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  1. Top 10 budget wheelie bikes

    ... they’re virtually disposable… 7. Suzuki TL1000S You can’t mention the VTR1000 without also talking about the TL1000S – the Mr Hyde to the Honda’s Dr Jekyll. The ‘widowmaker’ ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  2. Top of the Flops | 10 Motorcycles that just you just didn't want

    ... 1997-2002 - Suzuki TL1000S/R Maybe it’s a little harsh to call Suzuki’s TL a ‘flop’. ...

    Ollie Barstow - 08/06/2022 - 11:17 - 0 comments

  3. The 10 Biggest Biking Blunders

    ... always happen.”  Evidently not.  Suzuki TL1000S The Great Rotary Damper Fiasco Suzuki’s TL1000S was launched in 1997 with a revolutionary rotary rear damping system. ...

    Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  4. Classic curios | Top 12 Cult Motorcycles we can't help but love [Pt.2]

    ... try despite its health warning, early versions of the Suzuki TL1000S quickly became renowned for being unpredictable and tricky to ride. At the heart of the issue was the TL1000S’ revolutionary but also, as it turned out, flawed, rotary damper rear ...

    Ollie Barstow - 26/09/2022 - 16:25 - 0 comments

  5. Top 10 sports bikes of the 1990s

    ... bike, ever. Sorry, it’s in. 7) Suzuki TL1000S When the 1000cc V-twin TL was announced, the UK Ducati importer was ... as a top ten bike of the 00s as well as the 90s. The TL1000S is not to be confused with the TL1000R, which is unlikely seeing as one ...

    Simon Hargreaves - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  6. VTR1000F Firestorm (1997 - 2006) review

    ... the act. That year, Suzuki launched the wayward and potent TL1000S, while Honda pinned its hopes on the VTR1000F Firestorm. It had ... Suspension was ‘normal’, so where the Suzuki TL1000S used a separate spring and a rotary damper, the Honda had a ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. Used Review: Honda VTR Firestorm

    ... the act. That year, Suzuki launched the wayward and potent TL1000S, while Honda pinned its hopes on the VTR1000F Firestorm. Despite ... and mainframe. Suspension was 'normal', so where the Suzuki TL1000S used a separate spring and a rotary damper, the Honda had a ...

    Bertie Simmonds - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  8. Used Test: Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom

    ... Released in 2002, the V-Strom saddled the classic TL1000S motor in a decent chassis with super-soft forks and below-par brakes. ... GSX-R750/1100 family for a start - but in creating the TL1000S motor they made another classic. De-tuned for use in the V-Strom, the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  9. DL1000 V-Strom review

    ... powered by the 996cc 90° V-twin engine from the now extinct TL1000S – with some detail changes. The diameter of the intake valves has ... forged aluminium rather than cast, saving 20g each over the TL1000S items and the rods are shot-peened, making them lighter and stronger. A ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  10. Suzuki SV650: The middleweight V-twin that still makes a great first big bike

    ... Suzuki SV650 was launched as a junior sibling to the TL1000S in 1999 in two forms – the SV650N unfaired roadster and the SV650S ...

    E Kypreos - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 0 comments

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