Suzuki TL1000R “Alphamille” By Magnus Opus Custom Bikes

Magnum Opus Custom Bikes, headed up by Ezio Covelli, and based in Wilmington, North Carolina is responsible for this exeptional Suzuki TL1000R build.

The TL-R, launched in 1998 was intended to be “the best potential Superbike winner,” it ended up overweight and overcomplicated. It weighed 434 lbs/196.8 kg dry - 40+ lbs/18 kg more than the R1 of the time — and made less power.

The whole concept behind this build was to bring simplicity to an extremely complicated bike. The result is the “Alphamille,” a TL1000 cafe racer.
The weight is down, and the power is most definitely up with their revised version.

Modifications done to the TL-R described by Ezio Covelli:

Thanks to a custom fuel mapping the motor power output increased to 125 rear wheel horse power, that along with the enormous weight loss we were able to achieve a NEW power / weight ratio = 0.65 Hp/Kg

An outstanding 23% improvement
That's equivalent of adding 30hp at the wheel on a stock TLR

Motor Tune up:

- 20K miles valve clearance check
- Charging system check
- Oil and filter change
- Coolant flush
- New brake and clutch fluids
- Custom fuel map
- Straight Exhaust with racing baffles
- Open 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

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