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| Purchased: | 12/2000 | ||
| Usage: | 20,000 kilometers, Street/Sport, Touring. | ||
| Tires: | michelin | ||
| Owner: | nicola falciani
Email to nicola falciani | ||
| Location: | Europe (Southern) -- poggibonsi (si) italy | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 3 | ||
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the most exciting things I've tried
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| JSIAG111400100493: |
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| Purchased: | Jan 2001 | ||
| Usage: | 15,000 kilometers, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | bt101's | ||
| Owner: | Steve Tucker
Email to Steve Tucker | ||
| Location: | Australia (Southern) -- Melbourne | ||
| Experience: | 6 years road/track | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Accessories: At the moment only the basics got rid of that condom mudguard fit a carbon fibre chainguard and tank guard | |||
| Modifications: Painted front fairing bracket metallic blue, added a pair of remus carbon fibre grand prix slip-ons excellent sound just impossible to re pack. It looks bad but had to add a gearsack rack for touring. | |||
| Problems: I bought it as the third owner new the others never had a problem. I have had this problem with it blowing ignition fuses it currently has a 10amp fuse is this too low email me please if you have had the same problem. Other problems ive had is when it's got too hot b4 fuel injection warning come on let it cool down been fine since. | |||
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I had a FZR600 91 massive improvement maybe not as nimble but my next step is an improvement on the suspension
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| For Sale: After a power commander 2 if anyone has one for sale if anyone after accessories twobrothers.com excellent site for mods and trick bits. | |||
| JS1VT51A4X2100385: |
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| Purchased: | 5-11-2001 | ||
| Usage: | 2 miles, Street/Sport, Touring. | ||
| Tires: | metzlers | ||
| Owner: | jeff pontrelli
Phone: 301-362-9853
Email to jeff pontrelli | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthEast) -- Laurel, MD | ||
| Experience: | 20 years | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 15 | ||
| Modifications: power commander, two brothers racing slip on's, k & n air filter, lockhardt/phillips turn signals, pitbull stand spindles | |||
| Problems: fuel injection surging | |||
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darn nice bike
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| Purchased: | April 2000 | ||
| Usage: | 10,500 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Brifgestone | ||
| Owner: | Alex Maxfield
Phone: +44 1664 561511
Email to Alex Maxfield | ||
| Location: | UK -- Leicestershire | ||
| Experience: | 11 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 8 | ||
| Accessories: None | |||
| Modifications: All the recalls. ART Alloy Race Cans - good noise! | |||
| Problems: None. The only problem I have now is that it is just too quick too easily. 70mph corners have turned into 90mph corners and short shifting thro' the box gets you 130mph before you know it. | |||
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Awesome. I was going to buy an R6 until I rode this bike. The R6 was v. boring by comparison. The bike came with Pirelli Dragons which were changed to Bridgestones quickly as they seemed to move around too much. I increased the rear preload to show 10mm thread, softened the rear damping and dropped the front forks 3mmm. The bike is now very planted mid corner, turns tightly and inspires confidence.
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| For Sale: This Bike. Before I lose my license. | |||
| JS1AG111100103276: |
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| Purchased: | SEPTEMBER 2000 | ||
| Usage: | 1,500 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | DUNLOP GP 207,s | ||
| Owner: | ADRIAN KEVERN
Email to ADRIAN KEVERN | ||
| Location: | UK -- WHITEHAVEN CUMBRIA | ||
| Experience: | 9 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 7 | ||
| Photo: | to follow | ||
| Accessories: black double bubble screen from powerbronze £55.00 black hugger by pyramid plastics £60.00 meta 351 immobiliser/alarm £280.00 | |||
| Modifications: high level race exhaust system from scorpion, with carbon oval cans £850.00 | |||
| Problems: oil leak on left hand side engine casing from gasket, replaced under warranty,fuel injection system hesitating at low r.p.m.paintwork marks easily, slipping clutch. | |||
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i bought the bike as a parrallel import,although i have only done 1500 miles i can tell the bike is worlds apart from my previous bikes (zxr750, bandit 1200)the bike has bags of torque low down .the fuel injection system is far from perfect,investment in a remap/power commander is on the cards,riding the bike requires total commitment when cornering as with the standard steering damper the front feels vague.this could be down to the standard set up or tyres.after reading through this site and seeing all the opinions on the bike there are so many different ways of setting the bike up, i guess its just trial and error.i bought this bike after years of saving for a ducati, i have always wanted one but was put off in the end because of price and reliability.although tl,s have had their share of problems down the years i really rate this bike, they are a real looker and with the right exhausts bolted on they sound great.they are cheap and with some cash spent on a damper/shock,im sure it will handle as well as it looks.if anyone has any useful set up advice for the bike with the standard damper/shock, front suspension set up for someone weighing approx 80kg i would be grateful if they would email me.
