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Suzuki : Other 1998 suzuki tl 1000 r used

Suzuki : Other 1998 suzuki tl 1000 r used

$2,700

Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Year 1998

Make Suzuki

Model TL1000R

Category Standard Motorcycles

Engine 996

Posted Over 1 Month

Rick d (419) 294-4951 350 TARHE TRAIL UPPER SANDUSKY Ohio 43351 ? ? ? ? 98 Suzuki TL1000R Vehicle Information Year: 1998 Make: Suzuki Model: TL1000R Condition: Used ? ? Description The TL1000R, a full fairing racing version of Suzuki's TL1000S. Designed to compete in the World & American Superbike Racing Championships ... this one's a mean, green racing machine with a Yoshimura RS-3 tuned exhaust. A real must-ride to appreciate! ? Apply Now Secure Credit Application Applying for a vehicle loan online is one of the quickest and easiest application methods. Our secure application is easy to complete, all you need are a few personal and employment details. Options and Standard Features Options Yoshimura Rs-3 Exhaust Basic Information Type: Standard Mileage: 29883 Title: Clear Color: Green Condition: Used VIN: JS1VT52A3X2100859 Stock Number: 100859 Model: TL1000R Make: Suzuki Year: 1998 Engine Engine Size (cc): 996 Specifications Length (inches): 82 Contact Thiels Wheels 350 TARHE TRAIL UPPER SANDUSKY Ohio 43351 View Map Ask for:Rick d Business:(419) 294-4951 Contact: ?Contact Us Hours Mon-Fri:10:00 AM-08:00 PM EST Saturday:10:00 AM-04:00 PM EST Sunday:11:00 AM-04:00 PM EST ?Credit Application ?Directions to Dealer ?Contact Us Terms Placing a Bid: Your bid constitutes a legally binding contract to purchase this vehicle. Please do not bid if you're not seriously interested or financially able to purchase this vehicle. Please read eBay's User AgreementThiel's Wheels reserves the right to, Obtain and verify the registered information of all users who bid on this auction. 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1998 Custom Built Motorcycles Other  1998 Suzuki TL1000R

1998 Custom Built Motorcycles Other 1998 Suzuki TL1000R "ALPHAMILLE" V-Twin Sportbike

$11,500

Holly Ridge, North Carolina

Year 1998

Make Custom Built Motorcycles

Model -

Category Sport Bikes

Engine 1000

Posted Over 1 Month

*BIKE EXIF 'S top 5 best custom motorcycle of the week (published on Jan 29 2017)*Featured also on BikeBound, Gearheads and many others. SPECS: This is a Custom built sportbike 1/1 The whole concept behind this build was to bring simplicity to an extremely complicated bike. For starters, the braking and suspension system: Braking: The tokiko 6 piston calipers (a true nightmare if not rebuilt properly) have been taken apart, the chambers honed, pistons polished on the lathe and seals replaced, result = one finger stoppies.New wavy rotors installed in place of the old OEM ones and new pads The front forks have been rebuild with better springs and sealsIn the Rear, the over engineered rotary damper and spring (the infamous rotary damper i should say) was thrown in the trash followed by a brief celebration in the shop.I'm still wondering what Suzuki's engineers were thinking when they came up with that thing. In its place, we installed a modern fully adjustable rear shock that does the job at ¼ of the weight of the OEM setup. Frame: The OEM subframe was discarded in favor of a custom built one. GSXR Gas tank and Custom tail section: Adapting a gas tank meant to gravity feed carburetors to work with a fuel injection motorcycle wasn't exactly a piece of cake, after a few days in the work i managed to make everything work like it came from the factory. The tail section was handmade with fiberglass, gel coated and painted The whole new Gas tank / tail section setup was engineered in a way that can be taken apart without tools for a super fast maintenance. The wiring was simplified where possible, and relocated within the frame lines (between gas tank and motor) exception made for the ecu, positioned as far away as possible from heating sources. The Numbers:Originally known as an incredibly heavy sportbike228Kg /503lbs wet,Producing 135HP (120 hp of which at the wheel)with a power to weight ratio of 0.53hp/kg after the “treatment” the ALPHAMILLE finally feels like the type of bike that you can really squeeze all the potential out of. After scoring a WET weight of only 420lbs (190kg) over 80 lbs lighter than stock and a Dry weight of 390lbs (176kg) this bike now places itself amongst the lightest production sportbikes available on the market even compared to newer models. There are margins of improvements available regarding the weight.It wouldn't be too hard to get into the 400 lbs Wet by installing lighter wheels, 520 chain, removing the lower radiator. Based on the actual power to the wheel 120 hp and wet weight a stock TL1000R hada power / weight ratio = 0.52 Hp/Kg Thanks to a custom fuel mapping the motor power output increased to 125 WHP that along with the enormous weight loss we were able to achieve aNEW power / weight ratio = 0.65 Hp/Kg An outstanding 23% improvementThat's equivalent of adding 30hp at the wheel on a stock TLR The bike's loud, rumbles as you'd expect from a V-twin without cans. Baffles can be installed at your discretion Motor Tune up:20K miles valve clearance checkCharging system checkOil and filter changeCoolant flushNew brake and clutch fluidsCustom fuel mapStraight Exhaust with racing bafflesOpen intake filters Other mods:- Exhaust tips fabricated in the shop- Custom front fender fabricated- One off headlight with LED Hi beam- Throttle bodies balanced- Digital aftermarket Speedo/Tach with coolant temp reading- Oil and filter service- Low profile Hi flow/water resistant radiator fans- Radiator fan switch on handlebar- Custom fit belly pan- New aluminum radiator over flow tank- Map based fuel injection tuning module FI TUNER PRO- Handlebar mounts and handlebar- Rebuilt and relocated steering damper- Fabricated 3/8” petcock adapter plate and new petcock with reserve- Inline K&N fuel filter- New 530 9000lbs tensile strenght Gold chain- Vanzuki blue triple clamp stem nut- Vanzuki blue stator cover plug with new o-ring- New clutch and brake master cylinders- New Braided brake lines- New Pirelli Rosso Corsa II tires (front and back)- Drilled rear rotor- Candy blue forks legs- LED rear brake/tail light- Gas tank mounts- Airbox delete- Lithium battery 230cca- New Sub-frame fabricated in the shop- Rare "Graves" clutch cover FURTHER CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE. WE SHIP WORLDWIDE Website: magnumopuscustombikes . com Socials:Facebook: MagnumOpusCustomBikesInstagram: magnumopuscustombikes Phone: 347-235-9405 Ezio *Immediate deposit of 500$ required to hold the bike, if you fail to pay the deposit the bike will be relisted and the sale cancelled.Full payment required within 7 days from the purchasing date.

