Update 9.24.21: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller. -dc Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace will cough up examples of Suzuki’s thundering, hairy-chested v-twin superbike bruiser if you really look, but they’re almost never worth a second glance. Generally, they’re wrecked, stretched, rattle canned or all three, and more often than not have been…
Update 6.20.2020: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Back in 1999, the Suzuki TL1000R was full of promise as a Ducati and Honda-fighting superbike weapon. With a new, 135-horsepower v-twin mill, compact dimensions and innovative suspension to keep packaging tight around the big mill. Alas, the TL…
SOLD IN 24 HOURS! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The Suzuki TL-1000R was a bold but flawed stab at stealing big v-twin superbike dominance away from Ducati. The bike was a bit of a misfit, impressing neither road testers nor road racers, as it was overweight and fitted with a mystifying and dangerous radial…
2001 Suzuki TL1000R on ebay Back in the late 1990’s the motorcycling world was gobsmacked by the Ducati 916 – not only was it shockingly beautiful, it restored the v-twin as THE desired powerplant for the motorcycling cognescenti. Given the impact of the Ducati 916 it wasn’t a surprise that the competition tried to build their…
Dr. Jekyll Or Mr. Hyde? Original And Low Mile 1997 Suzuki TL1000S How do you remember the TL1000S ? Was it a worthy Ducati alternative with innovative ideas and a very nice 90 degree V twin or the widow maker from Hammatsu? It is definitely a bike with a sorted past but how much is…
This is a one-owner TL1000R with less than 1,500 original miles! Bike: 1998 Suzuki TL1000R Location: South Plainfield, New Jersey Mileage: <1,500 This is only the second TL1000R we’ve featured–not counting Bimota’s–and it seems to be another good find! The seller states that they purchased this bike in June of 1998 and it has less…