V-Twin FTW
 

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FUCK! Yours? I love it.

I left home early this afternoon with a Fireblade...


Returned with a V-Twin Superbike.


No money exchange... even swap.

Not bad!

rc 51
Buell Xb
Tlr

My three favourite sounding bikes. And I WILL own an RC in the near future.

The Tiller sounds great... Not as great as the Buell, but we can't all be perfect.

Sounds like you got the solid end of the deal. The TILLER with Yoshi's are bad ass.

I'd say we both ended up in pretty good shape. There were some minor cosmetic issues with the Honda and a blown fork seal, but it had a lot of aftermarket stuff... The Tiller has a nick or two and some minor neglect and is pretty much stock.... for now. :D

Both were real low miles... The Honda - '02 w/ 5,850... The Tiller - '01 w/ 5,100...

BTW... The Tiller sounds like sex... angry dirty sex.

That shits pimp yo!!! My roommate in college had that exact bike and when he would go away for a weekend with his woman I used to take it for a spin:D

enjoy it:dthumb:

Enjoy it!! I miss Leon's 01 TLR :(

howd you work that deal out anyway? any bump in premiums?

Dude responded to my old Craigslist for sale ad that happened to mention that I'd consider trades for v-twin sportbikes... We just got together, road eachother's bikes for about 20 minutes, spent about 20 minutes kicking the tires, and signed over the titles.

I don't know what you mean by "bump in premiums"... it was a straight swap, no blowjobs involved.

i was asking if that bikes widowmaker rep makes it more expensive to insure over the blade

Oh, I dunno... never had the CBR insured... I will with the TLR though... since State Farm goes strictly by displacement it should be more expensive... about 42cc worth, however the fuck much that is.

when we had the TLR we had it insured with Geico, along with my Gsxr 750, and his Gsxr 1000. It was 600 a year for full coverage for all three.

we dropped the TLR when we sold it a couple months ago, and now I think we are at 400 for the year on the other 2 bikes

EXACTLY... its irry how much we agree.

What is the actual value of the cbr vs the tiller?

stock Tillers are going for 4-4500 down here.

Congrats OSP... pretty sick shit!!!! :rockwoot:

and another + is it doesn't have anyone's gay ass name painted on it!

definitely a great trade for you...

how does the Tiller do with long distance? I'd think it'd be comfortable... at least as much so as the honda or the buell :idk:

Sweet looking ride! :dthumb:

*Indian voice> Good trade < end Indian voice* :D

nice OSP, finally got rid of that scary red carbon fiber piece o crap :lol:

Awesome score dude, always wanted one. Sound clips are needed asap.

that shit looks badass

my 2nd fave suz

NADA says I got fucked, but I don't buy that shit for a second.

I'd say that's about accurrate for what things are really going for... I think I could have gotten $5k out of the Honda if I were patient and willing to wait for the right buyer... Although I had it on Craigslist for about 6 months and only had a handful of people look at it...

There's something to be said about having a motorcycle that you really, really like. Even if I could have done a little better money-wise, what the fuck ever... I love this rig.

Time will tell about the long distance capabilities... I imagine it will be better than the Honda AND the Buell. Well, until I rip all the fairings off of it... :whistle:

:lol: The guy was like, "I've never seen red carbon fiber like that... wonder if it's custom." I told him probably not, but Robbie D's name sure was...

I don't really have anything to do sound clips with, but the guy who I bought it from sent me a video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsk7zrmze2s

It's no Buell...but holy shit does that thing sound sweet.

Truth... It's certainly not as badass sounding as a Buell, but it's still very very angry.

wtf is up with the headlights... they look like HID's that are going out.

I miss my TLR!! Here are a few shots...Love my plate, too!!

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Those Yosh's bring that engine to life!

They are tinted and the original owner used yellow bulbs... Guy I got it from said he wanted to change them out, but just never did... hell, he only had the thing for 3 months.

intresting... how long did you have the honda? 5 months?

I can't read your plate... I was thinking of TWNFTW.

6 months nearly to the day...

DXE NRMS....Dick's Enormous!

:lol:

Now you are a real man congrats
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Jesus fucking christ... I knew a guy who had the license plate BG P9S... He tried to talk me and my roommate into posing naked for his website... then he tried to have sex with my girlfriend... then I punched him in the throat... then I never saw him again.

How much does that full Yosh kit run? I already want to do shit to this thing.

HAHhahhahah your sentence construction is pure art.

Depending where you get it full systems are around 750- 900$ depending on stainless, carbon, or titanium. BTW pipes power commander and the Tls are done its not worth sinking any more money into it unless your keeping it.
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Full? :wtf: You got the slip ons. Why do you need the full?

NICE!! Congrats, dude!! Tracy (G-Rex) will tell you that bike actually does pretty well for distance. He did a ride to Florida (from OKC) on his. :dthumb:

my dad just got done saying wtf is he putting a 1k dollar exhaust on for, i replied because its a TL damnit
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I'm keeping it.

I don't... I'm just not a huge fan of the silver cans and the bolt on exhaust... and I have more money then sense... well, no money, but less sense.

