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Old 05-09-2008, 10:19 PM   #61
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That sig quote is the funniest shit ever. I'm not sure what "TLS'" are but "A room full of hookers and a gallan bag of X" is something I'll say from now on. Like "Obviously you're not a golfer" (From the Big Lebowski).

T-rock. If you do move to TN/NC/GA area then that R1 will be pretty fun.
A TLS is a Suzuki TL1000S. Also known as demon spawn on two wheels. They came out with them in '98 and won bike of the year from Motorcyclist. Almost instantly they had a recall on them. They had to take them all back and install factory steering dampener's on them because they were so torque happy when you would roll on the throttle at low RPM mid-corner they'd get nose-light almost instantly snap into a head-shake from hell. They were also notorious for being so torquey that they'd get looped accidentally left and right. Noob's looping them was such a problem that they actually re-engineered the bike, lowering the compression and altering the mapping to make them less powerful and with less mid-range. The redone bike's came out in '01.

Like I said, more fun then a room full of hookers and a gallon zip-loc of X, but almost as likely to get you in trouble.

I will probably be looking for one eventually, to rebuild the motor and turn it into a wicked streetfighter.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:28 PM   #62
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Gotcha. I always called them TL1000s. I heard them nicknamed the "Widow Makers" since they had so many crashing problems. Infact a woman on a local forum owns one and painted it like a Black Widow and calls it the black widow. It's a really cool looking bike. The bottom part of the lower fairing has the hour glas painted on it.

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Old 05-09-2008, 11:15 PM   #63
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I had a '98, and I didn't have any issues with head shake or instability. It did have a damper from hell on it, now that I think about it. Mapping was quirky and could be a pain. Otherwise, a good bike. Sounded great. Here's a pic.....

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Old 05-09-2008, 11:20 PM   #64
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You apparently bought your after the recall. The factory installed dampener is right on top of the triple in your pic. Didn't you ever wonder why Suzuki cluttered up such a clean looking bike with a big ass dampener right on top of everything?

Very nice bike, like I said, I would LOVE to get my hands on one and turn it into a sick streetfighter. Chopped subframe with a custom tail, some underbody side exit pipes, single sided spondon swingarm, different rear shock, some pro-tapers and halogen bug-eyes. All flat black.
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:28 PM   #65
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Fuck. You going to hold that against me forever? And if so does it mean I can not like upshift too?
no, you should lick his ass.

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thats why im gonna try to put on 40 lbs and buy bright yellow leathers.

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Old 05-09-2008, 11:56 PM   #66
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Nice choice, love the look of older r1's.
As previously stated, take it easy, you made a hell of an upgrade power-wise.
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Old 05-10-2008, 06:19 PM   #67
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Nice choice, love the look of older r1's.
As previously stated, take it easy, you made a hell of an upgrade power-wise.
Nice mane hopefully ill get to move up before the end of the year also
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Old 05-10-2008, 06:36 PM   #68
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thats why im gonna try to put on 40 lbs and buy bright yellow leathers.

BAAAZING.
Maybe a little bit more weight would make you look less than an emo and more like a man?

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Holy shit. Got the bike today and it is absolutely incredible. Sounds, looks, feel, everything. Hopefully tomorrow I can go out and hit a couple of twisties and give a decent write up.

Only downer was that the front right headlight is out. I might just go all out and get a set of HIDs now, instead of paying for a bulb now then getting HIDs later.
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Holy shit. Got the bike today and it is absolutely incredible. Sounds, looks, feel, everything. Hopefully tomorrow I can go out and hit a couple of twisties and give a decent write up.

Only downer was that the front right headlight is out. I might just go all out and get a set of HIDs now, instead of paying for a bulb now then getting HIDs later.
take it easy on those twisty roads, nothings worse than having something new and then putting it under a guard rail.
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