Triumph Daytona 675 - what's it like?

[Combover]

Hello all.

Firstly i'd like to say that i'm not really a bike person, although I do see the appeal and try to help bikers out on the road when necessary.

I'm also a bit of a chicken and am inherently accident prone, so I don't think a bike would be good for my health.

However...

I've always had a soft spot for the Daytona and wondered if it is reagarded as any good in the biking world. I was on the Triumph Website yesterday and bugger me, £7000 isn't much for that much performance.

I'm sure it would get eaten alive by the bigger stuff like the big Ducatis, but i'm not interested in them.

It also looks good. I mean, really good.

It's probably the one bike that would make me want to learn. So is it a good performance bike for someone who's afraid of his own shaddow or is it complete toss?

Cheers,

Tom

[UpTheIron]

Never ridden one, but led to believe it's a rather good bike.

[Chilli]

Hello mate,
I AM CHAD has bought one of these, and he loves it. Never mind about the Ducati's ec eating it alive......that won't happen! A well ridden 675 will keep up with pretty much everything.

Get one....you know you want to.

[D_T_W]

I look at getting one when i passed my DAS, great bike to ride, i found it nicer than the GSX-R. Trouble is, i need to be 3 inches shorter and about 5 stone lighter to be remotely comfortable on it. I managed half an hour on the test ride before i had to get off to stretch my legs.
Sounds rather evil with a cabon can on it as well!

[castrolcraig]

chilli, is chad not coming over for cadwell bsb?

[dibblecorse]

Combover, cracking bikes, the california superbike school use them as the school bikes in Greece and the instructors love them, also Maria Costello, quickest woman rounf the Isle of Man is currently racing and had it out in Gaudix whilst we were there and she loves it, its a great bit of kit ant the extra 75cc make a real difference in day to day riding, I'd have one

[robstvr]

I'd have one, too. Oh wait, i already do. I love it. Tried the Jap 600s but they didn't talk to me like the 675, both in aesthetics and in feedback. They are quite track focussed geometry-wise, but the engine is superb for the road. I've toured on mine, too, and once you get over the initial aches, it's not bad at all, and i did some 8 hour days.

I'm 5ft 10 and about 85+ kg, by the way.

[Combover]

Is it more uncomfortable if you're a bigger person?

[Chilli]

castrolcraig said:

chilli, is chad not coming over for cadwell bsb?

Opps, didn't mention it. I'll text him.

[castrolcraig]

you numpty.

let me know asap as ill save him the remaining pair of tickets.

[VernalEquinox]

Combover said:

inherently accident prone

There's some *very* good crash protection available for them, I've been involved in a one-make 675 race series for a couple of years now and they're surprisingly hardy little buggers. So if you do drop it, it needn't be the end of the world.

[steven182]

I think this may very well be my next bike! once I can afford it.

absolutely love the look of it =]

[oggs]

The GF has one she loves it....
And it goes very very well

[Dakkon]

I have one, however my riding experience is far from extensive so I cannot really compare it with too much else, but it goes well, it corners well and it stops very well.

I have the arrow exhaust and that triple at high revs is glorious, I love the clean lines of the underseat exhaust.

I would definately recommend taking one for a test ride.

I have a mate in Winchester who is Ducati mad, we met up a few weeks ago and he took it for a spin, he loved it.

www.triumph675.net although US biased is very helpful.

[camgear]

Combover said:

Firstly i'd like to say that i'm not really a bike person

Don't buy a bike then? It's not exactly something you can go at half arsed, unless you like ended up dead.

[Busa_Rush]

I know 5 people with 675's and although they are great to ride, they break down all the time. They seem to drink oil at an alarming rate and cost a fortune to fix if they are not under warranty. The same parts seem to break time and time again.

Get a Jap bike, the 07 on ZX6 is a cracking hooligan machine, loads of character and as reliable as a Toyota. Probably same true for GSXR600, 600RR and R6.

[Dakkon]

by posting this mine will probably explode this weekend when I take it out, but I have owned mine since March and it is abosolutely fine, does not use much oil either.....so they are not all bad.

[oggs]

Busa_Rush said:

I know 5 people with 675's and although they are great to ride, they break down all the time. They seem to drink oil at an alarming rate and cost a fortune to fix if they are not under warranty. The same parts seem to break time and time again.

Dakkon said:

I have owned mine since March and it is abosolutely fine, does not use much oil either.....so they are not all bad.

I agree
The GF has had hers near 2years with no probs and we've just been around spain on the bikes with no probs

[robstvr]

I've done 9000 miles on mine since freezing Febuary and through scorching Madrid with no issues. Service interval is 6000 against 4000 for my Honda, and about £ 160 versus £ 190 for my Honda. Get the bike you want, not what people tell you anacdotally. My mate has a CBR600RR, and the number of times we've been having a break and someone says "ah, but it breaks down more than the Honda" or "doesn't handle as well as a jap bike, though" or some such tosh... Oh, and the CBR mate loves it, too.

It's like having a TVR again, people don't know until they've tried it.

Get out, test ride them, and the one which talks to you is the one to go for.

Rant over.

[jon-]

Best in class engine - check
Best in class brakes - check
Best in class weight - check

Beautifully balanced bike, still winning group tests against the latest jap bikes despite being a 4 year old design. No jap bike has the character the 675 has.

There's a slight facelift on the way with a few suspension, looks and engine tweaks so if you're buying new sit tight.