Matt-Man Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) My TLS has had a bit of an overhaul. 1080cc motor, PC5 and a custom map, New forks, yokes, wheels, brakes and chain & sprockets. Its as mad as a box of frogs! Love it.... Edited September 11, 2020 by Matt-Man Typo 14 Quote
SiBag Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 Oohhhh fek.. That's some nice toys on it.. Quote
fatblokeonbandit Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 7:26 AM, Matt-Man said: My TLS has had a bit of an overhaul. 1080cc motor, PC5 and a custom map, New forks, yokes, wheels, brakes and chain & sprockets. Its as mad as a box of frogs! Love it.... Bugger me that's shiny... Quote
vizman Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 We’ll have to start calling you ‘Tatt-Man’ looking slick heeed, how many TLs you got now...3? 1 Quote
Lewi Posted November 22, 2020 Posted November 22, 2020 Lovely looking tl you've got, Allways had a soft spot for tls. 1 Quote
jrbass62 Posted February 6, 2021 Posted February 6, 2021 Dang!!! I wish that engine was in my Strom!!! Quote
Matt-Man Posted February 7, 2021 Author Posted February 7, 2021 Bit of an update.... Swingarm has been pulled out and sold (modded TLR arm) in favour of a JMC which is away getting fettled! Upgraded the clutch from a standard TLR unit (engine is a 1080cc TLR) to a GSXR1000 K8 Slipper clutch. The pressure plate was a bit ‘plain’ looking so I stuck it in the lathe and dressed it off a little. Then it went away to be cerakoted with a product specially designed for engine internals. GSXR clutch basked has been mated to the TLR Primary Drive/ back plate so the oil pump drive remains unaffected. Few more things to sort out and it’ll be ready for later this year... Maybe I’ll get some proper miles on it! We live in hope eh? 4 Quote
Matt-Man Posted February 7, 2021 Author Posted February 7, 2021 In addition to the clutch I also serviced and dressed up the suspension. For this not aware, the TL’s have a seperate damper/ spring arrangement. The ‘SOAS’ (Spring On A Stick) assembly in standard for comprises of tube, with a damper rod systems and a spring. But.... There is no oil, gas or anything else inside to lubricate the rod and bush. Fast forwards 20 years and these things are drier than Nicola Sturgens gusset (Well, you just wouldn’t would ya!) Thankfully the TL Community has a bit of a strong following and there are a few guys making some cool stuff. Frank Graffy is one of those guys. The work he and Roman put out is your typical German Engineering. Flawless and very well executed. So we have a billet, rebuildable (and therefore serviceable) SOAS.... There’s also a pretty Gucci Billet ride height adjuster too that they do. I had the spring powder coated in a Candy blue and this the end result. 7 Quote
Matt-Man Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 So, keeping with the Candy Blue theme, I thought I’d get my rocker covers done too..... It all looks a bit much when it’s exposed but once the fairing is fitted and all the other crap, it’ll be mostly hidden with a few subtle peeks of blue poking out. It kinda goes well with the OZ wheels. 2 Quote
TonyGee Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 have you had any problems with the frame cracking ? ive had to do 2 of em under warranty, pig of a job. Quote
Matt-Man Posted February 17, 2021 Author Posted February 17, 2021 13 hours ago, TonyGee said: have you had any problems with the frame cracking ? ive had to do 2 of em under warranty, pig of a job. No mate, I have experienced it though. my last S cracked at the headstock. (Clumsy wheelies) Usually they go at the rotary damper mounts if they’re not tight. Those were replaced years ago and I check them regularly so it helps prevent it happening. Quote
TonyGee Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Matt-Man said: No mate, I have experienced it though. my last S cracked at the headstock. (Clumsy wheelies) Usually they go at the rotary damper mounts if they’re not tight. Those were replaced years ago and I check them regularly so it helps prevent it happening. yeah thats right the rotary damper mounts, the 2 i did Suzuki wanted me to cut the headstock's off the frames and have them sent back with the frame number on them !!! they never asked for any other warranty claim parts back ever. it was a shame really as the frames could of easily been repaired Quote
Matt-Man Posted March 3, 2021 Author Posted March 3, 2021 Gold Anodise... It looked a bit rough, scratched and Mia-matched!!! Caustic and mops for the win!!! 7 Quote
Badger76 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Definitely regret selling the 2 TL's I had. You live and learn.....! 1 Quote
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