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| Purchased: | SEPT 99 | ||
| Usage: | 19 miles, Street/Sport, Other. | ||
| Tires: | DUNLOP D207 | ||
| Owner: | PATRICK TOWNSEND
Phone: 808-839-5667
Email to PATRICK TOWNSEND WWW.RYDINDIRTY.COM | ||
| Location: | USA (Hawaii) -- HONOLULU HAWAII | ||
| Experience: | 3 YEARS RIDING | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 1 | ||
| Photo: | Photo-Link | ||
| Accessories: GREEN HEADLIGHT NEONS(FROM ITSREALSTUFF.COM) WITH KILL SWITCH. | |||
| Modifications: PAINTED IT CANDY GREEN W/ GOLD FLAKES(COLOR OF A GREEN JOLLY RANCHER CANDY). POLISHED THE FRAME, MATCHING HELMET WITH SPAWN ON THE BACK. LOWER FEARING ADDED, CHAINS AND SPROCKETS REPLACED, YOSH RS3'S STAINLESS STEEL. | |||
| Problems: SHIT WHERE DO I BEGIN: 1) I HAD TWO BROTHERS 2 TO 1 EXHAUST ON IT MADE IT SOUND LIKE A MONSTER THEN EVENTUALLY CRACKED 2)EXHAUST LEAKS LIKE ITS COOL 3)CURRENTLY DROPPED VALVES AND SPARK PLUG MOLDED TO THE ENGINE(I GOT BAD LUCK) THIS HAPPENED FROM RACING A HAYABUSA IN A STREET RACE ACROSS TO MAJOR HIGHWAYS HERE IN HAWAII THE H-3 AND THE H-1. I ALSO CRACKED MY SUSPENSION BRACKET AND HAD TO GET IT WELDED.....WHAT CAN I SAY I JUST LOVE THE REACTION I GET FROM PEOPLE WHEN I DO ENDOS. | |||
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SHES UP AND RUNNING....AND IM NOT TAKING IT EASY ON HER EITHER SHES BEEN DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, SHE HAS ALOT OF EXPLAINIG TO DO. IF ANYONE HERE KNOWS HOW TO DO THE AIRBOX MOD PLEASE E MAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW SO I CAN REALLY HAVE THE GREEN MACHINE ROARING LIKE THE BEAST IT IS.
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| For Sale: I AM SEELING THE ENGINE EITHER AS A HOLE OR PART IT OUT, MAKE ME AN OFFER. | |||
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| Purchased: | 06/00 | ||
| Usage: | 6,700 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | METZLER | ||
| Owner: | RONALD KITTLESON
Email to RONALD KITTLESON | ||
| Location: | USA (SouthEast) -- NC | ||
| Experience: | 24 YRS | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 9 | ||
| Accessories: YOSHIMURA RS-3 CYCLONE MUFFLERS | |||
| Modifications: NONE | |||
| Problems: 08/19/00 THE 3-4K STUMBLES, OIL WEEPING FROM LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE. 05/12/01 DON'T NOTICE THAT STUMBLE ANY MORE. OIL LEAK IS SO MINOR THAT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. | |||
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PURCHASED THIS BIKE NEW OFF THE FLOOR 06/00. VERY FAST AND POWERFUL. SCARED MY ZX-9 FRIEND INTO RE-JETTING. IT'S A BLAST (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A BUELL). 08/19/00 STILL HAPPY. 05/12/01 BIKE IS RUNNING GREAT. DAMM THING SEAMS LIKE IT'S GETTING FASTER!
