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Urbanjungle, have you ever upgraded the rear damper on the TL to the Ohlins heat sink unit, or, there was a retro fit damped spring unit mods getting around...?

Last time i rode one, it was a hot day, the bike went really well, loved the revs, but, half way through the ride, the damper got all gooey and i thought i might get highsided.....
i stuck with though and kept on the gas....but when i fnished the run, which was about 100km (62miles) the rear Dunlop looked like i had done a track day with poor settings....jellied and blued from overheating....

 

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His TL was way tuned and SUPER finicky on start up though, so there was that. I think it had a bad map...

They didn't have an "auto choke", it was a manual choke arrangement..... real prehistoric on a fuel inj bike.....so that made them a bitch when cold....

 

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The power on the TL was a little too far up the rev range for my liking.....and that rotary damper, my God, that was the worst thing ever put on a motorcycle ever.....
Once it got hot, the arse fell out the rear control and you could toast a tyre in no time.......
Also thought there was a lot of weight on your wrists too......