new to forum please help

[barney]

hello all imfrom the uk and im looking to buy a tlr 1000 1999 i have read on some sites about handleing on corners can you tell me what you feel about the handling and any mods for this i have owned an sv650 and that was fine manythanks for yor time

Tony

[MoneyStyles]

Re: new to forum please help

going to need to upgrade the rear suspension, makes a world of difference

[barney]

Re: new to forum please help

what did you put on please thanks tony

[MoneyStyles]

Re: new to forum please help

bitubo got it used for $250

[barney]

Re: new to forum please help

are they that bad on the corners i need to do that also been told to upgrade steering damper thanks for getting back to me

tony

[MoneyStyles]

Re: new to forum please help

shit man if you stay around here long enough your whole bike will be upgraded. so far i have done stainless brake and clutch lines, grips, levers, brake rotors, headlight mod, got a paint job, new radiator, wheels and tires, undertail, front and rear sprocket and chain and I have so much more to do!!

[TLS ged]

Re: new to forum please help

hello all imfrom the uk and im looking to buy a tlr 1000 1999 i have read on some sites about handleing on corners can you tell me what you feel about the handling and any mods for this i have owned an sv650 and that was fine manythanks for yor time

Tony

buy it - you are going to love it this bike has a charactar and thats what makes it wonderful.

as for handling - you could change the rear suspension with Bitubo, Ohlins, Penske, WP, EMC etc. also, you could buy some gsxr or hayabusa forks and put them instead of original ones. Sam is selling all the shims and spacers you would need to do that. you can find him here on TLPlanet or TLZone.

good luck

[Jeff]

Re: new to forum please help

Or you could buy the bike, set up the stock suspension for you and probably be perfectly happy with it for a long time unless you plan on trying to chase down Rossi on a track.

[stiletto]

Re: new to forum please help

exactly, just get it. it handles fine 80% of the time, the other 20% it handles quite surprisingly well.

[Ozzietiller]

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my bike is stock(suspenion anyway) and seems to handel fine for my needs, mind you i aint the fastest rider

[V2]

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I've had mine for a little over 6 months, as far as I can tell suspension wise externally its stock, don't know if its had any internal mods. As has been previously said it works fairly well 80% of the time, but it has scared the shite out of me on a couple of occassions and I wasn't even pushing it hard!!!
This summer I intend stripping the forks as one seal is starting to weep, before I do this I will look on here to see what fork mods can be done to enhance the handling, there was a ohlins shock here on e-bay australia, brand new in the box a couple of months back, bidding started at $600aud. I thought I may have a go at it. I didn't and now regret it, I think it went for $1100 or so, I know they are around $1500 new so thats the one that got away. Oh well live and learn.....

[akallday]

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Hey Tony, welcome! I agree with Jeff. Just buy it and go from there. I love mine the way she is.