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yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Bird

Aren't TL's just a suicide trip on wheels?

No

andrewsmith · 23-07-11, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Bird

Aren't TL's just a suicide trip on wheels?

Hell no

I know guys that bought TL's new and are keeping them.
TL's are wayward if you start taking the p*** (but that goes for most of the big bore sports twins).

There a good bit on the big twins in July's Ride mag about people riding them wrong

23-07-11, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

No

Abrupt and to the point, I like it. I thought they were renowned for being hard to handle and unpredictable. And thats why Suzuki ended them and brought in the much more user friendly SV?

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Hell no

I know guys that bought TL's new and are keeping them.
TL's are wayward if you start taking the p*** (but that goes for most of the big bore sports twins).

There a good bit on the big twins in July's Ride mag about people riding them wrong

Fair shout.

yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Bird

Abrupt and to the point, I like it. I thought they were renowned for being hard to handle and unpredictable. And thats why Suzuki ended them and brought in the much more user friendly SV?

Some have stability issues, but then again so do some GSXRs, hell fire my GPZ500S could throw an evil slapper if you really really prodded it!
The owners don't help the reputation due to the machismo of owning "teh widow maker"

They had more power than the suspension could deal with at the time, sort that out and you've got a litre twin that handles as well as any other litre twin and better than most. Whether that's any better than an SV1000 with the same money spent on it is pretty much academic as it will come down to how good you are at twiddling adjusters.

andrewsmith · 23-07-11, 08:43 PM

Gpz's do throw good ones have seen the marks and bruises to prove it

yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 08:45 PM

My opinion on matter is you won't get a so-called "better" (yeah right, just bigger) bike like a GSXR750 or an SV1000 to have the same light handling toy feeling of the 650, and think tuning them makes perfect sense. But of course go ride other stuff and see if one will suit you.

I've ridden all sorts and given the choice I'd have a 650 tuned up to 90bhp and stick with it.

23-07-11, 08:50 PM

So how do you take a 70 bhp bike up to 90 bhp?

yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 08:50 PM

Pour £20 notes down airbox

Not to sound like too much of a patronising c*** but instead of asking questions why not go do some research, there is masses of material on here, svrider, BARF, WERA racing forums, TWF racing etc. What it sounds like you have is idle curiosity which should be sated by reading and learning then possibly doing, you'll learn a hell of a lot more random sh*t which will come in handy too.

andrewsmith · 23-07-11, 08:51 PM

YC spec list please

23-07-11, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith

YC spec list please

+1

23-07-11, 08:43 PM	#15
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: More power to SV650 Gpz's do throw good ones have seen the marks and bruises to prove it __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

23-07-11, 08:45 PM	#16
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: More power to SV650 My opinion on matter is you won't get a so-called "better" (yeah right, just bigger) bike like a GSXR750 or an SV1000 to have the same light handling toy feeling of the 650, and think tuning them makes perfect sense. But of course go ride other stuff and see if one will suit you. I've ridden all sorts and given the choice I'd have a 650 tuned up to 90bhp and stick with it. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat Last edited by yorkie_chris; 23-07-11 at 08:46 PM.

23-07-11, 08:50 PM	#17
Chris Bird Guest Posts: n/a	Re: More power to SV650 So how do you take a 70 bhp bike up to 90 bhp?

23-07-11, 08:50 PM	#18
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: More power to SV650 Pour £20 notes down airbox Not to sound like too much of a patronising c*** but instead of asking questions why not go do some research, there is masses of material on here, svrider, BARF, WERA racing forums, TWF racing etc. What it sounds like you have is idle curiosity which should be sated by reading and learning then possibly doing, you'll learn a hell of a lot more random sht which will come in handy too. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat Last edited by yorkie_chris; 23-07-11 at 08:53 PM.*

23-07-11, 08:51 PM	#19
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: More power to SV650 YC spec list please __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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