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| Purchased: | 24/11/99 | ||
| Usage: | 19,000 kilometers, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | michelin pilot sport, 180/55 rear | ||
| Owner: | bob marley
Email to bob marley | ||
| Location: | New Zealand -- christchurch | ||
| Experience: | 3 years off road, 7 years on road | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 5 | ||
| Accessories: clear plastic tank pad, head light protector, radar detector | |||
| Modifications: ''two brothers racing'' slip on cans, K&N air filter, 16 tooth front sprocket, Ohlins shock, modified front forks -10% stiffer Ohlins fork springs, suspension tech gold compression valves, 5-10w motul fork oil | |||
| Problems: none, still running it in. Actually I went for a ride around some hills and driving out of some corners the clutch would slip. on the flat it would slip if you hard accelerate in second and third gear (not sure about the rest) from three and a half thousand revs to five. this cant be normal, the bikes brand new and the clutch is sliping. took it in for the 1000km service, they changed the oil and filter.I took it for a ride and the clutch doesn,t seem to be slipping anymore,but I haven,t taken it around the hills yet so that will be the big test for it,I,ll try and do that soon.Took it for a ride after the new year and found the clutch was slipping again,took it to the dealer and they took the clutch plate cover off and adjusted the clutch lifting mechanism and it seems to be fixed.I just started to notice the oil level slowley rising,i,ve heard this is petrol in the oil.I,ve tried turning the choke lever to full before turning it on and starting it all the time and it seems to have fixed it, but still might change the oil every 3000kms just to be on the safe side. Is it normal for one exhaust to be richer than the other?its the right one which is the back cylinder. when I first got the 16th sprocket I found the rear suspension quite stiff,so I got someone to sit on it and saw that the chain was pretty much running along the plastic swingarm guard, so I adjusted it to give about 40mm of slack and it seems to be back to normal now. | |||
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its hard to get used to the throttle response,I had a 1996 GSXR750wt before this and you could be really hamfisted with the throttle and it would run along pretty smooth,but you cant do that with the TL, the slightest movement of the throttle has the bike jerking back and ford...... I.ve never ridden a bike that wheelies so easily, I,m still running it in and its popping little wheelies all over the place. makes a four cylinder seem really boaring, cant see myself going back to one, not for a long time anyway........wheelies good in first but cant get it to wheelie in second...... I take it back,I,m getting the hang of it now, I can do them in second ,not by just accelerateing, but by getting it at about seven thousand revs, and give it a hoist and it will gome up easily.It will come up just off acceleration if theres a bump to set it off....... Can wheelie as low as 30kmh in first with a hoist..... It wheelies easy,re now with the smaller sprocket on..... Avons are quite good,they re not really sticky not like the hi sports I had on the GSXR (when you finally got them warm)but they,re definitly better than the metzelers.I am thinking about some bt56ss next or some pilot sports, I was keen on the bt56ss but heard they wear out quickly.... michelin pilot sport's are great-they are the best tyres I have had-not as sticky as the 'hi sports race 3' when they finally warmed up, but in the 3-4000kms I had them for they only got warm 3 times and if they wern't warm they were quite crap so they have to rate over them for road riding unless you constantly ride in 30 degrees C heat..... the HANDLING is quite good I reckon, even better since I dropped the forks 1.5-2mm, I dropped them by 5mm first off but that was too much- to unstable over bumps. initialy I backed off the preload to minimum which was really good but the forks would bottom comming down from wheelies, so I settled on no.6 and dropped the forks which I think is probably just as good. the only downfall on its handling is you can,t seem to get on the gas as early as it feels you could. I don,t know if its the shock-the way it makes it power-the tyres or what...... problem solved, get an ohlins shock, it,s great, makes it feel like a normal bike at the rear, also makes it hold a tighter line, and the 180 makes turn in a bit faster and generally makes the front end feel a bit better, if you,ve got the money and want you,re bike to handle really well buy one. there,s just one little problem, you can feel the front isn,t quite as good as the back now, might go for a set of ohlins fork springs and valves next....... much better , goe's over bumps really well, in a straight line, and especially banked over going over ripples in the road ,it gives you more confidence to push harder, I am now able to back the preload right off to minimum without the forks bottoming out. ( its a brilliant bike now,I see no reason to change)
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| JS1VXXXXXXXX00189: |
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| Purchased: | AUGUST 20, 1998 | ||
| Usage: | 9,700 miles, Street/Sport, Touring. | ||
| Tires: | Dunlop D-207 Street | ||
| Owner: | Eric Tovar
Phone: (254) 848-5770
Email to Eric Tovar | ||
| Location: | USA (SouthCentral) -- Waco, TX | ||
| Experience: | 12 years street | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 8 | ||
| Photo: | Photo-Link | ||
| Accessories: Lock-hart Phillips Tank Bra; LP Speedscreen(Dk Smoked); LP Smooth bar ends - Gold; LP windscreen nut kit - Gold; LP brake dial adj and LP clutch adj - Gold; LP Body work fasteners - Gold; LP Steering stem nut - Gold; LP Flushmount IV Smoke turn signals; LP Sprocket nuts - Gold; Ol' dependable TourMaster Magnetic Tank-bag (this thing is like the Energizer Bunny...IT has outlasted 4 bikes and was the greatest piece o luggage ever created for your sporbike!).Someone stole my bag...BASTARDS | |||