2009 Yamaha Motorcycles TTR 110 Electric start Beginner and learner bike

2009 Yamaha Motorcycles TTR 110 Electric start Beginner and learner bike

$1,250

Mesa, Arizona

Category Mini Cycles

Engine 110 cc

Posted Over 1 Month

2009 Yamaha TTR110 Dirtbike for sale LOW USE and in great condition. Automatic clutch with electric start Easy to ride and great for a beginner or learner Has aftermarket handlebar risers and handguards Great for the trails and desert. Tuesday-Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:30 Closed Sunday and Monday 2217 E Main St in Mesa Steve's Cycle since '84 Same location, proudly serving AZ Steve's Cycle 2217 E Main ST We BUY Bikes. Give us a call for CASH paid on the spot. Looking for clean dirtbikes, cruisers, ATV, Scooters, MX, Enduro bikes LTZ TRX YFM Yz yzf shadow vstar v-star harley-Davidson crf cr kx kxf 250 125 rm rmx 250f 450f 450r 250r Honda Yamaha Suzuki KTM HD Harley Trike 4-wheeler 150 150r 150f 50 pitbike scooter chinese offbrand service mx motorcycle motorbike 50r part valkyrie vulcan 750 show contact info 1200 1100 1000 Goldwing GL 1800 VT xr 650 450 420 ct 70 xl 75 cub trail 125r 125m ct mt MR 175 TL 230 230F 250X CRFX 500 500R NX650 TE FE 550 390 300 EX EXC WR 410 570 610 630 KDX KE KLX 110 110F KAW KAWASAKI 125l super sherpa 250s 50sx pro mini adventure 65 85 105 150 xc mxc xcf lc4 smr jr jr50 rm60 ds ds80 rm80 rm85drz 400 pe ts rmx pw pw50 yz50 jt1 gt80 yz80 yz85 dt100 mx100 ttr it250 it wr xt xt250it 465 490 600 tt500 xt600 softail heritage dyan wide glide tour tourmaster touring aspencade interstate GL11 GL12 GL15 GL18 moto guzzi CB CBR SL GROM CT CH REBEL ELITE AUTOMATIC MANUAL NIGHTHAWK PASSPORT custom hawk four cb750 xl cb500 ascot 500f magna silverwing v45 v65 pc800 pc cbx st st1100 vtx ex ex250 kz zx zx6 zx9 vn 1700 1300 z1000 z1 kz900 ninja voyager mean streak burgman gn250 gn gsf gsx gsxr 600r gs gs500c50 c90 gs1000 gt750 s40 riva jog zuma dt100 xt250 dt400 xs xs1100xvs vj virago r6 r1 rocket crotch rocket silverado roadstar scooter 4wheeler four-wheeler atv bike motorbike pitbike cruiser evo eliminator zuma canam polaris xpress xplorer Steve's Cycle 2217 E Main ST We BUY Bikes. Give us a call for CASH paid on the spot. Looking for clean dirtbikes, cruisers, ATV, Scooters, MX, Enduro bikes

