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Old 14-02-2020, 12:32 PM   #21
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The TL only had problems because of the rotary damper being separate to the shock which caused the chain to fully tighten under compression and the suspension to lock solid which coupled with a ‘lively’ power delivery meant the front kicked off, up and sideways all at the same time resulting in more than a few farmers having to plough around a Suzuki in their field.

Suzuki’s unfortunate response was to recall and fit a steering damper which masked the problem to a degree but didn’t cure it.

However, swap out the original shock and damper, fit a good quality conventional shock (albeit requiring a modification kit) and the first generation TL1000S becomes one of the most crazy bikes to come to these shores- that motor without the additional weight of the later TL1000R is a stonker!
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