| Modifications: Cleaned up rear mud guard with rotary tool; relocated license plate and added smaller turn signals; removed factory steering damper and all brackets; dropped countershaft sprocket a tooth to 16; added K&N air filter; just PROUDLY added a M4 carbon fiber 2-1 Full race system...OH MY...added stainless steel brake lines - great mod. Just changed tires to Dunlop D-207's. Got 7,000 miles + from the front Race Metzeler and about 4,300 out the rear Metzeler (street compound). Unplugged flapper valve. | |||
| Problems: Excessive rear tire wear; Can't keep front wheel down; provokes WFO outburst whenever released from the garage. This thing is a major liability to my driver's license. 12/09/99 Found oil leaking from front cylinder exhaust port. Blown valve seals...rounded off back torque limiter, clutch adjustment/fix performed because of slipping. Tank seal went south...replaced tank under recall waranty. | |||
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Keep an eye on those rear rotary damper mounting nuts; they loosen. Added 16 tooth countershaft sprocket. Spins much faster and front wheel comes up much more easily. $20 well spent. Added Power Commander and WOW what a difference. Really smoothes out throttle response. Installed K&N air filter and noticed immediately improved gas mileage.Tried to set sag for my body weight (200 pounds) and discovered that even with the front preload and rear preload set at max, I am still seeing just a tad more sag than I wanted. Bike handles much better now, especially through rippled corners. The down side is that now I am REALLY stretching to touch the ground (my Corbin seat doesn't help either). But it was all worth it. Really like the M4 system. Do yourself a favor and check to see if your chain is too tight. Should be adjusted a little on the loose side...to tight and the rear suspension will be adversely affected. Email me and I will tell you exactly what to do. Also upgraded clutch and replaced ramp on back torque limiter. Sound it was rounded off...told me to take it easy on my girl, I'm riding her too hard. Please. What the hell was it designed for? Bike has been performing very well. Just looking for a fairing lower that looks like a chin fairing. Been very happy with this baby...I think i am going to keep her. 05/10/00 new tires front and back. The D207's seem to work really well for the TL. Ride is not as harsh as with the Metzelers, and the ride is very smooth and stable. Used an easy mod to disable the flapper valve in the airbox...just about eliminated the throttel twitcheness @ low RPM. Super easy to do and very effective.
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| For Sale: Bike has been SOLD!!! For sale: TBR handle bar risers adjustable...$200; Dynojet Power Commander (1st gen w/ software)...make offer; Complete stock exhaust...make offer. | |||
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| Purchased: | april 2001 | ||
| Usage: | 1,200 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | stock | ||
| Owner: | John Tindle | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthWest) -- portland | ||
| Experience: | 10 years riding, 2 months jetmoto experience | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 3 | ||
| Accessories: two-brothers slip ons, speedscreen | |||
| Modifications: shaved arse, custom lights | |||
| Problems: too much fun to ride | |||
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| Purchased: | 03/2001 | ||
| Usage: | 1,200 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Stock | ||
| Owner: | Frank Corona
Phone: 414-476-5446
Email to Frank Corona | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthCentral) -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| Experience: | 2 years on a motorcycle | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 2 | ||
| Accessories: Carbon fiber levers, Suzuki gel seat, Carbon Werkes tank guard. 04/16/2001 Just added Heli-bars and Pro-Grip Gel grips. Now I have to wait for it to stop snowing so I can see how the new bars feel. | |||
| Modifications: None yet. I will be looking at a set of Yoshimura Slip-ons (not sure if they are Zyclone or Race yet) and TBR slip-ons. Haven't decided yet. | |||
| Problems: 04/02/2001 Still in the break-in period but it stumbles around 3-4k. Also had a problem with the bike sliding on its side down the freeway, but I can't blame Suzuki for that one ;) 04/16/2001 Almost 1200 miles on the bike so far and most of the problems are gone. Still stumbles a bit in the 3k-4k range but no where near as bad as before.This bike screams. | |||
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Seems like a damn good bike so far. I am happy that I traded my Bandit600 in for this one. 04/16/2001 Like I said above, this bike screams. Runs with the ZX-9R's, VTR1000's, CBR900RR's, and older GSX-R750's but still cant keep up with the R1's and 929's or new GSX-R750's. Cant wait for a few extra horsies. This bike is now dead. I am lucky to be alive. I am finally walking around again, with the help of crutches, after a very painful collision with an old bastard. After riding for around about 5 hours on the 21st of April I decided to head home. My friend was riding behind me, about 4-5 seconds back, when some stupid 80 year old man decided to make a left turn across traffic right in front of me. He started pulling out when I was about 20 feet away from him and he never even saw me. I suffered some nasty lacerations and a broken right leg and the bike is equally as bad. It is a good thing I am 0% at fault here(thanks to all of the witnesses and the old f*cker changing his story several times on what happened)so now I have to see what the attorney is going to get for me. The insurance company wanted to give me $5000 for my brand new (1500miles) 2000 TL1000s. Screw them. Anyway, hope to be on another TL soon.
