View Full Version : anyone on here owned a TL1000R?
weegaz22
25-04-05, 11:42 PM
im thinking about buying a TLR in the not so distant future, ive had the sv over 3 years now and want a change, just wondering what the TLR is like to live with, are they really as bad as the "widowmaker" reputation they were given?
It's more the TL1000S that had the bad rep. The TLR didn't have the same frame, same rotary damper but was reportedly much more stable.
Best place to ask for details and owner opinion would be www.socweb.co.uk
rictus01
26-04-05, 12:48 AM
didn't own an "R", but had the "S" from almost new, great bike right up to the point of loosing it's damping :shock:
truly awesome engine though.
I'd look for one with the ohlins damper fitted.
Cheers Mark.
Amanda M
26-04-05, 07:04 AM
Have a look on www.tlplanet.com
Saw a TL1000R in a petrol station a few weeks ago, this particular one had twin Micron exhausts and sounded awesome! Looked the part too! 8)
My mate Mario has a 1999 TL1000-R, and it is an awesome bike!
It is not a practical bike though... if you're contemplating doing any town riding, forget it - your coolant will be bubbling away at a constant 100+ degrees.
As mentioned above, it's a very different beast to the TL1000 and TL1000S: The frame is different, the shock problems are mostly sorted, the steering damper is fitted as standard (unlike the original TL).
It is a total beast... something you realise as soon as the starter button is pressed. It'll pop power wheelies in third quite happily. I keep meaning to get him to bring it along to Soho :lol:
weegaz22
26-04-05, 09:20 AM
its not going to be used as a commuter so in town trips will be few and far between, is the damper problems due to it being placed right next to the rear cylinders header pipe? hence thinning the oil too much? or was it just the fact that the rotary dampers were crap to start with?
Basically after the engine had been running for a while, the rear shock would start to boil its fluid... and would basically stop damping.
Oh... and the front ends would shake the rider off in a tank slapper from hell... hence, widowmaker!
Carsick
26-04-05, 10:39 AM
hmmmmm.....TL's hmmmmm
My thoughts precisely.
Crescent had both a lovely TLR and a lovely TLS in their showroom for ages.
I can dream.
454697819
26-04-05, 11:10 AM
i regret not buying a TL now, i had the chance, :cry:
Now iv got to sell up biking and move house :(
woo is me....... :-({|=
wangled a tls for a test ride one day, LOVELY i didnt push it hard enough to even tempt fate with the damper,
Irl-darl has just bough a TLR, give him a pm,
http://www.tapeworks.com/customer%20bikes/shadi's-TLR.jpg
I :love: TLR's
weegaz22
26-04-05, 12:21 PM
i regret not buying a TL now, i had the chance, :cry:
Now iv got to sell up biking and move house :(
woo is me....... :-({|=
wangled a tls for a test ride one day, LOVELY i didnt push it hard enough to even tempt fate with the damper,
Irl-darl has just bough a TLR, give him a pm,
yeah i know dar from when he was over a couple of years ago on the scottish/irish run, he's coming over this summer at some point and crashing at mine, says its a nice bike but he's only had it less than a week, just wanted to hear from people who lived with one for a while
Mmm, I love the bit on it that says....
"V-twin Superbike"
Its like a big middle finger to all the IL4 superbikes! :twisted:
http://patrick.patricia.free.fr/Images/Tuning/Tl1000r.jpg
wreckah
26-04-05, 01:19 PM
TLR's are very cool bikes. real headturners
TLS's (i have one) are even more so, but have a few twitches that need to be worked out (rear damper, steering damper, and a few little things)
TLR work great, even in stock form: the rear rotary damper is NOT the same as the one in the S. outside is the same, inner works are different. It works supposedly better on the R. The frame is as solid as a house, and will never break. The bike is also very comfy (for a sprotsbike), waaaaay better than a RC51 for example.
The downside: gas mileage is euhm poor :D but who cares, the bike is also a heavy heavy bitch and steers pretty heavily (change that steering damper, or put lighter oil in it!), but that might be a thing you like ( i do) . The engine is supposed to be a little less 'explosive' as an S engine, but it's got a bit more power.
it's really bulletproof, looks fantastic and sounds fantastic. Go for it ;)
(i'm more a S lover, but still, i wouldn't say no to a tiller :) )
Peter Henry
26-04-05, 02:07 PM
Gaz...If you can grab a sorted one you will have a great bike on your hands! That blue and white colour scheme on them looks awesome. Truly stunning bikes! :lol: 8)
northwind
26-04-05, 04:59 PM
One thing I really want to do is find a cheap-ish, running TLS and nakedise it :) Though in the cold light of day, it's probably not a very good idea. Black frame, black engine, black exhaust, pearl white tank and rear plastics, and the rest I'll work out if I ever do it.
Don't like the TLR's looks much but it might still suit my misguided purpose...
One thing I really want to do is find a cheap-ish, running TLS and nakedise it :) Though in the cold light of day, it's probably not a very good idea. Black frame, black engine, black exhaust, pearl white tank and rear plastics, and the rest I'll work out if I ever do it.
Don't like the TLR's looks much but it might still suit my misguided purpose...
I know blokes who've been riding years that have scared themselves witless on a flat barred TLS. Without the front plastics there is even less weight over the front, even flightier handling.
TLR has extra radiators, removing the fairing leaves them very exposed.
northwind
26-04-05, 05:23 PM
Wouldn't flat bar it, I'd keep the clipons I think... TL1000 cafe racer! It's just one of many things I might do someday though :)
I'd rather spend the 3.5K and get a spondon frame kit. Might have to be assembled in kitchen like the 7/11 :lol:
daddy_sperm
26-04-05, 06:34 PM
My bro rides a TL1000R its a vicious beast, rode it a few times, :twisted: it requires treating with manners :shock:
It shreds tyres and chains though.. he got just over 700 mile to his last rear. BT014......... I tell him its the way he rides it
Darryl
weegaz22
26-04-05, 08:32 PM
My bro rides a TL1000R its a vicious beast, rode it a few times, :twisted: it requires treating with manners :shock:
It shreds tyres and chains though.. he got just over 700 mile to his last rear. BT014......... I tell him its the way he rides it
Darryl
i would treat it with the respect it deserves as its not a bike with a reputation for kind manners, but 700 miles to a rear tyre :shock: i thought 3000 to a rear on an sv was bad
daddy_sperm
26-04-05, 08:50 PM
A friend of ours goes through a tyre a month :o on his blade.
I got 2k on my sv tyre before it was shot
weegaz22
26-04-05, 09:03 PM
A friend of ours goes through a tyre a month :o on his blade.
I got 2k on my sv tyre before it was shot
must be down to those terrible irish roads :wink:
northwind
26-04-05, 09:04 PM
It's the leprechauns stealing the rubber while you sleep :)
Yes i have a tlr part ex the sv for it last year. The tlr is very fast, slower to turn in to corners than the sv but it is very stable through them, runing costs are quite high though, i get about 90-110 miles to a tank and it eats rear tyres, but the tlr dose sound great with race pipes on which makes up for the extra cost :D
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