Twins with better performance than a 97 TL1000S?

[nosebleed]

...I hand in my last paper tomorrow. The 5 year draught will be over!

Maybe just one more year?

Unless that was a Stephen Fry level word play on draught beer, or student overdraft.
In which case, kudos.

[JimO]

TL power here...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-470151199.htm

[Laava]

I'm surpised nobody has mentioned a Buell yet.

Was thinking the same thing myself. 146hp worth of big smiles!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-524109068.htm

The bellow these make when the throttle is open is fantastic! Plus, big range tank, belt drive and great value for money.

[mossy1200]

Was thinking the same thing myself. 146hp worth of big smiles!

Yeah even nicer in the flesh than photos show. At least you would know thats been looked after.

Idd sell you a MT01 but its something you would need to progress up to in stages

[Laava]

TL power here...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-470151199.htm

This would be a good buy for sure esp all set up for touring. But not an improvement on a TLS I wouldn,t have thought.

[Jantar]

I'm surpised nobody has mentioned a Buell yet.

I'm not.

[FJRider]

Yamaha brought out a nice twin ... a parallel twin with the firing pattern of a Ducati.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_TRX850

[98tls]

Yamaha brought out a nice twin ... a parallel twin with the firing pattern of a Ducati.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_TRX850

Yep thought about one of those myself.Anyone buying a TLS these days needs to take into consideration things like swingarm bearings etc (barely lubed when new) will be well shagged,unless its got a Bitubo then the spring on a stick no doubt will need replacing not to mention the rotary damper if it hasnt been biffed.Theres still some tidy ones out there but most inclusive of those being tidy will need attention.

[Ocean1]

I'm surpised nobody has mentioned a Buell yet.

Was thinking the same thing myself. 146hp worth of big smiles!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-524109068.htm

The bellow these make when the throttle is open is fantastic! Plus, big range tank, belt drive and great value for money.

Cheers, red label init?

And yes, no discssion about well motivated twins is complete without an 1125CR.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...731-Buell-Loki

[ducatilover]

Yep thought about one of those myself.Anyone buying a TLS these days needs to take into consideration things like swingarm bearings etc (barely lubed when new) will be well shagged,unless its got a Bitubo then the spring on a stick no doubt will need replacing not to mention the rotary damper if it hasnt been biffed.Theres still some tidy ones out there but most inclusive of those being tidy will need attention.

It's not incredibly hard to do a bunch of swinger bearings, they're really a consimable (IMO) and don't count
But that dorr stop...err...shock, I would hope everyone has thrown them away by now

[98tls]

It's not incredibly hard to do a bunch of swinger bearings, they're really a consimable (IMO) and don't count
But that dorr stop...err...shock, I would hope everyone has thrown them away by now

No its not and every TLS should have had them replaced long ago but rarely have i come across one thats been done,steering head bearings the same..As for the door stop i still see far more with it than not.

[ducatilover]

No its not and every TLS should have had them replaced long ago but rarely have i come across one thats been done,steering head bearings the same..As for the door stop i still see far more with it than not.

I'm not entirely surprised about the bearings not being done, but the sprung turd is a worry. I've heard countless "yeah, I was powering out of a corner and it started a weave" "I was doing some shit and it had a dirty big slapper" stories.

[SlowHand]

Maybe just one more year?

Unless that was a Stephen Fry level word play on draught beer, or student overdraft.
In which case, kudos.

You ass jockey.

Well spotted mate. I knew that wasn't right when I typed it, but couldn't be arsed with the extra brain power.

Now go get me that draught.

[jim.cox]

Or how about a piece of Italian art ?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-525067569.htm

[98tls]

I'm not entirely surprised about the bearings not being done, but the sprung turd is a worry. I've heard countless "yeah, I was powering out of a corner and it started a weave" "I was doing some shit and it had a dirty big slapper" stories.

Yea heard a few myself over the years,mostly starting with "my mate had one blah blah blah".I must have about every bike mag that featured them from new,poms seemed to moan the most about the handling (nothing new there) whereas i can remember one journo from a still publishing NZ bike mag say "ive had more head shake from a GSXR750" which isnt particularly famous for bad handling.Poor old TLS was on a hiding to nothing from the get go when at the release in Florida (from memory) some lunatic French journo attempted the impossible and ended up with 2 broken ankles,then a few pom owners planted themselves in hedgerows and the rests history.Ive ridden mine pretty hard over the years and only once did it give me any reason to contract my arsehole.As i said earlier TLSs and old wives tales go hand in hand,have to laugh at some of the crap over the years "widow maker"can understand the term being used on some of the old Kwaka triples but the harmless old S...