TL1000R

[Eddie Hitler]

Looking at you Fisty..

What should I look out for when buying one of these apart from the usuals? Any years better than others? Worthwhile mods?

Many thankyoos.

[.Bishbash.]

Have a peek at this thread Dom made, should give you an idea.....

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=272811
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Current bike - GSX-R1000 k8

[The Tot]

Binge had one, as did Killa... Best shoot them a PM too. When I rode with both of them, I can recollect there being oodles of drive against my FireBlade.

Things like replacing the rotary damper for a standard shock and spring...maxton do a kit.

Sensitive to chain tension too.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[Pie-Roe]

Didn't find it that oomphy, but I had one straight after downgeared x11 which was considerably faster.

Makes a great sound, especially with stubbies the size of a fag packet.

Didn't like the handling much myself, but I did have it when I was all weak and broken, and it seemed to eat through tyres and chain. Needed a big battery to start, and terrible fuel consumption, although that might have just been me.
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[stevo as b4]

I've seen the following video several times, and each time Shane Byrne's almost off the edge of the road riding on the TLR really scares me, much more than the pegs decking out on Frosty's VTR!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF0Ec7AWE9c

[Fisty]

Get one. Get one now before the become collectable blahblah. Prices are starting to rice for no good reason.

Things to look out for are mainly dodgy second gears and rotten bottom radiatiors, headstock bearings get mashed by heavy handed wheelies. Fuel pump gaskets leak and cost £40 to replace. Otherwise it's just the usual wear and tear the same as othe bikes.

If you can get one with the rear damper already replaced with something decent. A 55 profile rear tyre helps the handling, as does droppng the forks 10mm in the yokes. Stick a pair of cans on and you will get a hard on every time you thumb the starter!

The amount of mods you can do are pretty limitless but it will never be the lightests most powerful bike on the planet.
I love mine, it's the only bike that has ever fitted me!
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Quietly and consistently taking the piss.
TL1000R | Hayabusa | ZXR400 | TL1000S | Bandit 400 V
Fatter and faster than Fret

[woo]

I had 1 for 1 month!

Its a great bloated sturdy fast bike and has an evil growl

I only got rid because i could not get on with the hydraulic clutch as it was very on and off unlike cable clutches which are gradual
Otherwise i would probably still have it

It has plenty of storage space under the pillion seat

Fuel tank seemed small though as i was filling up every 80 miles
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Elen sila lummen omentielvo!

[Snorty]

They sound and look great is all I know about them. Hope to have a blast on one someday! It's one of my favourite bikes though I don't think I'd own one.
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Current: Yamaha FZ1 '07 | GSXR 750 SRAD

Past: CB125TDC | TZR125 | GPZ500 | CBR600F3 | ZX9-R | GSXR1000 K4

[P.]

Never ridden the R, only the S, agree with Fisty regarding the noise. Dat manly thud.

I was a little underwhelmed by mine however I think its more the fact the revs climb slowly so it feel slower than it is. The speed however rises far quicker

Fuel pump gasket and have fun with spark plug changes

[stevo as b4]

Both the S and R are very good like the VTR too at popping and banging hugely on the overrun and setting off car alarms on sunday mornings in quiet residential areas!

I would say definitely a cult bike now though, and as Fisty said the RLR didn't sell that well or for that long. It also had a 135bhp motor that until it was dyno'd Ducati engineers were adamant it was bullshit!

I'd put the TLR up there with bikes like the GSXR1100, RF900, SP1, ZX7R, 92 Blade, 98 R1, all cult machines now!

[garth]

[Pie-Roe]

[garth]

Think a ZX9R would be a better bang for buck, without looking quite so hideous!
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[stevo as b4]

RF900's are not great lookers but only in the way that a Ferrari testarossa isn't either.

They are cheap for an accomplished sports tourer, much like the Thunderace, but they do offer a lot of performance for little cash and importantly low insurance. The B-series ZX9R is similar but not as cheap to insure I would say.

Anyway I'm no massive RF900 fan, it's just I've talked to at least ex owners who reckoned it was such a lot of bike for next to nothing and one guy I know has had two of them. He went back to an RF900 after an SP1, not just to save cash but for more comfortable weekend road riding. You never really meet an anyone who had an RF that says 'what a load of shit that bike was' or 'never have I had a bike with so many problems'.

Therefore I term it as a cult bike, as for the few people that like and own them, they really really like them!

[Eddie Hitler]

Bought a VTR1000F in the end. Got a cracking deal. Pictures to come in the next few days. .

[doggone]

[Snowdonia Rider]

[Eddie Hitler]

[Snowdonia Rider]

[Ed Case]

I can remember driving a Metro (?) down the hill to the burned out church in Plymouth when a bloke on a TL1000 with rorty zorsts screwed it passed me and then 'rolled it off', damn' near shook the car to bits and gave me double vision............lovely.

[Wave2k]

Great bikes, absolutely loved mine with a passion but that was in 2007 so a fair bit older now.

A fair few have had the crappy rotary rear shocks replaced with Ohlins, which mine had and supposed to sort the majority of handling issues.

Never had any reliability trouble with mine at all, made a good race bike too.

https://s13.postimg.org/akwa41opj/402556_10150458909919195_914347337_n.jpg

https://s23.postimg.org/qu35f9vzv/228612_6224809194_2528_n.jpg

Just to give you an idea of size, i look pretty small crouched behind the screen.
Im actually 5"11 and around 11.5/12 stone (pre-usa diet :/)
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RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Seems little point buying a TLR unless you really want one when early RSVR's can be had for such little money.
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[Ork12]

I bough Wave's off him - T37 FRA - absolutely loved it and would still have it if I hadn't of had to get rid of it due to Uni.

Noise is amazing, v.comfortable (for me), handled well enough and went like a rocket (compared to my other bikes).

Would definitely recommend!