Ray Von Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Anyone have any experience of them, quite tempted by a full system that's come up for sale for a TL1000R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Buy it without question, they are beautiful 😃 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebeast Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 As above, I haven't seen many systems in front of me, but they do look stunning and I imagine, if you still have originals, will be like losing an anchor on weight, nevermind the extra grunt.. Just do it, what's not to like and if cheap enough, sell it on eventually without much loss, because the way things are going over , no one will be able to buy new jap stuff in a few years without a mortgage 😔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram43 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 10 hours ago, srad34 said: Buy it without question, they are beautiful 😃 What he said. They are lovely. I know someone here with one on a Tuono Racing that I’m trying to blackmail into selling me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) I'm in and bought. Brand new system never fitted, lad who selling it bought a few from Japan, one for his a couple of spares. Just got to get it from the USA now. 22lb the full system weighs, that's about 11kgs? It was expensive with the shipping, but fuck it, be dead one day and I can sell on my carbon Yoshimura RS3's to offset the cost. Edited January 25, 2021 by Ray Von 26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid400 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ray Von said: I'm in and bought. Brand new system never fitted, lad who selling it bought a few from Japan, one for his a couple of spares. Just got to get it from the USA now. 22lb the full system weighs, that's about 11kgs? It was expensive with the shipping, but fuck it, be dead one day and I can sell on my carbon Yoshimura RS3's to offset the cost. Fucking wibble that is stunning system, I don't how many hours I've wasted drooling over ladybird exhausts on the tinterweb,and have fantasised about having one on the 3tj hybrid or a pair on the TRX,wish I'd worked harder at school now😆 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) Looks awesome and rare as fuck, I've never seen one in the UK before. It's the only thing I really hate about the TL1000R (other than the light switch clutch) is the way the standard exhaust sweeps in, this makes the pipes exit straight and let's the engine breathe better as the down pipes are key to TL's making power. Only cashing in as I paid mortgage off in July & I can offset the cost by selling on the yoshi carbon RS3's, been looking for a full Yoshimura system for last 3 years, but rarely come up and seem to change hands through friends rather than sold through the FB group, time to start a party....... when BJ let's us out, maybe. Edited January 26, 2021 by Ray Von 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Lovely exhausts.............I still think the blue & white TL-R is a good looking bike and has aged way better than other Suzuki's of that era. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 A real marmite bike, i get that, but I love mine, even though its not the most comfortable of rides. And the TL community, for a bike that's been out of production for 18 years is incredible, there a bloke in Germany knocking out modified slipper clutches from a GSXR 1000, I love how development has continued by the owners, would love a 1080 conversion, GSXR radial front end, 5 spoke wheels, just endless mods to these things. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJim Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 14 hours ago, Ray Von said: I'm in and bought. Brand new system never fitted, lad who selling it bought a few from Japan, one for his a couple of spares. Just got to get it from the USA now. 22lb the full system weighs, that's about 11kgs? It was expensive with the shipping, but fuck it, be dead one day and I can sell on my carbon Yoshimura RS3's to offset the cost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Nice!Get it fitted. Wasnt Arata exhaust made by ladybird as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunnylad Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 They are a work of art 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebeast Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 25/01/2021 at 11:20 PM, Ray Von said: I'm in and bought. Brand new system never fitted, lad who selling it bought a few from Japan, one for his a couple of spares. Just got to get it from the USA now. 22lb the full system weighs, that's about 11kgs? It was expensive with the shipping, but fuck it, be dead one day and I can sell on my carbon Yoshimura RS3's to offset the cost. Glad to see you went for it,, they look great new but that things gona be even better once it starts blueing up with heat.. Yoshi sound nice and are the norm, but aren't stunningly beautiful like ladybird stuff. As for post, try looking up what everyone's import admin fees are before anything else.. I got lucky as mentioned, with parcel farce, but that was at this end.. If this guy is willing to help you out, it needs to be down as some thing like a return item with description as metal tubing,, the hard bit is worrying about potential damage if you get the value lowered, a lot, to reduce or stop any fees.. If he can show you its extremely well packaged, then it can save you a fair old chunk.. My stuff wasn't anywhere near the same level on what your paying, though it was full aky systems, just very cheap at the time.. Wish I had bought more of it.. I found a tatty yosh system for the s a couple of years ago needing a fair bit of work, but for the paltry sum it cost, being a tightwad, especially on a bike that I haven't heard run yet, it's worth sorting out then selling on if nothing else. If its all sweet when run up, I am thinking of running the headers with a 4 bolt mount for the akys, plus originals for mots, so I don't need to sort the stainless rs3's it came with. Same with the peanuts I paid for a bitubo shock, it will move easy enough if I ever sell.. