[GSXFJim]

Yeah, I liked that green bike also, but she looked top heavy for some reason, can't quite peg it though...

Ya.. I doubt it's all 'factory original equipment' but very nice none the less....

[95 katana]

wonder how she rides...






the bike that is...

[thenastiestnate]

It was the TLS not the TLR that was called widow-maker, even though the rep carried over, unfortunately for Suzuki. Some people claimed the TLS's had a problem with serious tank slappers and headshake if you cranked the throttle hard on less than smooth pavement.

[scottynoface]

It was the TLS not the TLR that was called widow-maker, even though the rep carried over, unfortunately for Suzuki. Some people claimed the TLS's had a problem with serious tank slappers and headshake if you cranked the throttle hard on less than smooth pavement.

They did. Rotary rear damper ftl.

[curseboy]

They did. Rotary rear damper ftl.

I've only heard that from the magazine testers. Owners I've known say it was fine. I guess I wouldn't "crack" the throttle open on big v-twin like the TLS...even my little R6 protests with a little headshake if I do that.

[scottynoface]

I've only heard that from the magazine testers. Owners I've known say it was fine. I guess I wouldn't "crack" the throttle open on big v-twin like the TLS...even my little R6 protests with a little headshake if I do that.

True. I ran into one at a dealership, push down on the seat slowly and the shock compresses. Push down hard and it locks up.

[95 katana]

my CBR 1kRR has trouble standing up off the line lol (stretched 8") but at 80+mph if i just sit straight up in the saddle, the bike starts raising up. if i then crack the throttle a tiny bit, she stands right up on her hind legs and runs like a drug dealer from the cops

[Psycho1]

Pretty cool bike.

***Also the LT500 Quadzilla (4 wheeler) was called the widowmaker***

Those were the fastest quads ever made in stock form in a straight line, but quickly got outclassed once people started modifying Honda 250R's and Banshees. In the dunes I used to eat the QZ's for breakfast (unless they were running on alcohol) with my CT ported 265cc '88 250R.

[600FY-Hank]

^^^ This. This thing right here. Posters of Barry Sheene hugging corners on this monster adorned my garage walls.

[1FSTKAT]

Before this bike was sold to it's current owner. A guy a used to ride with at a local bike night owned it. He regrets selling it every day.

[600FY-Hank]

I would give vital parts of my anatomy for an RG500.

And lose the rest when I dig it in a corner.

Looking back at those posters, I still can't believe they were running 110s and 120s. Then again, my first Suzi GS550ES had a 100/120 combo on it and I have yet to find another bike as agile as that thing. Even if it did weigh a metric ****-ton.

[GSXFJim]

The real deal..


A naked TZ750


The texas madman on the RG500... I miss the 500cc GP bikes..

[H-2 CHARLIE]

My last 2 stroke i need / WILL BUY is a 1989 honda nsr 250 FI. The last of the real bad boy GP machines .

[cintidude04]

It was the TLS not the TLR that was called widow-maker.

Which was what I mentioned in post #2, although it seems it wasnt what the OP was referring to.

[thenastiestnate]

I miss the 500cc GP bikes..

Me too. So raw. The sliding. The wheelies.