It feels like it'd be fine for the long haul...

I wouldn't pay full retail... I'd wait until I found someone on another forum selling theirs or something...

Tracy says to check the WERA boards for a full system.. he says he got a full titanium system for his TL for $750.

lets see a pic of the honda you traded for it

You need to do a nasty streetfighter thing like this.
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Lotta work went into that.

And that's exactly what I'm looking for... M4 I'd bet... that seems to be the most popular full Ti system...

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Yoshi or die, holmes.

I just came in my pants. So question... you put all that time, effort, and money into it... and you keep the weirdo rotary damper?

I envision a tail section like that on my bike...

Fuck it... I may just go straight pipes FTW.

Straight pipes on a v-twin = epic win. Always.

No doubt about that.

You are die now

Yoshi or die, holmes. High five

M-4s are louder but the yoshis have a ton of bass i set off car alarms just cruising around town on the regular
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My neighbors will certainly disagree. Fuck 'em.

Leon's had the highmount M4's. Sounds so sick.

If only you guys wouldn't have got rid of it before I got this thing... We could maybe have worked out a trade w/ cash deal...

Congrats OSP, you finally got your man card back!

Look sweet, sounds killer... perfection.


One day my exhaust will be louder than my intake... come on Kevin... :panic:

No shit. I like the fireblades. Good bikes. :)

"Two big jugs are better than 4 little one's"

Twins are absolutely amazing, there's just no denying it. And that sound, it's like the bike's going "Ima eat you alive".

thats funny, i can never hear them over the howl of my uncorked D&D :whistle:

D&D FTW.... :rockwoot:

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fuck that... D&D is shit. just obnoxously loud.

sorry but not much beats the sound of a V-Twin... cept maybe a MotoGP bike... IMO.

congrats OSP.

deep down you weren't really happy with the blade anyway.

huh? the only thing more apparent about OSP is his love for killing hookers and shovels... or using his shovels on hookers

I'll refrain from saying anything bad about D&D, but they're w/o a doubt my least favorite pipe brand. I'd rather run stock exhaust!

I love twins, too. I started w/ a SuperHawk, then went to a few I4's, and since then have owned nothing but twins:

SV650S
RC51
Tuono
Monster S2R1000
Super Duke

D&D can KMA. GP cans FTW. I'm running scorpion cans right now (less than stellar stuff), and my Honda sounds good. IMHO, a good sounding bike is much better than an obnoxiously loud bike that sounds like ass

Well that too... I was actually talking about trading exhaust...

I'd run straight pipes before running D&D...

I can't stand D&D on an I4. But, this bike is running one, and I love the sound of it.


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That's cause it's a Buell... You could put tin cans with pennies in them at the end of the header and it'd sound good.

If Kevin gets his shit together that would put the 1125 right up top of my next bike list.

Not bad...but only b/c it's a Buell. The Drummer and Special Ops still sound 100x better.


Exactly.

Damn Congrats OSP. That is a nice lookin bike. Just last weekend a guy here traded his 01 yellow TLR for an Aprilia rs(?)125.

Yea, my friend has a Scorpion on his R6... good stuff too...

That is the only other brand I'd run on the TL

Exactly... I wouldn't put a D&D on anything if you wanted to pay for them yourself. FUCK THAT!

Exactly!

97 TLS is one of the coolest bikes ever created. Cool ride.:rockwoot:

OSP.. congrats!!! Now I understand your responses in the other thread, and apologize for being a bit of a bitch about it.

Twins FTMFW. Srsly.

You can be as much of a bitch as you want... I could care less.

Finally I can reply! :D

First of all, she's purty! LOVE the mighty TLR.

Your comments about it so far seem to be pretty spot on to me. Here are my suggestions.

Keep an eye on the WERA board for a full titanium system. I don't mean a stainless system with titanium cans. FULL titanium. Header, midpipes, cans, the whole smack. It was a $2,000 system from Yoshi back in the day. Rare if you can find it now, but light as hell. I weighed mine when I got it, and the whole thing was 11 pounds with the cans. The header diameter is a little bit larger too. I'll rip off a sound file of it next week, along with a sound file with the cans off. I kid you not, the thing vibrates the floor and sounds like a NASCAR 350.

For the suspension, have the front forks reworked to match your weight, and keep an eye out for a Penske or Ohlins. I put a Penske triple adjustable on mine, but I don't think they make them anymore. Not sure. I have one already. :rockwoot:

The next thing you'll want to do is to replace the stock steering damper with an aftermarket unit. I have a Hyperpro on mine. The stock damper is entirely too stiff in my opinion.

Next, start looking for a set of light wheels. I put 5 spoke magnesium Marchesinis on mine. They are the way to go. I found them on Ebay for a serious steal. When you do your search, spell it wrong on purpose, try a few different ways. That's how I got mine. I was the only one to bid on them.

After you get this far, if you're not dirt poor yet, get a set of steel braided lines. I put Kevlar lines on mine, and they do help. I do want to put a set of Brembo brakes on it. Archren's Brembos stop like yesterday and I want that stopping power on my TLR. That's the *only* mod left that I can justify to the bike. You won't find any *bling* or faux carbon fiber on it. Every single mod is specifically aimed at improving performance.

