TL1000(R/S) 1997-2003

Introductie

"Be afraid" was the first thing that came to my mind when a newbie rider recently asked me if I thought Suzuki's TL1000 would be a good bike for first-time riders. The TL1000 is pure evil: It bucks, wiggles and wheelies under hard acceleration, shaking its head over bumps at top speed. And don't you dare miss a first-to-second or second-to-third shift under full throttle -- it'll try and tankslap you off. Newbie riders should simply skip the TL and go straight to the morgue.

Each time I ride the TL1000, it's an adventure, a conquest, and I feel I've overcome the beast one more time. Mind you, it's not ugly, it's menacing, and I can hear it taunting me now: "Come on, Plummer, go for that big wheelie, powerslide me, you haven't come close to my limits yet, you ninny. So get off your ass and let's go riding!"

And for two weeks straight, that's what I did, showing up late for work every day. Suzuki's TL1000 is one of the few bikes that'll make you waltz into your boss' office and spout: "you can fire me, but I'm going riding!"

Bron: http://hem.passagen.se/mattiask/TL1000/review.html

Op de volgende websites kun je tests lezen van de TL1000R en TL1000S. De TL1000S is geproduceerd van 1997 tot en met 2001. De TL1000R is geproduceerd van 1998 tot en met 2003.

* Motorcycle.com: Suzuki TL1000S Vs. Honda VTR1000F

Technische specificaties

De volgende specificaties zijn van de TL1000S uit 1999 en komen van Bikez.com. Van de TL1000R zijn alleen waarden gegeven die afwijken van de TL1000S specificaties.

De kleuren met daarbij behorende codes waarin de TL1000(R/S) geleverd is kun je terugvinden op http://www.color-rite.com.