I was dead set on a TLR1000 UNTIL........

Deebo · 09-08-2006, 05:56 PM

I had the opportunity to ride an '05 ZX-12R and OH MY F*CKING GOD!!! That bike is friggen SWEET ACTION!! I will be making a purchase in about a month and I was dead set on a TLR until yesterdays ride. I realize that they are two totally different bikes. I am now completely split down the middle between the two bikes. What do you guys think?

SAHTT · 10-20-2006, 12:40 PM

I was seriously considering both as well. The zuke runs hot in traffic. The side mountred radiators, like the RC51, are not pleasurable in traffic. The zx12r gets 30mpg around town, tlr a substantial amount more. zx12r is i believe 50 lbs heavier and slightly more top heavy but more comfortable because of it. The tlr has a lot of character, but the zx12r is one of the fastest street legal machines ever produced. Enough said.