V-Twin FTW

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

Oh, I almost forgot. I pulled the motor and ported / polished the heads and valves, and bumped the compression a little by leaving off the base gasket between the block and the cylinder.

That presented me with a unique problem though. Now, the thing bangs the rev limiter like a raped ape and scared the holy shit out of me the first time it did it, it was so quick. I *really* need another 1500 rpm in revs, so if anybody happens to know where I can get my grubby little hands on a factory race kit Yoshimura computer (adjustable rev limiter) I would be very grateful..

two things. why not just mill the head and keep the base gasket? i never built a tl engine, but in general i would mill the head, or even get a dif size (thickness) gasket, but never ditch the gasket.

and why are there no pics of this tlr u speak of? it sounds badass, i wana see it

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

two things. why not just mill the head and keep the base gasket? i never built a tl engine, but in general i would mill the head, or even get a dif size (thickness) gasket, but never ditch the gasket.

and why are there no pics of this tlr u speak of? it sounds badass, i wana see it

He posted it in a different thread... and since he's sitting next to me, he gave me his blessing.

I love this bike. I also forbade him to *ever* sell it... on pain of death.

[Dnyce]

that is the sweetness

with those colors, bet u get asked -"what kinda gixxer is that?" probably cant hear em with the yosh tho. nice

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

that is the sweetness

with those colors, bet u get asked -"what kinda gixxer is that?" probably cant hear em with the yosh tho. nice

I could see that... It probably wouldn't happen to me, but if it did I think I'd be obligated to cockwhip the retard...

[dReWpY]

i know what you mean about feeling slow compared to the I-4 it takes a lil getting used to, but i think the power all over more then makes up for the lack of a huge 185+ top end

[smileyman]

I am so F'n jealous. I loved the TLRs. I remember racing at TWS the first year they came out and the EMGO Suzuki team was there. Boy those things sounded sweet on the banking! Awesome bike dude! Have fun with her!

[pickle.of.doom]

Nice ride dude

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

that is the sweetness

with those colors, bet u get asked -"what kinda gixxer is that?" probably cant hear em with the yosh tho. nice

I do get asked that question quite a bit. I just laugh. It's really funny when I pull up next to a Harley, and you watch them trying to process it. *It sounds like a v-twin, but it looks like a sportbike. What the hell?*

As for the base gaskets being left out, I used the gasket sealer material that is used for jetski motors in place of the gaskets. She hasn't complained a bit, and I have over 12k on it since I did the motor work.

[Antwanny]

yes be prepared to get angry when the retards say hey nice gixxer do you stunt?
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[TommyHotWheel]

Oh boy...welcome to the dark side. Start with...airbox mod, charging system mod, fan switch mod, I went 16 front and 40 rear sprockets...gotta check for sure, 520 conversion, have the suspension set up for you, Yosh full exhaust, smart TRE, pair valve mod, power commander, 98 Dodge Caravan Fuel Pump(trust me...remember this!) and I think you can drain the stock fluid from the steering damper and run 2.5 oil in the stock damper is pretty good. Here are some sites. I went with PM Chicane wheels on mine...trust us...get lighter wheels.

http://chucksirois.com/TL1000/FAQ.htm

http://www.tlzone.net/forums/homepage.php