1998 Suzuki TL1000S - Photo Taken 2005

My cousin took this pic of me on a 1998 TL1000S in 2005.

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Taken with a film camera, type unknown, and scanned in 2006.

The TL1000S is a V-twin with insane amounts of torque, as can by typical of large displacement V-twin engines. There was a recall for the 1997 model (the first year the bike was produced), which resulted in the fitting of a steering damper for the subsequent model years.

The bike used a unique rotary rear damper and separately mounted coil spring. Most found the rotary damper to be horrible, and this example had the rotary damper removed and a more conventional Ohlins shock added in its place.

This bike also features six-piston brake calipers from the TL1000R model, a common upgrade for the S model.

Quite a handful, this bike, but very fun as long as you pay enough attention.

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