New bike incoming - Triumph Daytona T595

[baryonyx]

Well, after a lot of looking, and trying to decide what I want, I've put a deposit down on a T595 Daytona. It's been my dream bike since I first saw one, and although I recently had decided to get a 955i Speed Triple, I really wanted the Daytona. Well, the sums worked heavily in the T595's favour, which is to my benefit. Comparing like for like bikes, you get a lot more T595 for your money than you do Speed Triple, and the insurance is only slightly more expensive on the Daytona which still leaves me quids in, with the bike I had really wanted...

I'm hoping to get it picked up next week, once it's had the usual dealer prep work and new MOT. It's in Scarborough, which means I'll have to work out transportation down there and take my time for a pleasant ride back - fingers crossed it doesn't fking rain on collection day! If worst came to worst, I could have it shipped to me at £200.

It's getting that late in the season now, it'll soon be tucked up for winter with an Optimate hooked up to it!

[Mr OCD]

Lovely bikes... always fancied one of those myself.

[Dannaz]

Congrats, great looking bike, I pass one on my way home daily and it sounds sweet with it's high-level carbon can.

[J B L]

Lovely bike! Well done.

I had a 955i one as a loaner a few years back for a day and it came with the Triumph carbon sport exhaust which sounded superb.
I did consider one but after half a day on it, realised it was quite a stretch to the bars making longer journeys uncomfortable. Shame because I think they're a lot of bike for the £

Enjoy

baryonyx said:

It's getting that late in the season now, it'll soon be tucked up for winter with an Optimate hooked up to it!

Glass half full chap! It's not even July yet and I seem to recall Septembers over the past couple of years have been very good!

[Jazoli]

Very nice, best colour too, if you find the bars uncomfortable like I did you can swap the clip ons around to give a much less acute angle, also get yourself a cheap vag kkl cable from eBay and the free tuneecu software then you can reset mil lights and lots more, be very wary of the quick release connectors under the tank, they snap for fun, and don't try and start it with a weak battery.

Most of all enjoy it

[Baryonyx]

I've read up on the starter sprag clutch issues. One of the things that was a selling point for the bike was a recent new starter clutch and it's having a new battery fitted before MOT.

What is the best plan for avoiding trouble? I gather that, when the battery runs low, repeatedly trying to turn the engine over on the starter without it firing will loosen bolts on the sprag clutch and can blow the engine up. So the advice is, I gather, that if it won't start, check the battery output first with a multimeter to see what the output is and work out if that's what's causing the issue.

In terms of prevention, I'd be looking to get a Motobatt battery fitted before it goes away for winter, and then keep it on a battery conditioner when it's going to be standing for a while.

I still see a good number of these bikes around and I say, I know a bloke who uses his as a daily bike over the summer, so obviously nothing is terminal.

Just looking forward to getting out for a ride on it now. It comes with an aftermarket carbon can, as well as the standard can, and I also have a colleague who has a spare Triumph race can, so I may end up getting a sexier carbon can fitted and have the mapping adjusted to suit the new pipe - unless I could do that myself with some home software?

[renn sport]

Congratulations, that’s a nice bike. I have the facelifted and mildly updated version in the 955i but it’s essentially the same bike apart from the cylinder head and rear swing arm. Its sounds so nice when you change the stock exhaust for something a bit fruiter… like a FUEL.

See my other thread on those exhausts.

[Jazoli]

Baryonyx said:

unless I could do that myself with some home software?

Yes you can do it with tuneecu,

http://tuneecu.com/TuneECU_En/index.html

all the maps you need are on the tuneecu site,

http://tuneecu.com/Custom_Tune_list.html

it is a piece of piss, re the sprag, all you can do is keep the battery on an optimate really, if its been done it very unlikely that it will fail again.

[rat840771]

Lovely bike and sound great, I recall back in 1998 having a tussle with one of those on my GSXR750ww and GSXR just nipped it!

[Stig]

I had one - loved it. Only issues were that it dropped 5th gear (new gearbox under warranty) and is very hard on the wrists when riding.