Other Makes : Nico Bakker Nicolas Cage NICO BAKKER BARRACUDA~Rare Dutch Superbike Suzuki~Ducati Collection

Other Makes : Nico Bakker Nicolas Cage NICO BAKKER BARRACUDA~Rare Dutch Superbike Suzuki~Ducati Collection

$22,500

Ventura, California

Year 2001

Make Other Makes

Model Nico Bakker

Category Sport Bikes

Engine 1000

Posted Over 1 Month

<div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/java.gif" border="0"><br><table align="center"><tr><td><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://emporium.auctiva.com/motorama" target="_blank"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/browse1.gif" border="0"></a></td><td height="23px" valign="middle" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><a href="http://emporium.auctiva.com/motorama" target="_blank">motorama</a> Store</b></font></td></tr></table></div> Increase traffic to your listing with Auctiva's FREE Scrolling Gallery. 2001 Nico Bakker Barracuda More than likely the only example titled in California (and possibly the entire country). This was originally built for Nicolas Cage, and was the actor's favorite bike of his collection. Unfortunately, his insurance severely restricted his off-screen riding, and this bike only has a total of 1232 klms (765 miles) on the odometer. It is practically a new bike! This beautiful machine is part of a wonderful collection of Superbikes. These bikes are owned by a friend who is 70 years young, and he has reluctantly decided to sell off some of them. He's not computer savvy, so he asked if I would list the bikes for him as a favor, and we decided to list them individually rather than listing all the bikes at one time. This bike was featured on RareSportBikesForSale / featured listing Nico Bakker (Google this to find the website). I don't think I'm allowed to post a link here. Here is an excerpt from the feature with special thanks to the Rare Sports Bikes team: When it comes to collectible machinery, it helps to have a rare and desirable model, or something from an exclusive manufacturer, or something with super low miles, or something that was once owned by someone famous. Or in this case, all of the above. This super rare, Nico Bakker Barracuda (with vaunted Suzuki TL1000 power) was built exclusively for Nicholas Cage. Yes, the one with Ghost Rider film creds to his name. Talk about one in a million, here is a bike that can tick all the right boxes on every level. Star power never hurts, although it is seldom the single driver behind a collectible. Rather, this Barracuda, designed and constructed by the true Dutch Master known as Nico Bakker, could be the only one of its kind imported into the United States. You want rare, I challenge you to find a more meaningful or significant opportunity than this. This bike was recently serviced and a new battery installed. It starts immediately and runs strong, with a wonderful exhaust note. This bike is close to mint condition and the cosmetics look extremely nice. I could not find any issues to note other than a few tiny blemishes that are too small to photograph. It is evident that this bike has led a very pampered life. Buyer will be extremely happy with this bike - no unwelcome surprises! The VIN number is actually "BAKKER 007" How cool is that? A fantastic piece of exotica for the rider, collector, or museum. Seller still has the California title in Nicolas Cage's name. I will be listing other classic and exotic machines as time allows. Good luck, and let's complete this transaction like gentlemen- Terms: The bike has been brought to my shop in Ventura, CA so it can be shown more easily, and I am happy to do this during the auction period. Ask all questions before you place a bid and I will do my best to get the answer for you. Serious buyers only please. Sold As-Is like any used vehicle with no warranty. I have described it to the best of my ability, and am not responsible for errors or omissions. If you win the auction, be prepared to pay a $500 nonrefundable immediate deposit and payment in full within 7 days. Bike can be safely stored for 2 weeks free of charge while waiting for transport. I can assist with getting transportation arranged, but I do not have quotes available. Buyer is responsible for all transport costs. Overseas buyers are welcome to bid. Article courtesy of Carole Nash / Insidebikes If you’ve never heard of Dutchman Nico Bakker, then take a glimpse at some of this man’s handiwork...Over the last two decades the Bakker specials have taken several manufacturers motorcycles into another dimension, in terms of speed, handling and styling. Delve into this section to learn more about the pure engineering genius of Mr Bakker and consider some of the more radical sportbike options. Six wins from six races in the 1999 Dutch BoT championship suggested Nico Bakker’s latest creation was, well, a winner. Jumping on and hitting the button, Roland Brown soon found out why, the Barracuda’s hooligan heart - a Suzy TL1000 V-twin - complemented by sleek, sexy styling and great handling. Oh yes, he found it quite fast too! Nico Bakker