CBR600 F2 motard wannabe that was worth less than an ohlins shock.

Your more than welcome to stick an ohlins in my tl so I can write a review on it...

[Robert Taylor]

Yeah, but hey, I like bikes with character.

Best I know is a 94 CBR600 F2 motard wannabe that was worth less than an ohlins shock.

Your more than welcome to stick an ohlins in my tl so I can write a review on it...

Why would I do that when I have already sold an enormous number?

Funny sort of character with the high friction damper from hell!!!!! Plus tyre expenditure because it is so overworked...

[ric007]

has stock damper, i replaced the spring at xmas that made a huge difference, lucky i had friends in japan who got me the part for $300 bucks.Im running a 180 tyre on the back and getting great milage. the forks have been serviced and are showing no sign of wear. doesn't like sharp fast impacts ie alot of the shock goes through my wrists hence the skitterishness in rough corners.

[98tls]

TLZONE.NET is your friend,that aside i need to find a way of getting mine to Robert Taylors shop.

[Robert Taylor]

has stock damper, i replaced the spring at xmas that made a huge difference, lucky i had friends in japan who got me the part for $300 bucks.Im running a 180 tyre on the back and getting great milage. the forks have been serviced and are showing no sign of wear. doesn't like sharp fast impacts ie alot of the shock goes through my wrists hence the skitterishness in rough corners.

You could actually remove the shims off the stock compression pistons in those forks, aside from then having no immediate ride height control those sharp impacts will still be felt! That is because the port sizes are too small and choke off in flow at around 300mm/second shaft speed. A set of Race Tech big port pistons transforms this but with our own shim stack that is quite different. We have done dozens of these over the years and the difference in compliance is massive, but still retaining the ride height control required.

[ric007]

what about a lighter grade fork oil?

[ric007]

JUst rode my mates fire storm, thats how i want mine to handle it was telepathic almost. i found that mine is trying to turn the bars against the counter steer. becoming heavy in the steering throught the cnr, you have to push against it to keep the counter steer going where as the firestorms was light an neutral

[Morcs]

Why would I do that when I have already sold an enormous number?

Funny sort of character with the high friction damper from hell!!!!! Plus tyre expenditure because it is so overworked...

okay so maybe im just making excuses for not being able to justify spending the equivalent of 30% of the value of my bike on a new rear shock

[svr]

TL's a cool bike - pity that motor doesnt fit in the sv. Sounds like your tyre profiles have gone (flat rear, scallopped front) - TLs feel like they've gone from new a bit... `Triangular' profile tyres would really help I reckon (less bump leverage on the bike at moderate lean angles) - and less damping in the forks. Changed the oil recently?