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lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:27 pm

true but they aint as dear as sp's and just as good!! proven

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:25 am

lee67 wrote:true but they aint as dear as sp's and just as good!! proven

musta missed that - linky please

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:22 am

proven time and time again...the tl WAS the real deal..a stonking motor

RedStormV · Post by **RedStormV** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:58 am

FirestormMike wrote:anyway, dunno if you have a black cat, but if you do, mine's blacker.

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:05 pm

mike my point is..the tl is as good as an sp in every way..but doesnt cost the same...nowt wrong with sp's imho..but people seem to discount tl's..and there a cracking bike, slated by some stupid road tester(who couldnt ride) back in 1997

they got the name WIDOWMAKER' cos all the testers binned em....never had a moments bother with mine

and at times i spanked its butt

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:22 pm

lee67 wrote:mike my point is..the tl is as good as an sp in every way..

nowt wrong with a bit of slanted nostalgia Lee, just add "IMO" for a little realism

"smooth as you like at 170mph" ? that a stock TLS?

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:22 pm

lee67 wrote:the tl is as good as an sp in every way

Really? Have you ridden both? Will soon be in the market for a Sports twin again and the TL1000R has always made me smile. Lets face they are both pretty ugly?

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:30 pm

yes dean..mine was smooth at 170 as at 100...just usual mods , and yes ive rode both..found tl more day to day comfort..sp's do look better than tl's i agree....but it aint all about looks is it...mellis im sure you wouldnt be disapointed in a tl m8...

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:36 pm

mike mine was full power model with 125 bhp..all tls late 98 on were restricted ..and top speed was tested aplenty side by side with a m8's busa...saw 180 on clocks loads(private roads of course)....but im sure this isnt a sp/tl debate..your happy thats all that matters dude..and this is a firestorm forum lmao. just off to polish me CHROME

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:37 pm

I nearly bought a TL before the 'Storm but found the knee/tank cutouts were all wrong for someone of my height (6' 2").
LSM

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:01 pm

Wow thats sorted then both fast as fook

SP looks the mutts nuts TL looks like mutts nutts after a road traffic accident (IMO only), putting nostalgia and pride aside lets just meet up in Sept and have a good laugh about it. No 'lets go out on the cat and prove it' type shi*e as that leads to death or worse

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:11 pm

i cant prove owt..im on a 50bhp cruiser at the mo..still beat your plastic rockets tho

..on mpg and comfort at least

..

sparrowlegs · Post by **sparrowlegs** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:25 pm

I'll beat the lot of you on sillyness lol

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:48 pm

sorry Lee
but erm . . . . .

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:00 pm

and your point is......