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Triumph Daytona 675cc Sept '05 (55)

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TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675 REVIEW

BRIT OF A TRIUMPH

* What’s It All About?
Triumph are proud of their heritage and so they should be. Their reputation for manufacturing high quality, highly distinctive motorcycles means there’s always a lot of excitement surrounding new products from the British marque’s famous stable. The buzz around their latest offering has been even more feverish than usual. One of the most talked about motorcycles of this year, the Triumph Daytona 675 has taken the industry by storm with rave reviews from the press.

Great things are expected from Triumph’s middleweight sports bike. Its appearance certainly won’t disappoint, a brand-new 675cc water-cooled, three-cylinder 12-valve power plant was designed to be compact, its narrow dimensions giving the 675 a slim streamlined profile. The Triumph Daytona 675 is a real head-turner with its striking modern looks.

The new engine delivers plenty of torque and a great deal of work by Triumph’s engineers went into refining the unit without removing the inherent character. Although this gives the bike rapid pure-bred performance it’s designed to be used hard without the undesirable tendencies that many thoroughbred machines give, namely reliability problems. The new engine, which meets strict Euro-3 emission regulation, delivers massive low-range torque and just keeps on giving right the way through to the red line. Peak power of 125bhp is produced at a heady 12,500rpm and the compact 12-valve engine serving-up searing acceleration to order. At cruising speeds its pretty much vibration free. The free-flowing exhaust system features an underseat silencer and uses a secondary valve to boost the amount of torque offered low down. This exhaust also provides a spine-tingling engine note.

* What Does It Cost?
Priced from £7,199 on the road, the Triumph Daytona 675 is available in three striking colours, Scorched Yellow, Tornado Red and Graphite. The price is quite reasonable considering the amount of power and refined new engine that you are getting. Plus this bike looks set to become something of an icon, so grab one while you can.

* How Does It Handle?
Heavy bikes are never much fun and Triumph knows this. They have kept the Daytona 675 light and nimble so there’s a huge amount of fun to be had in the handling department. The aluminium beam twin spar frame helps to keep weight down while ensuring strong rigidity. The build quality is second to none and a wide range of accessories is available for riders to personalise their beloved model.
The six-speed transmission is the first Triumph gearbox to offer a really close-ratio set-up for all six speeds. With slick changes it is good to use when on the move and only when engaging first gear is there any hint of a clonk.
The seat may be a little high for some riders with shorter legs and at high speeds protection against wind and rain could be better as the screen is not very generous in size.

When it comes to brakes, the Triumph Daytona 675 uses twin 308mm floating discs and four piston radial callipers with a radial master cylinder at the front. At the rear single 220mm discs with a single piston calliper are used. In operation the braking system is simply superb providing plenty of stopping power.

Verdict
Triumph wanted to create a bike that was exciting enough so that its owners would never get tired of wanting to ride it and it seems that they have succeeded. Very few motorcycles can be seen as mould-breaking but the Triumph Daytona 675 is definitely one of them.

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UKBikerBoy on 08/06/2009

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Triumph Daytona 675cc Apr '07 (07)

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Triumph Daytona 675

My dream bike: British, three cylinder, narrrrow, gorgeous, practically weightless, goes like stink. Well, it was my dream bike - until I had one for an afternoon in the moors...

Awesome handling - pick an inch of tarmac mid bend, change your mind, pick another and slice right through it without a thought. How can it be so sharp, yet feel stable and planted?

Stonking engine, if a little harsh (by the time you've lit up all those blue LEDs around the tacho it really feels ready to fly apart, and even if it's not yours you just have to take pity on it and change up). But then take in that upper mid range again and again - it's got an irresistible urge and sings quite a song.

The downsides?

Shorties like me might need a mounting block to get on. I actually found myself pulling and using a kerb! Arse up = good, arse up that far = something to think about.

Neutral is in there somewhere, maybe! Gears not to Nippon standards.

Brakes are impressive at first acquaintance, but not very progressive. Good for stopping but tricky to gently squeeze off a mph or two.

Mechanical howl (what is that? a cam chain grinding it's way out) which is a laugh at first but has pedestrians running for cover even then you're off the throttle. This is a bad boy bike deserving an ASBO, in a way that CBRs, Gixxers and Ninja's aren't.

And then there's that lack of weight with those harsh suspension settings: prepare to be winded by the tank as you slice, line undisturbed, through that unseen ripple. It takes on a go-kart like quality, so precise, so manoeuvrable, but always giving the impression you're going 20 mph faster than you are, and bruising you to prove it.

This is the only bike I've ever ridden that had me stopping after twenty minutes to take in the view. If I smoked I'd have had to light up. It's certainly involving. Not suited to a daily fast commute then.

There should be one of these, cherished and polished, in every biker's garage, waiting for that very rare and focussed ride when you're really in the mood - once a year or so?