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| For Sale: I am looking for Two-Brothers slip-ons and red upper fairings(both sides, to replace the one with that nasty rash and the other side that decided that it wanted to break too). E-mail me. | |||
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| Purchased: | 5/99 | ||
| Usage: | 7,900 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Bridgestone BT56SS front and rear | ||
| Owner: | Dave Baay
Email to Dave Baay | ||
| Location: | USA (SouthWest) -- Colorado Springs, CO | ||
| Experience: | 11 years street | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 3 | ||
| Accessories: Heli bars, HyperPro steering damper, M4 2-1 stainless/titanium full exhaust, Pyramid Plastics solo seat cowl, LP stuff: swingarm buttons, carbon heel guards and triple tree cover, Ti-look aluminum bolt kit, aluminum fairing stay, footpegs, chain guard and steering stem nut. | |||
| Modifications: All factory recall work done before purchase, except tank replacement, which was done shortly afterward. Removed and bypassed starter interlock switch on clutch lever to allow preferred positioning of the lever. Dropped one tooth on the counter-shaft sprocket. Removed all warning stickers and reflectors. Cut off bungee hooks, and left-side passenger peg/exhaust hanger mount. | |||
| Problems: Any minor problems were rendered insignificant by the BIG PROBLEM: While running about 1000 rpm shy of redline in 5th gear and still accelerating at about 130mph, the motor suddeny quit pulling, and after shifting up to 6th, continued to lose speed. When I slowed down enough to hear the engine over the wind noise, I could hear it knocking badly. To make a long story short, the motor somehow got oil starved, though it was properly filled with 1500-mile-old oil, and the pump appeared to be okay. Both rod bearing were spun, and the cam chain idler bearings were trashed. Suzuki rebuilt the motor under warranty, but I was without a bike for almost 8 weeks in the spring, and I was pretty disgusted to have to rebuild the motor after 5500 miles of only moderately-aggressive street riding. Never really got a good answer on why oil pressure was apparently lost, but several others on the TL list have reported the identical failure mode, and I suspect that the TL has a problem with both foaming oil from the crank turbulence, and possibly slow drain-back to the sump at high engine speeds. 2000 SV650 got a windage tray to solve a similar problem with the '99s. Seems to be okay now, but I try not to rev it over 9000 now, and I haven't done any extended high-speed runs for a long time. Only other problem is a resonant metallic rattle coming from the airbox/tank area at about 4000 rpm under WOT. I think something is loose or mis-mouted, and the airbox is vibrating against the tank. Started shortly after the rebuild, but the shop would not own up to a problem. Planning to check it out myself this weekend. | |||
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Took several months to get used to the weight on my hands, and get over sore wrists and numb hands, even with the Heli bars. Haven't seen anything like the stumbling problems described by some owners both before and after ECU upgrades, though the throttle is touchy at tip-in. BT56SS are wearing better than the Metzelers did, and feel better to boot. I've gone back to a 190 to get better wear after trying a 180 for better handling. Narrower tire provides slightly quicker transitional handling than stock, but a fresh 190 feels better than a worn 180. Lower gearing feels much more tractable and responsive, without compromising top-gear cruising comfort (only 6% increase in revs); I highly recommend this mod, especially if your horsepower is off due to altitude, as mine is, but it might be preferable to go with a larger rear sprocket, rather than a smaller front, in order not to increase stress on the chain and buffer. M4 exhaust looks and sounds sweet, runs great without a PCII (though it does seem a little lean), and saves 16 lbs total over the stock 2-2. See Bryan Whitton at http://ridelite.com for a good price and attentive service. Was sorely tempted by many new faster, better-handling bikes coming out the last two years, but nothing has the soul of the TL for the price, and I've decided to spend a little money sprucing her up instead of trading her in, especially since the motor seems pretty sound at this point, and she's otherwise pretty clean (and Green!). Next up: Ohlins rear shock.
