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02-01-2010, 01:25 PM
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GP Champ
Member #16322
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Asphalt & Rubber
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Volkswagen Motorcycle Concept
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It’s been almost two months since Volkswagen bought a 20% stake in Suzuki Motor Corporation, but that hasn’t stopped German designer Nils Poschwatta from imagining what the peoples’ motorcycle would look like. Much fervor was made with the announcement of the two companies joining forces, with many motorcycle fans wishing thinking that VW branded motorcycles were on their way. Like this concept, that notion is a work of pure fantacy, as the two companies have made it clear the partial acquisition is to help both brands enter into emerging car markets more effectively. Still, it’s a nice drawing.
 
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02-01-2010, 01:38 PM
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Just call me Ragnar Danneskjöld 
Member #2079
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Sportsbike: 97 TL1000S, 01 CR250R, 96 DR350SE
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BikePilot
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The front isn't bad, the tail section is pretty dreadful.
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TL Zone Forum Staff - Resident RAIN RIDER
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1997 TL1000S/V
- TLR Akro Evo Ti Exhaust - PCII - 5.5" rear rim & 180/55 - Avon AV45/46ST tires - No Steering damper- Uni Filter -Relocated Temp sensor & 98+ t-stat housing/wp cover - TLRCrazy1 Fan Switch Mod - Dual Star heated Grips - HeliBars - 60k miles.
9k mile summer ride report [summer '08]
Ride report: Oshkosh, Rockies, UT, NV, CA, Bajal [summer '09]
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02-01-2010, 02:42 PM
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Never ride faster than your angel can fly.
Member #17601
Posts: 2,935
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Location: Wolverhampton
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Chris
If it ain't broken don't
fix it, it cost too much.
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"Sounds like a Golf" 
(UK tv ad humour)
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Bigrigdriver - got a new name
97 TLS - Rizla Colours - Blue powder coated wheels, - Reflective yellow rim tape - Lowers fitted - LSL top yoke and risers - Renthal bars - Braided lines twin front and single rear - Sprint steering damper - Screen cut down - mirrors removed - 6 pot Gold calipers - Blackshadow UK 'Blade' front Rotors - Blade reverse rear rotor - EBC HH pads - 200 rear tyre - Dunlop Qually II front and rear - red undertail - Blue LED Dash Lights - LED number plate light and indicators - flasher relay changed - K&N Air filter - K&N Chrome Oil Filter - Scorpion Race Cans Cut to 10 inch - +Mod - OEM Thermostat Mod - Riflemans 1/5th
Still to come 
FP Racing Levers Gold with Blue adjusters - 6 Bolt clutch conversion - Barnett springs- Clear Clutch Cover - Gold Retainers - D&D Headers Ceramic coated - Headlight Loom Mod - Remote/Keyless Start - Vans Gold front and rear Reservoirs - D3 grips - Rear Brake return spring blue or gold ?? -
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02-01-2010, 03:01 PM
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Wife calls me the human light bulb!
Member #11357
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Sekon
now lives in Phoenix, AZ.
the city that rises from
the ash's every morning
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The tail section looks like something you would find on a fighter
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Mods:Van's clutch cover...Soon as I put it on my bike!
"Live every day to the fullest, because it can be gone before you know it!"
If someone in a car ever says "I didn't see him" in my new jacket THEY ARE FULL OF IT!
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02-01-2010, 03:04 PM
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Just call me Ragnar Danneskjöld
Member #2079
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BikePilot
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Or an insect 
I bet the VW boss said hey, make at least part of it look like a Bug - referring to the classic VW beetle. The design dude got mixed up and thought bug as in insect and there you have it.
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TL Zone Forum Staff - Resident RAIN RIDER
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1997 TL1000S/V
- TLR Akro Evo Ti Exhaust - PCII - 5.5" rear rim & 180/55 - Avon AV45/46ST tires - No Steering damper- Uni Filter -Relocated Temp sensor & 98+ t-stat housing/wp cover - TLRCrazy1 Fan Switch Mod - Dual Star heated Grips - HeliBars - 60k miles.
