Looking at TL1000

[Boob Johnson]

A TL takes an experienced & skilled rider to push it along, a real riders bike. One of the reasons I sold mine


One thing most owners of them seem to say is that they are one HELL of a lot of fun to ride, they feel like a toy, a wild one at that. Heaps of grunt & a tonne of torque.


Personally I love the look of them, both the S & R. They are quite unique & have a muscular look that appeals to me & possibly always will. Some of the more modern machines look like bloody soul less whippet's :slap:

TL1000S, not a lot of grunt

125BHP with 107.4nm Torque at 7,100rpm whilst weighing in at 187kg dry is far from "not a lot of grunt" Paulus


Me thinks you's is speaking from a small southern orifice

[TLJimmy]

Farken awesome bike; I've done 25 000k's on mine in two years; and there are sooo many mods you can do for relatively little$$. The '97 has a few issues, but these are easy sorted; and the '97 with TLR pistons is a kickarse machine - the "true" '97 (TLS's made from 10/97 on had the '98 specs.) has bigger ports, lighter flywheel, lighter clutch (if it slips Barnett springs'll fix it) and a few other things that make it the quickest of the S's

As to the steering damper, I put 2.5 wt oil in the stocker, which makes it a bit lighter; but after putting a Bitubo spring/damper in the back, and racetech springs, gold valves and custom shim stack in the front, I've had NO headshake issues

You've been given TLZONE; this guy also has some awesome stuff too http://wotid.com/tls/content/view/12/39/

Heres an idea of what you can do:

Mods so far: 2 Bros mufflers;homemade TRE;Airbox mod;'97 temp sensor mod;Iridium plugs;TLR bellmouths;OEM-style smoked screen;HH sintered pads front and rear;Metal Gear rotors with gold carriers;removed OEM mirrors and mounts;bar-end mirror with cut down stock weight as spacer; chopped rear fender; DID gold x-ring heavy duty chain;2 up on rear sprocket;damper mount mod for easy tank lifting;forks up-in-the-triples 7.5mm;Riflemans clear clutch cover and 1/5 throttle insert;Barnett clutch springs;Mini CF look indicators front; mini chrome LED's rear with resister;2.5wt oil in stock damper;PC II;Bitubo rear shock;Forks - Race Tech internals with 1kg/mm springs and Gold valves;braided front brake line;billet sprocket cover.


To do list:'Busa MC and gold six pots;black paint;TLR swingarm swap;aluminium chequer plate undertail;rob a bank;

[TLJimmy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulus

TL1000S, not a lot of grunt

Reply by Boob Johnson

125BHP with 107.4nm Torque at 7,100rpm whilst weighing in at 187kg dry is far from "not a lot of grunt" Paulus

Me thinks you's is speaking from a small southern orifice

Couldn't have said it better myself. Might've replaced "little oriface" with arse though.

With a few simple mods you can bump the HP up by 10 - 15. Mine will lift the front wheel about a foot in 3rd with just the throttle; and full on wheelstand in second with just throttle.