Oh, I almost forgot. I pulled the motor and ported / polished the heads and valves, and bumped the compression a little by leaving off the base gasket between the block and the cylinder.

That presented me with a unique problem though. Now, the thing bangs the rev limiter like a raped ape and scared the holy shit out of me the first time it did it, it was so quick. I *really* need another 1500 rpm in revs, so if anybody happens to know where I can get my grubby little hands on a factory race kit Yoshimura computer (adjustable rev limiter) I would be very grateful.

The above mods have put my TLR in the 410 lb range dry, and I dare anybody to call that heavy (just had to give my girlfriend a look since she's sitting here and said *It's heavy.* She'll get her's later.) It's also amazingly easy to service. I can change spark plugs in 30 minutes. Valve checks are equally easy.

I'll work on those sound files this week. The TLR makes mere mortals tremble, and girls need private moments with themselves.

You chose well.

Thanks for the suggestions... I think I'm going to start with maintenance stuff and work my way up... I don't see myself ever buying crazy light wheels or anything quite that pricey... the ti exhaust totally gives me wood, but I doubt I can ever find it for the money I'm willing to spend...

Yup.. those Brembos will stop on a dime. If you can find 'em for a reasonable price, I highly recommend them. Sure MSF says braking with two fingers is bad... but any more than that, you'll be doing stoppies without even meaning to. :panic:

It's a pig. redflip j/k

I may have a Ducati, but I fucking love that TLR. He let me ride it once.. punk was supposed to bring it down this weekend, but he pussied out. So I missed out on riding it again... next week, though. :drool: :drool:

I may get to have another private moment with it. :D

two things. why not just mill the head and keep the base gasket? i never built a tl engine, but in general i would mill the head, or even get a dif size (thickness) gasket, but never ditch the gasket.

and why are there no pics of this tlr u speak of? it sounds badass, i wana see it:drool:

He posted it in a different thread... and since he's sitting next to me, he gave me his blessing. :D

I love this bike. :drool: I also forbade him to *ever* sell it... on pain of death.

that is the sweetness

with those colors, bet u get asked -"what kinda gixxer is that?" probably cant hear em with the yosh tho. nice

I could see that... It probably wouldn't happen to me, but if it did I think I'd be obligated to cockwhip the retard...

In the final fitment and dyno stage now.
My goal is to have one on Vader before the first ride of the spring. :drool:

Congrats on the new bike. That Vtwin does indeed sounds wicked.

i know what you mean about feeling slow compared to the I-4 it takes a lil getting used to, but i think the power all over more then makes up for the lack of a huge 185+ top end

I am so F'n jealous. I loved the TLRs. I remember racing at TWS the first year they came out and the EMGO Suzuki team was there. Boy those things sounded sweet on the banking! Awesome bike dude! Have fun with her!

Nice ride dude :dthumb:

Suzuki should at least bring back the TLR engine (not the SV1000 water down version) and put it to good use.

Agreed.

I do get asked that question quite a bit. I just laugh. It's really funny when I pull up next to a Harley, and you watch them trying to process it. *It sounds like a v-twin, but it looks like a sportbike. What the hell?* :lol:

As for the base gaskets being left out, I used the gasket sealer material that is used for jetski motors in place of the gaskets. She hasn't complained a bit, and I have over 12k on it since I did the motor work. :D

Like, say, in a V-Strom that actually has offroad suspension and semi-knobbies.

The V-Strom is the ugliest, soulless piece of crap I've ever had the displeasure to ride.

then you weren't riding it correctly...

No, I'm pretty sure I was riding it just as it was intended to be ridden.

It was like straddling a Frigidaire with handling to match.

I got over that as I had unintentional wheelspin rolling out of the parking lot at work tonight...

yes be prepared to get angry when the retards say hey nice gixxer do you stunt?
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Oh boy...welcome to the dark side. Start with...airbox mod, charging system mod, fan switch mod, I went 16 front and 40 rear sprockets...gotta check for sure, 520 conversion, have the suspension set up for you, Yosh full exhaust, smart TRE, pair valve mod, power commander, 98 Dodge Caravan Fuel Pump(trust me...remember this!) and I think you can drain the stock fluid from the steering damper and run 2.5 oil in the stock damper is pretty good. Here are some sites. I went with PM Chicane wheels on mine...trust us...get lighter wheels.

http://chucksirois.com/TL1000/FAQ.htm

http://www.tlzone.net/forums/homepage.php

Jesus fucking christ... let's start by walking me through the cheap/free mods....

I'll see if I can find the links when I get home. The free mods are Airbox...charging system is cheap, just wires and a fuse...pair valve mod needs some block off plates fabbed...maybe Leon or someone has some or can get some?...fan switch is cheap....and the steering damper is under $20. The sites I listed have everything and parting out a few bikes, take a look around and see what tickles your giblets.

And if ya really want to do a quick, cheap mod...drill out the rivets and remove the baffling in your stock cans, you can even cut them down and paint or coat them. I have seen this done with good success and it looks cool with the engine paints on the shelves today.