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I guess my tale begins 1 week ago when I decided to show my TL1000S some much deserved love (I don't own a cage, only two or three bikes of which my TL is the everyday machine as well as my weekend warrior). The two areas in which I was never one-hundred percent happy with my TL were the brakes and the fact that she takes a few turns to start. So last weekend I did the plugs, oil, filter, chain, sprockets (17 42), front tire (michelin pilot sport) and upgraded my brake calipers and mastercyclinder to some TLR units with 98% new high quality pads. Cost me about $1000AU. I also spent some time setting up the suspension (I already use a 180 rear, which helps, but I dropped the tripleclamps about 5mm) She already had a Yoshi system and K&N filter. As you can imagine I was keen to go for a strap on my refreshed TLS. So I headed out to the backroads in the Adelaide hills to give her a go. I loved it......
Until in the middle of nowhere the engine suddenly stopped (when I was doing about 220! I was glad about the slipper clutch!). When I restarted her she was clunking a bit up in the rev range so I tried to baby her to the next town but she seized soon after (front piston).
It was 2:30am. I didn't know where I was (I hadn't lost sense of directions though). It was pitch black. I got off my bike and it started to pour down with rain. Around four hours later I finished my trek to the nearest town (up hill and down dale in full leathers through constant rain). On the way eight vehicles ignored my attempts to flag them down and even drove around me honking. At 7:10 am I caught the bus home.
As I write this my bike is still out there (I hope).
The only good thing in all this is that I guess it's time for engine work. Who here has done a rebuild. Any reccomendations for manufacturers etc?
Until in the middle of nowhere the engine suddenly stopped (when I was doing about 220! I was glad about the slipper clutch!). When I restarted her she was clunking a bit up in the rev range so I tried to baby her to the next town but she seized soon after (front piston).
It was 2:30am. I didn't know where I was (I hadn't lost sense of directions though). It was pitch black. I got off my bike and it started to pour down with rain. Around four hours later I finished my trek to the nearest town (up hill and down dale in full leathers through constant rain). On the way eight vehicles ignored my attempts to flag them down and even drove around me honking. At 7:10 am I caught the bus home.
As I write this my bike is still out there (I hope).
The only good thing in all this is that I guess it's time for engine work. Who here has done a rebuild. Any reccomendations for manufacturers etc?
That really sucks bro
I just replied ! Where it gone?
Just started mine 1st crack after it sat for a month. :dunno
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