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426hemi Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Are you sure the system weighs 11kg? that seems really heavy to me, the ti akra system on my rsv is feather weight, it's a single can system on my rsv though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Could be the weight with the packaging for postal reasons I think Akrapovic system is 6kgs? But I imagine you'll have hear the old system hit the bike table when the last bolt is removed😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, firebeast said: Glad to see you went for it,, they look great new but that things gona be even better once it starts blueing up with heat.. Yoshi sound nice and are the norm, but aren't stunningly beautiful like ladybird stuff. As for post, try looking up what everyone's import admin fees are before anything else.. I got lucky as mentioned, with parcel farce, but that was at this end.. If this guy is willing to help you out, it needs to be down as some thing like a return item with description as metal tubing,, the hard bit is worrying about potential damage if you get the value lowered, a lot, to reduce or stop any fees.. If he can show you its extremely well packaged, then it can save you a fair old chunk.. My stuff wasn't anywhere near the same level on what your paying, though it was full aky systems, just very cheap at the time.. Wish I had bought more of it.. I found a tatty yosh system for the s a couple of years ago needing a fair bit of work, but for the paltry sum it cost, being a tightwad, especially on a bike that I haven't heard run yet, it's worth sorting out then selling on if nothing else. If its all sweet when run up, I am thinking of running the headers with a 4 bolt mount for the akys, plus originals for mots, so I don't need to sort the stainless rs3's it came with. Same with the peanuts I paid for a bitubo shock, it will move easy enough if I ever sell.. 😉 I've had a good phone conversation with the guy in the states selling it last night, which is a rare thing in the world these days of emails and texts, all said and done its a private sale of effectively used parts, so hoping it'll get through with minimal fuss. I've had a lot of stuff from the USA over the years, in around 2003 it was $2 to £1, and could get the stuff from texas to the UK in 4 days. I've quit worrying about the cost now, in a world of rare components, stuff costs money and I've spent enough of my life on the bones of my arse. I've got a nice pair of of carbon RS3's coming up for sale soon too if you're interested. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougW Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 11:20 PM, Ray Von said: I'm in and bought. Brand new system never fitted, lad who selling it bought a few from Japan, one for his a couple of spares. Just got to get it from the USA now. 22lb the full system weighs, that's about 11kgs? It was expensive with the shipping, but fuck it, be dead one day and I can sell on my carbon Yoshimura RS3's to offset the cost. Bastard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougW Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 hours ago, 426hemi said: Are you sure the system weighs 11kg? that seems really heavy to me, the ti akra system on my rsv is feather weight, it's a single can system on my rsv though. You want to feel the weight of a standard TL Can ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, DougW said: Bastard You are the wife and I claim my £5 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 13 hours ago, Ray Von said: I've had a good phone conversation with the guy in the states selling it last night, which is a rare thing in the world these days of emails and texts, all said and done its a private sale of effectively used parts, so hoping it'll get through with minimal fuss. I've had a lot of stuff from the USA over the years, in around 2003 it was $2 to £1, and could get the stuff from texas to the UK in 4 days. I've quit worrying about the cost now, in a world of rare components, stuff costs money and I've spent enough of my life on the bones of my arse. I've got a nice pair of of carbon RS3's coming up for sale soon too if you're interested. How much for the bear shitting in the woods ? Asking for a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Fuck I daren't say😁 I'm waiting to see if I'm going to get reamed by customs, despite the declaration on the parcel. I'll let you know once they've landed in my possession. Oh look a new pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJim Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 I've always liked TL-R's, one time we were coming back from the Peak District and we came up on a guy that was riding one on the A5 near Tamworth. it had race cans and sounded ama-zing. I had my R1 at the time and I could hear and feel the pulses from the exhaust coming back at me. We had some fun for a good few miles before he turned off and gave us a thumb's up. Epic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, MonkeyJim said: I've always liked TL-R's, one time we were coming back from the Peak District and we came up on a guy that was riding one on the A5 near Tamworth. it had race cans and sounded ama-zing. I had my R1 at the time and I could hear and feel the pulses from the exhaust coming back at me. We had some fun for a good few miles before he turned off and gave us a thumb's up. Epic. That's what sold it to me when they came out originally, I had a 97 SRAD 600 at the time and the TL1000R came out in 98, a lad had one local to me with yoshi RS3's on it, it sounded like nothing else in the world at that point, just couldn't afford one back then, as they retailed at just over £9k new, when 600's were £6.5k. Just have something about them that I love. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignige Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Ray Von said: That's what sold it to me when they came out originally, I had a 97 SRAD 600 at the time and the TL1000R came out in 98, a lad had one local to me with yoshi RS3's on it, it sounded like nothing else in the world at that point, just couldn't afford one back then, as they retailed at just over £9k new, when 600's were £6.5k. Just have something about them that I love. A loose back end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebeast Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 28/01/2021 at 3:34 PM, bignige said: A loose back end? Could also be large back end with that seat unit,, 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 I had the TL s when they came out. I loved it. Got me into V twins. Always fancied the R but never got around to getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesviffer 750 Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Brilliant bikes, son raced one with good succsess for JB racing, 99-01 in European and New era superclub ch/ships, had a sprinkling of Yoshi bits, modified adj; s/arm, even had ti valves at one point till they turned mushroom on us at le mans, always fancied a nice one for the road, in blue and white obviously. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammaboy Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) On 26/01/2021 at 12:20 AM, Ray Von said: Oh my. Edited February 3, 2021 by Gammaboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLRS Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Oooeehhrr that's sexy! Expect the weight to be max 2,5kg for the headers.. and about 2,5kg for the cans. Which is about a third compared to oem. Afaik the part donut bit of the exhaust is the bottleneck for power. But who cares, the sound will be righteous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamsp1 Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 I had a ladybird full system, copied from the hrc one on my sp1. It was without doubt the most beautiful aftermarket system I’ve ever seen. Proper weld porn. Wtf did I sell it for....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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