1997 Suzuki TL1000S SuperTwin

This Website has not been updated since 1997...

Visceral Appeal Meets Modern Performance Technology

These are photos scanned from the new Suzuki brochure describing the TL1000S V-twin sport bike. The brochure should be available soon from your local Suzuki dealer, so I didn't bother trying to reproduce it here. Besides, this page is only temporary so a few of my friends can see what the bike will look like. The bikes are supposed to start arriving at dealerships in the USA in March of 1997...

A British slant on this bike (with specs) may be found at: http://www.bikenet.co.uk/news/19.htm
CYCLE NEWS' coverage from early December 1996 — FIRST RIDE: 1997 Suzuki TL1000S.
Motor Cycle World's coverage of the TL1000S (click on the RIDE REPORTS button).
Motorcycle Online's coverage of the TL1000S (including a short on-street ride impression) may be found at: http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcsuz/97_suz.html. My friend Sarah got to ride this one in the pits at Portland International Raceway.
Koup's Cycle Shop's page of TL1000S information.
Two Brother's Racing is already offering an exhaust system
Two Brother's Racing also has a Quicktime movie of the TL1000S online!

Note: I had to do a Gamma correction on the colors to get them to match the brochure, which makes the paint look mottled — the real paint job looks much better...

Photos: with rider, at speed
Photos: right front quarter
Photos: top, front & rear
Photos: engine
Photos: suspension
Photo: colors

For comparison, you might want to check out the new FireStorm, which is Honda's version of a modern V-twin sport bike. The Cologne Show report at BikeNet has pictures and some details about other new-for-1997 motorcycles, including another V-twin from Aprilia, and a 500cc 2-stroke V-twin from Bimota...