{"id":33706,"date":"2024-11-12T04:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T04:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=33706"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:07:34","slug":"2002-suzuki-tl1000r","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/product\/2002-suzuki-tl1000r\/","title":{"rendered":"2002 Suzuki TL1000R"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2002 Suzuki TL1000R<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0The TL1000R is a\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Full fairing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Full_fairing\">full fairing<\/a>\u00a0racing-oriented version of\u00a0<a title=\"Suzuki\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzuki\">Suzuki&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0popular\u00a0<a title=\"Suzuki TL1000S\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzuki_TL1000S\">TL1000S<\/a>. The TL1000R was launched in 1998, one year after its sibling, the TL1000S. Unlike the TL-S, the TL-R was designed to compete in the World and American\u00a0<a title=\"Superbike World Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superbike_World_Championship\">Superbike Championships<\/a>, although it achieved only one race win before Suzuki pulled the plug on the TL racing program, in favor of returning to the lighter\u00a0<a title=\"Suzuki GSX-R750\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzuki_GSX-R750\">GSX-R750<\/a>\u00a0as its Superbike entry. The TL-R took aim at\u00a0<a title=\"Ducati 916\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ducati_916\">Ducati&#8217;s 916<\/a>\u00a0both in the Superbike Championship and in consumer sales. The R shares basic engine architecture with the S but has special components including forged pistons, stronger connecting rods, and a much stiffer frame while retaining the motors 90\u00b0 V-twin for perfect primary balance and had hybrid chain\/gear driven cams. A traditional cam chain turned a gear that in turn rotated the cams. This hybrid design eased maintenance immensely and gave the motor additional aural character because of the gear whine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-MCNtest_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0The engine tweaks given to the TL-R made it known for its very good top-end horsepower<sup id=\"cite_ref-MCNonline_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0(as compared to most V-twins that make better bottom end power). The TL-R was offered in yellow, blue\/white, black, and red. Suzuki stopped production of the TL1000S in 2001, and the TL1000R in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>If you have made it this far, you know you have located a rare sport bike. Not only is it rare but it is offered in very original condition and has seen only 5,700 miles of asphalt. It features the original 996cc 4 Stroke, a Memphis Shades front glass and D&amp;D Pipes. Our test drive showed that everything was in working order and this Suzuki is in almost showroom new condition. Detailed specs of these V-Twin Superbikes can be found online and we are always open to pre-purchase inspections. Worldwide shipping is available so contact us today discuss how easy it is to become the next owner of this exceptional TL1000R!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2002 Suzuki TL1000R<\/strong> &#8211; 996cc 4 Stroke, V-Twin Superbike, 6 Speed, Very Original, Only 6k Miles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33707,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[16],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33706","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-for-sale","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/33706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33706"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33706"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txclsx.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}