Was great until a cabbie destroyed it

[Renn Sport]

Jazoli said:

Yes you can do it with tuneecu,

http://tuneecu.com/TuneECU_En/index.html

all the maps you need are on the tuneecu site,

http://tuneecu.com/Custom_Tune_list.html

it is a piece of piss, re the sprag, all you can do is keep the battery on an optimate really, if its been done it very unlikely that it will fail again.

I may do this for my bike also... hmnnn


I am curious to see how much difference it can make? Where is the port located on the bikes?

Edited by Renn Sport on Wednesday 24th June 14:45

[Jazoli]

Renn Sport said:

Jazoli said:

Yes you can do it with tuneecu,

http://tuneecu.com/TuneECU_En/index.html

all the maps you need are on the tuneecu site,

http://tuneecu.com/Custom_Tune_list.html

it is a piece of piss, re the sprag, all you can do is keep the battery on an optimate really, if its been done it very unlikely that it will fail again.

I may do this for my bike also... hmnnn


I am curious to see how much difference it can make? Where is the port located on the bikes?

Under the seat, it really is easy to use, you don't even need a laptop, you can do it with an android tablet or phone, an otg cable and a kkl cable, total cost about a tenner, you can even use a bluetooth odb reader to make adjustments but not change maps as the connection isn't stable enough through BT.

[Mastodon2]

Nice bike. Is the carbon can they're chucking in with it not the official Triumph item then?

[Baryonyx]

No, that's the standard exhaust fitted there. There is a proper carbon fibre can included too. And of course, I'll be looking to pick up that Triumph item when I can (it's supposed to be quite loud).

[Russ T Bolt]

I bought a 955 Daytona in 1999 that was the same colour, lovely bike, I kept it for nearly three years.
It had the Triumph high level carbon can on it and it was incredibly loud.

Funnily enough it started off ok and after about 6 months it became 'obscenely loud' according to the bike riding mechanic at the local TVR dealer.

[rodericb]

Looks like a nice clean bike -well done!

Regarding the sprag clutch, this is a bit of a thing for Ducatis and Aprilias too. Redo the wiring from battery to starter with something like the motolectric kit (they have a kit for the T509 and T595) and make sure your battery is getting charged - by the bike itself and on a trickle charger if leaving for a while.

[Renn Sport]

Jazoli said:

Renn Sport said:

Jazoli said:

Yes you can do it with tuneecu,

http://tuneecu.com/TuneECU_En/index.html

all the maps you need are on the tuneecu site,

http://tuneecu.com/Custom_Tune_list.html

it is a piece of piss, re the sprag, all you can do is keep the battery on an optimate really, if its been done it very unlikely that it will fail again.

I may do this for my bike also... hmnnn


I am curious to see how much difference it can make? Where is the port located on the bikes?

Under the seat, it really is easy to use, you don't even need a laptop, you can do it with an android tablet or phone, an otg cable and a kkl cable, total cost about a tenner, you can even use a bluetooth odb reader to make adjustments but not change maps as the connection isn't stable enough through BT.

Ok I may aswell have a go. I'll look up the OTG Cable as I found the KKL cable on eBay.

I may as well download a better map to go with the exhaust. A little more divability and performance can't be a bad thing.

[Drawweight]

If it's one of the early ones beware of 4th gear going.

Not the end of the world as it can be repaired but just a heads up.

[Baryonyx]

Thanks for the tips, lads. I'll look into the rewiring kit and I'll definitely keep an Optimate handy (along with the Motobatt battery). I was speaking to the lad at work today who has one, I know his had suffered a flat battery issue which turned out to be the alarm draining the battery when it was switched off. Aside from that, he's had no real issues over the years and the appraisal of these bikes tends to be 'owned well and built to last', which provides a little reassurance.

I still can't believe they're cheaper than a Speed Triple though, that just doesn't make sense to me, as nice as the contemporary Speed Triple is.

[3DP]

Looks very tidy - congrats!