has been improving on Japanese bikes for years often by pushing the limits of chassis engineering. New ideas, lightweight materials, advanced technology... the Dutchman has used them all, from single-shock rear ends in the late Seventies, via aluminium frames before they became common, to various ingenious front suspension systems. Bakker’s latest bike, the TL1000-engined Barracuda V-twin, is one of his best yet. The Barracuda, named after the fast, fierce grey fish, is lean, light, great fun to ride, and has a great racing pedigree. But this is a Bakker bike with a difference. This time, words like innovative and advanced don’t really fit. Instead, Bakker has gone back to basics. The Barracuda, powered by the 996cc V-twin engine from Suzuki’s TL1000S, abandons the Japanese bike’s oval-section aluminium frame tubes in favour of good old round steel, and replaces the TL’s controversial separate rear spring and damper unit with a conventional vertical monoshock. Like many of Bakker’s bikes, the first Barracuda was built for the track. Six wins from six races so far in this season’s (1999) Dutch BoT championship for Bakker’s engineer/rider Jeroen Oudenman who had good but less spectacular results in the same series last year on a more standard TL makes a pretty good argument that simple is sometimes best. And now Bakker has begun producing a small series of near-identical roadgoing Barracudas. This bike might not be the most radical to come out of Bakker’s workshop amid the flat green fields of northern Holland, but it is definitely one of the sexiest. With its slanted twin headlights (sourced from Cagiva’s parts bin), sculpted full fairing, single seat and all-grey paintwork, the Barracuda looks lean, light and racy, with a hint of Honda VFR and a whole lot more aggression. Bakker’s engineering skill is clear from one glance at the frame, which bolts a ladder of steel tubes to a billet aluminium swing-arm pivot at each side. The steel tubes are hand-welded from 38mm diameter, aircraft-quality chrome-molybdenum. Bakker says his frame weighs no more than Suzuki’s TL-S trellis but is as rigid as the TL-R’s twin-spar aluminium frame, which is 7.5kg heavier. In contrast to the standard TL’s separate rear shock and damper unit, the Barracuda has a conventional rising-rate monoshock, not unlike the ones that Bakker pioneered on Yamaha TZ250 road-racers almost 30 years ago. ’Our system is lighter, and easier to set up in conjunction with the suspension companies,’ he says. ’When something is good, why change it? Suzuki has two systems instead of one. It’s not necessary to be so complicated.’ Bakker added 10mm to the length of his bike’s aluminium swing-arm, bringing the wheelbase to 1425mm, to help keep the front wheel on the ground. He added a little trail by reducing fork offset by 1mm (the lighter racebike has even more trail, to increase stability further), and retained the Suzuki’s 23.7-degree fork angle. ’Weight distribution is 51 per cent on the front, a little bit more than normal, because of the swing-arm, and we can also adjust the swing-arm pivot to keep the front wheel down.’ The roadgoing Barracuda will come with either an Ohlins or WP shock unit (to customer choice). This prototype compromised by having a WP body with an Ohlins spring, as part of Bakker’s development process. Front forks are the standard TL’s 43mm upside-down units revalved with WP internals, although customers can pay more for a complete WP or Ohlins front end if they prefer. Wheels are five-spoke Marvics, slightly lighter than standard. The front brake system combines the standard four-pot calipers with Brembo discs. Even the all-conquering racing Barracuda incorporates very little engine tuning: just slightly more compression and new cams, plus carburettors instead of fuel-injection, as demanded by Dutch BoT rules. So it’s no surprise that the roadgoing version is powered by a completely standard TL-S powerplant, with fuel-injection retained. The only modification is an Akrapovic exhaust, which increases power by a few horses to 126bhp at the rear wheel. This prototype wore just a pair of the Slovenian firm’s end-cans, as the full Akrapovic system with which production machines will be fitted hadn’t arrived in time for my test. The Barracuda still sounded the business, though, when I threw a leg over the fairly low single seat and hit the button. This bike was designed for lanky Dutchmen, and unlike the standard TL-S its screen wasn’t cut so low that it obscured the retained Suzuki instruments when I leant forward to the fairly low clip-ons. One thing was very familiar, though, as I pulled away: despite Bakker’s efforts to tame it with his chassis layout, the torquey Suzuki V-twin motor was still just as much of a hooligan as ever. Okay, so the Barracuda is slightly longer and fractionally more front-heavy than the standard TL-S. But the Dutch-built special is also 10kg lighter at 177kg dry. Simply winding on the throttle in first gear was enough to send the front Marvic inadvertently lifting off the ground as the eight-valve V-twin’s