| | Review | | 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?
| | | Submitted by | | bbstrikesagain in Stockport, Greater Manchester on 27/06/2008 | | | This ad has been viewed 23997 times | | | Write a review for Triumph Daytona | | | See more reviews for Triumph Daytona |
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