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| Purchased: | July 1997 | ||
| Usage: | 12,500 kilometers, Street/Sport, Racetrack. | ||
| Tires: | Metzeler ME Z3 | ||
| Owner: | Chris Moeschlin
Email to Chris Moeschlin | ||
| Location: | Europe (Western) -- Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Experience: | 10 years | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Photo: | Photo-Link | ||
| Modifications: 04/2001 Wilbers Technoflex rear suspension and optical tuning | |||
| Problems: The usual ones at the beginning | |||
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I love that bike ! Especially on the racetrack !
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| For Sale: For Sale : original rear damper (Rotationsdämpfer) | |||
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| Purchased: | 01/01/00 | ||
| Usage: | 50,000 kilometers, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | metzler m3 | ||
| Owner: | bryan
Phone: 03 64262589
Email to bryan | ||
| Location: | Australia (Southern) -- tasmania | ||
| Experience: | 18 years | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 6 | ||
| Accessories: rs3 yoshimura full system,k&n air filter,bagster tank bag/protector,red pro bolt kit,red bar ends,red foot pegs,dark screen | |||
| Modifications: re-mapped fuel injection,spokes painted red,rims polished | |||
| Problems: leaking full tank-replaced by factory | |||
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ya hoo,this bike is made for tassie i love it.i have owned faster, but none put a smile on my face like this one.
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| Purchased: | 4-28-01 | ||
| Usage: | 200 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Stock | ||
| Owner: | Jeff Giefer
Phone: (952)448-2898
Email to Jeff Giefer | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthCentral) -- Minnesota | ||
| Experience: | 16 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 6 |
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| Purchased: | SEPT '99 | ||
| Usage: | 17,000 miles, Street/Sport, Touring. | ||
| Tires: | METZELER MEZ3 | ||
| Owner: | MICK FENNELL
Email to MICK FENNELL | ||
| Location: | UK -- Midlands. | ||
| Experience: | 17 YEARS ROAD RIDING | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 20 | ||
| Accessories: HARRIS DAMPER, FAIRING LOWERS, TTS FAIRING BRACKET, REARSETS, ART CANS, CARBON FIBRE HUGGER AND FRONT MUDGUARD, BRAIDED HOSES, TINTED BUBBLE SCREEN. | |||
| Modifications: K&N AIR FILTER | |||
| Problems: LEAKY CLUTCH COVER(CHANGED BY RECALL). LEAKY PETROL TANK GASKET CHANGED BY SUZUKI GB. EATS REAR TYRES TOO QUICKLY. JUST FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRAME BY THE ROTARY DAMPER!!...DOH!! | |||
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Has anyone else had trouble with their frames cracking by the rotary damper unit? It's been highlighted in RIDE magazine. I'm trying to get a new frame from Suzuki at the moment, however they claim it does NOT warrant a recall because it is not a safety issue!!!...NOT IMPRESSED GUYS!! If anyone has had this problem,please let me know, so I've got more examples for when I go to the press.
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| Purchased: | 10/00 | ||
| Usage: | 1,500 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Metzler | ||
| Owner: | Brad Buettner
Email to Brad Buettner | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthCentral) -- Michigan | ||
| Experience: | 15 years street, trail and dirt | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 3 | ||
| Accessories: Lockhart-Phillips carbon tank bra, Lockhart-Phillips billet brake resevior cover (red anodized), Carbon Works carbon chain guard, Targa Lower Cowling, Tapeworks graphics kit (Big Bruce silver/white) ,Corbin Seat | |||
| Modifications: Scotts steering damper,Two Bros C2 Aluminum Slip-ons, K&N Air Filter, Dynojet Powercommander II, Fren Tubo Kevlar brake lines (front & rear), cut off bungee hooks, Competition Werkes fender eliminator, custom (one-off) stainless bar ends, removed passenger pegs and replaced with brackets, Lockhart driver pegs. | |||
| Problems: None | |||
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I love this bike, runs like it never wants to stop going faster. Getting the second gear wheelies working, still too chicken for the first gear romps (comes up too quick!!)