midrange torque came thundering in. Doubtless the Bakker bike’s reduced weight and few extra horses gave it a tiny edge over the standard TL Thou in a straight line, but I couldn’t really tell. The Akrapovic cans certainly hadn’t marred the Suzuki V-twin’s delicious midrange response, and this bike ran very cleanly and reliably at low revs, which isn’t true of all TLs. And when I found a straight bit of road, crouched behind the tinted screen and wound open the throttle, the Barracuda was every bit as rapid as you’d expect. It stormed to over 150mph with plenty of speed to come, that delicious 8000rpm-plus rush of power very much in place. High-speed stability was excellent, best illustrated by the rapid way the bike recovered after a couple of not-too-scary handlebar flaps when I went over a slightly raised strip of road spanning a small canal, at over a ton. But my first impressions of the chassis had earlier been surprisingly mixed. At slow speed, even with the WP steering damper on its lowest setting, the Barracuda swayed very gently from side to side, to much less a degree but in similar fashion to the way the TL1000S does when wearing its over-stiff factory-fitted damper. Once out of town and up to speed, though, that feeling was immediately forgotten and the Barracuda showed why it has been so successful on the track. The front wheel might have been keen to get some airtime in the lowest gears, but at higher speeds, when powering out of corners with that mighty midrange kicking in, the Dutch bike felt superbly well planted when the standard machine would just possibly have been giving the odd twitch. Holland is so flat that most roads are too straight to be much fun, but ex-racer Bakker knows where a few good bends are to be found. Cranking the Barracuda hard into one particular long, smooth second-gear right-hander showed the bike at its best, as it could be flicked effortlessly and fast into the turn, felt superbly planted and stable as I carved through, and then catapulted out onto the next straight without any bar-wiggling drama. Chassis details were sorted with the efficiency that’s to be expected of Bakker, whose customers over the years have ranged from Dutch GP heroes Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen to firms including BMW and Laverda. There was masses of ground clearance, even given the huge grip of the Michelin Pilot rubber, the rear of which was a 180/55-section tyre instead of the standard TL’s 190. In fast bends and slow, the whole bike gave such a feeling of control that I could easily understand why the racing version, 20kg lighter and wearing slicks, has been so dominant on the track. Occasionally the Barracuda’s racing background worked against it, as its suspension was a bit firm for bumpier bits of road. There’s plenty of potential for reducing preload and compression damping if necessary, but most roads were smooth enough that it didn’t matter. My only slight cornering concern was that, when hanging off the bike, my oversize feet felt as though they might slip off the custom-made, adjustable pegs, though in reality it wasn’t a problem. The extra stopping power provided by the change of discs was very welcome, too. The standard TL-S’s front brake is nothing special, and Bakker considered substituting its four-pot Tokico calipers with the TL-R’s superior six-potters. Instead he replaced the rotors with Brembo rotors in the same 320mm diameter, which gave a big increase in the stopper’s bite with no loss of feel at the lever. Testing exotic bikes like this comes with the big drawback that you have to give them back at the end of the day, and this was particularly tough with the Barracuda. As a satisfied TL1000S owner I reckon the much-maligned standard Suzuki is a blinding bike, with distinctive looks, torquey and characterful engine, light weight and quirky but generally effective chassis. The Barracuda, by comparison, is sleeker and much more distinctive, fractionally more torquey and just as full of character. It’s also lighter, and handles and stops better. The hand-built Bakker bike is also inevitably a lot more expensive than the mass-produced Suzuki. But if you like the TL Thou, you’ll love the Bakker Barracuda. Vital Statistics Engine Liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin cc 11.3:1 Claimed power (bhp) 126 bhp Compression ratio 996 Transmission Six speed Cycle parts Front tyre 120/60 x 17in Michelin Pilot Rear tyre 180/55 x 17in Michelin Pilot Front wheel 3.50 x 17in; Marvic magnesium Rear wheel 6.00 x 17in; Marvic magnesium Front suspension 43mm inverted telescopic, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound Rear suspension One WP/Ohlins damper, adjustments for preload, compression and rebound Front brake 2 x four-piston Tokico calipers, 320mm Brembo discs Rear brake Twin-piston caliper, 220mm disc Performance Top speed over 150 mph Fuel capacity 19 litres <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC431257"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>

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