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bbstrikesagain in Stockport, Greater Manchester on 27/06/2008

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Triumph Daytona 600cc Apr '04 (04)

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The Triumph Daytona 600 is a great bike. It's pretty unique in it's 'stealth-esque'angular styling. The thing pulls just as hard as a CBR600RR in the straights but with a tad less midrange. My only criticism is at slow speeds and filtering it can become a little jerky but on the open road it handles sublimly and devours bends and twisties with a passion. The bike is strikingly pretty and handles just as about as well as the 600RR but is more comfortable as the pegs are positioned lower down. The bike won the Isle of Man so it's easy good enough for those all important track days too.

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Jonny Zero in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire on 12/02/2008

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Triumph Daytona 955cc Apr '07 (07)

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Bought this bike new last year. I wanted a new sportbike to last me a while, am old enough to no need the latest and fastest, and these were going for £4999... yes, really. It's an 05 model, but was brand new and unregistered, so it's on an 07 plate.

It was such a good deal I bought it without a test ride. I thought I knew what I was getting... a bit heavy and lardy, not particularly quick, but fast enough for an old fart and a bit more comfy than a current 1000 sportsbike.

Boy was I wrong! The Daytona is a VERY fast bike. Far too quick for any sane person on the road. OK, by 2008 standards it's an old dog, but that sure doesn't mean it's slow.

I've made a few mods. The bars were too low for me so I fitted Gilles Variobars. Expensive, but highly recommended. Still low, but just higher enough to take the kink out of my back (if your beer gut's smaller than mine, you'll be OK!). The standard gearing is a bit high... it's geared for about 195 in top... I knocked a tooth off the front sprocket... and it's a huge improvement. Also a higher screen (Powerbronze) to go with the bars.

Finally, a race can is a must, the standard silencer is far too quiet although the airbox makes a noise like a 747 taking off once you hit 6000... with the can the bike just sounds fantastic. There's nothing quite like the wail of a triple on full song. Unlike most modern bikes, Triumph can upload a new fuel map to the ECU to match the can, which smooths out the bottom end power.

OK, so now it's sorted out, what's it like to ride?

It's fast everywhere. It has so much torque that it really doesn't matter what gear you're in. The gears are incredibly long. Out the box it pulls cleanly from 4000 to 11500 rpm. With the can and fuel mods, make that from 2000... Here's a party trick: with the smaller front sprocket and a little clutch slip, the 955i will pull away in third gear from rest. Clutch fully home at about 20mph, and nail it.... change up for the first time at 128 mph... Those long gears mean that on any twisty road you can stick it one gear (usually third or fourth) and just ride the torque curve and engine braking. It's an incredibly smooth way of going deceptively quickly.

Do I like it? Oh, yeah... A real road bike. Maybe not the fastest bike round Brands or Cadwell, but on the road it's plenty fast enough. And then some.

Oh yeah... it does 46 mpg at the same time.

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Stu_MHR in Chippenham, Wiltshire on 25/01/2008

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Triumph Daytona 883cc 93/94 (L)

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Triumph Daytona Super III.
Fantastic old school sports bike. Very unusual (less than 1000 made), good looking, amazing noise.
The Super III was lighter than the standard Daytona with lots of carbon bits and a special engine from Cosworth which gave it more power too.
Certainly not as fast as the top sports bikes of the day, definitely much heavier and no way handles as well, but much more character than the Jap nonsense.
Very comfy, great fuel economy, very stable at speed, cheap insurance (now classic!).

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Rubin215 in Haddington, East Lothian on 04/01/2008

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Triumph Daytona 1000cc Sept '02 (52)

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Best bike I have ever ridden - astonishingly easy to ride, great handling (tho' a tad heavy) superb brakes, phenomenal engine - low end grunt, slight hole around 4K, then hold tight until 12K. Very together and controlable delivery, pinpoint steering, stable right up to top speed. Great build quality too, and doesn't make you look like a wannabe racer boy. Absolutely reliable so far (10TKM). Just a bit uncomfortable (all that weight on your wrists) unless you can keep above 60mph - easily done, believe me, at least outside towns. Lop off another 15 Kilos and it would be 10/10.

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UKBike Archive in Hassocks, West Sussex on 04/05/2006

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Triumph Daytona 900cc Sept '02 (52)

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I have owned this bike from new for exactly 41 days and have had to send it back to my dealer 10 times with problems ranging from engine management lights continuously illuminated to footpegs falling off Is this what you would expect from Triumph? Should have bought a R1 or Blade!!!

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UKBike Archive in Hassocks, West Sussex on 05/06/2003

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Triumph Daytona 1000cc Sept '01 (51)

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Previously owning an '89 Honda GT 649GT Hawk, and VFR, both of which I sold, the 955i engine kicks the crap out of the mid displacement jap bikes, has a sound all its own, and has more twisting force (almost too much) at the rear wheel than an Alabama virgin trying to outrun her siblings. Show me a Jap bike in the Sport or Sport Tourer range that has superior 'build quality' I see VFR's out here in sunny California falling apart after two years on the road. The Triumphs have character and it puts the British motorcycle industry back on the world map. The problems with forks, are an easy fix one can do without a shop manual in 10 mins with a crescent wrench and a flat tip screw driver. It does get hot here in summer, and the fairing on the Sprint will indeed blow hot air onto your inner thighs, but some guys add a deflector to solve the problem. other than that and the aforementioned, best bike I have ever owned.

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