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| Purchased: | 09/2000 | ||
| Usage: | 14,000 miles, Street/Sport, Racetrack. | ||
| Tires: | Michelin Pilot Race Soft | ||
| Owner: | Mitch Annan
Email to Mitch Annan | ||
| Location: | UK -- Norfolk | ||
| Experience: | 7 years road and track days, advanced riding observer | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 5 | ||
| Accessories: Harris fairing bracket, carbon hugger. have ordered a powerbronze belly pan and under seat tray. can anyone tell me were i can get a low level seat hump | |||
| Modifications: 6 pot pretech front calipers, braided hoses,scorpion full system, tech 2000 rear suspension,Ohlins steering damper.24/03/01 have taken the bike completly to pieces for what was originally a respray, but has now turned into a major project, including polishing the frame , swingarm and anything else that looks as if it might shine.i am thinking of having a blue and white paint job(similar to an early gsxr) if anybody has done this and could email a photo i would be very greatful, as i cannott seem to decide on the layout of the colours, and need some inspiration. | |||
| Problems: None only had bike a week.10/10/00 now i,ve started riding the bike harder the clutch will slip if the throttle is opened quickly, what is the best cure for this as there seems to be several suggested fixes. also bike seems to be running a bit rich as the exhausts seem quite black at the ends, is this normal or is there a fix. | |||
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Never owned a twin before, but the more i ride it the better it gets,10/10/00 starting to use full throttle now and it just goes mental, it's an animal, roll on dry weather 24/03/01 still waiting
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| Purchased: | 04/01 | ||
| Usage: | 6,040 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | metzler | ||
| Owner: | michael gray
Phone: 903 777 4247
Email to michael gray | ||
| Location: | USA (SouthCentral) -- diana texas | ||
| Experience: | 26 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Accessories: k&n air filter, k&n power commander II, lockhart tank bra, lockhart windscreen, d&d mufflers | |||
| Problems: no centerstand, have used rod inserted through swingarm pivot tube and jacked up cycle using this method to lube chain and set chain tension | |||
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luv it. sure turns a lot of heads. purchased from andrew westendorf from pittsburg texas. he took good care of this cycle. all mods are from his ownership. he did the right things.
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| Purchased: | May 1999 | ||
| Usage: | 18,000 kilometers, Street/Sport, Touring. | ||
| Tires: | Dunlop 207 Front/Rear | ||
| Owner: | Sylvain Cote
Email to Sylvain Cote | ||
| Location: | Canada (Eastern) -- Chicoutimi | ||
| Experience: | 11 years riding | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Photo: | http://pages.infinit.net/magary/ | ||
| Accessories: none | |||
| Modifications: D&D polished aluminum pipes | |||
| Problems: Loose steering assembly,too much wheelies!(fixed) Stumbles with only one piston working at low RPM(Spark plug cap shorted) -too much water during cleaning-. It's now fixed | |||
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Ok, you will probably get better top speed with an inline four bike but it is so much fun to drive in the city where top speed isn't everything but 'torque' is. If you want a bike with power on-demand then I would recommend it to anyone.
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| Purchased: | 12/2000 | ||
| Usage: | 500 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Stock | ||
| Owner: | Thomas W Caplan
Phone: 1(216)956-1126
Email to Thomas W Caplan http://www.caplan77.com/TL1000S.htm | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthEast) -- Lyndhurst, Ohio | ||
| Experience: | 1 year | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 3 | ||
| Photo: | http://www.caplan77.com/TL1000S_a.jpg | ||
| Accessories: Frame Sliders. HyperPro steering dampener. TwoBros C5 Ti exhaust cans. Airtech rear wheel hugger. Gafler braided brake lines front and rear. K&N air filter. Suzuki gel seat. Zero Gravity DoubleBubble Windscreen. | |||
| Modifications: Custom fairing stay holds fairing like a new GSXR. Factory EFI re-maped by the dealer. This removed the stumbling problem from 3500-4500 RPM. | |||
| Problems: Nology Hotwires. --> I removed these and the bike runs MUCH better. A waste of money. | |||
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| Purchased: | 3/2000 | ||
| Usage: | 16,500 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | dunlop 207 | ||
| Owner: | Donnie
Phone: 319-323-2780
Email to Donnie | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthCentral) -- Davenport, Ia | ||
| Experience: | 10 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Accessories: Bra,alarm. | |||
| Modifications: smaller turning signals in rear, repainted black gas tank | |||
| Problems: can we say back fire? wow, going to get the power comander to see if helps. gas tank recall, vibrating screws loose on the hole bike, tires wear fast | |||
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Comments:
I love the bike, have road most bikes on the street and nothing, i mean nothing is as powerful as the TL. wouldn't trade it for the world.