9k mile summer ride report [summer '08]
Ride report: Oshkosh, Rockies, UT, NV, CA, Bajal [summer '09]
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02-01-2010, 03:14 PM
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Platinum Subscriber
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Aredubu
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I like it. Truth is, how many stock motorcycles, concept or not, would you seriously leave as-is versus modding in some way? I mean as soon as you got it in the garage those rear turn signals and exhaust have to go. |
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02-01-2010, 03:39 PM
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Silver Subscriber
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tls-moose
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looks confused to me 
sports tourer front, race rep rear (RC8), and for some god-forsaken reason a totally out of kilter boxer twin which has no relation to VW 
Aspects of it are nice, combined whole poor - the complete opposite of something being better than the sum of it's parts 
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Done: Fat-bar conversion; DNA Handlebar fairing; TLR Clock conversion; Yosh TLR Headers, one-off link pipes & Carbon cans; Relocated oil cooler; Relocated Coolant bottle; Transistor TRE; PCII; +1/-1 sprockets; Hyperpro steering damper & 916 style mount; Maxton Re-Valved forks; Tokico 6 pot callipers; HEL braided hoses; TLR Swing-arm; Bitubo shock; Yellow Box; 98+ Thermo-mod; JarkkoT +/- mod; Airbox mod; K&N air filter; Riflemans 1/5th; Harris carbon mudguard; Carbon Solo Seat Unit; Pyramid undertray; Powder coated wheels; Mini indicators; LSL rearsets; Scotoiler
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02-01-2010, 05:07 PM
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Platinum Subscriber
Member #9502
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TLR-Brendan
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Originally Posted by tls-moose
looks confused to me
sports tourer front, race rep rear (RC8), and for some god-forsaken reason a totally out of kilter boxer twin which has no relation to VW
Aspects of it are nice, combined whole poor - the complete opposite of something being better than the sum of it's parts |
Well the boxer engine was at the core of building Volkswagen in its early decades... Might be a boxer four cylinder... 
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2002 TL1000R, Air box mod, Pipercross air filter, Full yoshimura RS-3 stainless, Yoshimura box remap. R-1 throttle tube, Bitubo rear shock, Vandriver billet rear resovoir, tail risers, +1mm swingarm eccentrics, sprocket cover.
Future plans. 12.6:1 pistons, Web cams and gears, PCIII, Matchported and cleaned up heads, Vandriver triple clamps and clutch cover...
SOLD2004 GSX-R 1000, K&N air filter, Full yoshimura carbon TRS exhaust, -1 front sprocket. 148.3 horsepower and 73.14 ft-lbs torque.
2000 TL1000R track bike. K&N air cleaner, yoshimura RS-3 carbon full system with dual oxygen sensor bungs. Stock engine for now......
1997 TL1000S, soon to be TLR powered....
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02-01-2010, 05:26 PM
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One Liter Duc Eater
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Tiller13
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i like it minus the ugly ass rear sigs...other than that looks good to me...
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2003 TLR Mods: Full Yosh RS3..K&N..Airbox Lid Removed with Joe V Mod..A&R TRE..Charging Mod..Plus Mod..PCII..EBC Pads..Driven Grips..Xenon HID Bulbs..Dunlop Qualifiers..530 Conversion 16/40..Custom Paint and Decals..
...its not how much horsepower you have but how much you are willing to use...
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02-01-2010, 07:54 PM
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Que?
Member #4632
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Location: Shiga, Japan
Sportsbike: 1998 Suzuki TL1000RW + 1986 Honda NS400R
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Kamikuza
's real name is Kevin
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It's a multi-company parts bin special  tail from RC8, exhaust from CB1000R, swingarm from R1, lower fairing from Buell ... etc.
Now, if it was an aircooled boxer ... 
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