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11-14-2012, 06:17 PM
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Supersport Racer
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That is still one of the best looking bikes out there even in spite of it's age. You owe your wife big time!
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11-14-2012, 07:32 PM
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500 GP Racer
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I know that bike real well and I know who owned it. It was very well taken care of. This bike came from Michigan.
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11-14-2012, 07:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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I know that bike real well and I know who owned it. It was very well taken care of. This bike came from Michigan.
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Really? I would love to know any specifics of its history. Feel free to PM me with it if you would rather do that.
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11-14-2012, 07:52 PM
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Superbike Racer
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Thanks for all of the compliments guys. This is my second TLR and I dont see myself letting this one go..Its much nicer than my last one..and I miss that one even now. Here is some pics of the old one...
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11-14-2012, 08:51 PM
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500 G.P. Champion
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SLC
Age: 40
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Can you make a vid of the Bike running and you blipping the throttle?.....Please? I haven't been on a big vtwin in over 2 years 
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Originally Posted by Ranast
I have been on liter sport bikes, big torque cruisers...but nothing compares to the thrust these damn things hit you with. If you are going to grab the throttle, just make sure you have a whole lot of empty road ahead of you...feels like God placed his boot on the tail end of the bike and shoved you forward - really, really hard!
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That said, there is something to be said about the kick in the ass rush of a high horsepower motorcycle that wants to tear your fucking arms out of their sockets when you throw the throttle back.  |
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11-14-2012, 09:22 PM
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Superbike Racer
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Can you make a vid of the Bike running and you blipping the throttle?.....Please? I haven't been on a big vtwin in over 2 years |
October 23, 2012 13:12 - YouTube
Video made by previous owner..about a week before I got it.
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11-14-2012, 10:36 PM
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500 G.P. Champion
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Are you sure she didn't use her credit card to buy milk and your new bike? 
Congrats on the new ride man. Love the color too.
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11-15-2012, 10:39 AM
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Location: Utah
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I could only wish my gf would do that for me....in the future.
Though this is reality...... and it's sad.
Congratulations buddy, keep her well.... Both of them I mean.
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11-16-2012, 10:02 AM
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AS LONG AS YOU RIDE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Venise-en-Québec, Québec, Canada
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Nice bike...
Does your wife have a sister??? 
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11-16-2012, 10:22 AM
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Wow congrats man!! A guy in my neighborhood has one. I used to make sure to go home everyday down his street so I could see the bike. Haha .....yea..... I did that quite a bit...... 
Just a quick question, I've been wondering about this for a long time.
What is the difference between the tlr1000 and the gsxr 1000?
Speed? Acceleration? Comfort? Handling?
Is the throttle twitchy like on the 4 cylinder bikes?
How experienced of a rider should you be before you own one?
Sorry for all the questions. Just really curious
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11-16-2012, 11:59 AM
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World 500 GP Racer
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Location: Oceanside, CA
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" A GSXR 1000 is bike made for a man, a TL1000R is a bike made for a man with a moustache."
This is the answer i got when i asked this very same question a year ago when i was at a dealership. I didn't know how to respond, and to this day i still don't know how to respond to that.
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11-16-2012, 12:30 PM
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World Superbike Champion
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Originally Posted by Brock
Wow congrats man!! A guy in my neighborhood has one. I used to make sure to go home everyday down his street so I could see the bike. Haha .....yea..... I did that quite a bit......
Just a quick question, I've been wondering about this for a long time.
What is the difference between the tlr1000 and the gsxr 1000?
Speed? Acceleration? Comfort? Handling?
Is the throttle twitchy like on the 4 cylinder bikes?
How experienced of a rider should you be before you own one?
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from what one of my riding buds said (since he used to own one) it was twitchy in town. did NOT like low speed low RPM. He LOVED the bike. other than, not as much top end as a inline 4 1000, but GOBS of torque!!!!!!!!!! i'm guessing you know the TLR is a V-twin... right? much thinner than any inline 4 1k. i wouldn't suggest it as a first bike for anyone. ride some other smaller bikes first and get some riding experience. THEN, maybe look at the TLR.
from my perspective, i still love the RC51 better sound-wise. but like the looks of both of em.
and... GRATS on the new purchase and awesome wife. that's another woman that's a keeper. seems like the thing for woman to do these days. i think your the 4th one I've heard do that.
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11-16-2012, 12:39 PM
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World 500 GP Racer
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Originally Posted by USAFgsxr750again
from what one of my riding buds said (since he used to own one) it was twitchy in town. did NOT like low speed low RPM. He LOVED the bike. other than, not as much top end as a inline 4 1000, but GOBS of torque!!!!!!!!!! i'm guessing you know the TLR is a V-twin... right? much thinner than any inline 4 1k. i wouldn't suggest it as a first bike for anyone. ride some other smaller bikes first and get some riding experience. THEN, maybe look at the TLR.
from my perspective, i still love the RC51 better sound-wise. but like the looks of both of em.
and... GRATS on the new purchase and awesome wife. that's another woman that's a keeper. seems like the thing for woman to do these days. i think your the 4th one I've heard do that.
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Yeah, gotta love these women who understand our motorcycle needs. I am still showing my wife extra love after she went out of her way to buy me all new tools and a torque wrench for me the other day when she had off work.
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Last edited by UltimateOG; 11-16-2012 at 12:40 PM.
Reason: Spelling Nazis around ...BEWARE!!!
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11-16-2012, 01:43 PM
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my paycheck takes a heck of a hit whenever my wife wants to get me something... and then i gotta buy her something.... let's see....she buys me a new bike and i buy her a 5k upgraded wedding set. and now it's X-mas. man, i love her.
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11-16-2012, 03:45 PM
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Superbike Champion
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Tx
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i'm guessing you know the TLR is a V-twin... right?
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yes sir, that's what had me so curious. Was comparing a 1,000 cc V twin to a 1,000 cc 4 cylinder.
I have heard that V twins have a lot of torque.
I was wondering. Are the TLR and the RC-51 competitor for each other ? Since they are both V twins.
Yea, I was thinking the TLR or the RC-51 might make good 4th bikes ?
Last edited by Brock; 11-16-2012 at 03:48 PM.
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