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| Purchased: | 2/01 | ||
| Usage: | 5,000 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Dunlop D207zr | ||
| Owner: | Randy
Email to Randy | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthEast) -- Pennsylvania | ||
| Experience: | 7 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 4 | ||
| Photo: | http://www.geocities.com/ldzprincess/DSCF0001.JPG | ||
| Accessories: tank bra, smoke wind screen, aluminum chain guard, lower fairing | |||
| Modifications: yoshimura race only titanium cans, dynojet comp., k&n air filter | |||
| Problems: compared to my gixxer750, horrible gas mileage | |||
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This is my first twin, and i am still adjusting to it since i have only had for two months. I always rode inline fours before. Really like the grunt of the twin though, and the exhaust note really turns some heads. Way easier to wheelie than my 97 gixxer 750.
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| Purchased: | June/99 | ||
| Usage: | 7,940 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Pilot Sports | ||
| Owner: | Ed Bingham
Phone: 651-487-1000
Email to Ed Bingham http://www.FullPowerRacing.com | ||
| Location: | USA (NorthCentral) -- Roseville, MN. | ||
| Experience: | 27 | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 21 | ||
| Photo: | Photo-Link | ||
| Accessories: Lockhardt 1/2 tank bra, Vance & Hines bolt on carbon cans (after Break in), Dark windsheild. I run Motul 100% Synthetic oil without any problems. | |||
| Modifications: Removed the silly warning stickers, added my butt to the seat. | |||
| Problems: Not enough time to ride... Leak from clutch rod seal after 3k miles. | |||
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I really like this bike!!! I have two others that may not see much riding any more. It's ok to phone me with questions but keep it before 9:00 pm and after 9:00am After breakin I put the Carbon cans on and I need to say the Vance & Hines guys have done a great job with the sound!!!! I thought DUK's sounded good...but Damn the TL sounds better!!!
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| Purchased: | October 1997 | ||
| Usage: | 7,400 miles, Street/Sport. | ||
| Tires: | Bridgestone BT | ||
| Owner: | Julian O'Donnell
Email to Julian O'Donnell www.odonet.demon.co.uk | ||
| Location: | UK -- Surrey | ||
| Experience: | 13 years | ||
| Bikes Owned: | 10 | ||
| Photo: | http://www.episode-7.com/interests/tl1000a.jpg | ||
| Accessories: I've got a full Akrapovich titanium exhaust system, Goodridge brake hosing, blue engine bolt kit, headlamp protector, aluminium exhaust hangers (replaces rear footrests), carbon heel plates, little number plate. Bellypan in carbon-look. Carbon-look tank protector. Carbon rear hugger. | |||
| Modifications: Removed the TL1000S stickers from down the side of the fairing. Stuck on a few AGIP stickers to replace them. Fitted a black belly pan and had the wheels painted black. With the belly pan and wheels the bike looks better balanced, low and mean. Started doing using it for commuting to work. Four days before I got my first pull for the strip number plate. Didn't say anthing about my exhaust so I pulled away slowly. Change to Bridgstones as more motorway riding meant my Metzs were wearing square. Hold there shape better but back not as grippy. | |||
| Problems: The usuals. Had EMU replaced because of stalling. Stick runs jerky at low revs though. Slight seep from front forks - could be wheelies but I don't slam down too often. Plan to have the front and rear suspension re-worked as soon as I've got the cash. Have an oil breather hole at the front of the engine that breathes a little oil every outing but nothing too worrying. Single seat unit still rubbing - worn through the foam I placed there for protection and is nibbling the paintwork again ! | |||
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Going in soon to have the tank replaced under warranty. Looks completely unique and draws the crowd away from the bloated TLRs (but if I had to spend the money again I'd be now on the R1 I'm afraid). SOLD IT. Sorry fellow TL1000 owners but due to 100 mile daily commute I've traded in for a '99 full power Hayabusa. Enjoy your bikes though, they are wicked!
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