Daytona 765

[Andybow]

From my local triumph dealer:

I am emailing you as a previous Triumph Sports Bikes owner, just to give you a heads up on an exciting new model coming soon.

The Triumph Moto 2 partnership was bound to be backed up with a relevant road bike at some point, and we have word of the new 'Daytona' 765 to be loosely revealed at the end of the month (with full release at Silverstone GP late August).

This will be produced in a TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) spec, of only 765 units worldwide. These TFC models show case the best materials, manufacturing techniques and specification but will also be backed up by only 765 Worldwide 'normal' models.

The last TFC launch, of the Rocket 3, saw all units sold out before any official line was given on the bike, and we expect to see this happen again here (at least the TFC models). To put this into UK only figures, there will be about 125 or each variant, so a total 250 bikes produced with no plans to repeat.

If you are interested, please call or email me for more details, and bear in mind, that we can reserve a place with the relevant deposit, and once full details (price/power/etc) known always cancel or resell and return your deposit. Once they are sold, however good your offer, we cannot get more.

I look forward to speaking soon,

[Cylon2007]

Nice it will NOT be cheap

[Krikkit]

I'd be surprised if we don't see further production - they'll probably re-use the original 675's frame and update a few components, so hardly a huge change. I assume they'll still have all the tooling for making the frames etc anyway.

[anonymous-user]

Worst kept secret ever

The perfect track tool for sure.

[Grindle]

This won't be popular with some of you but quite seriously at the projected price, forget it, spend around £4,000 and get yourself the best GSXR 750 you can find. Arguably the best ever all-round sports bike for the road as it's plenty fast enough on the public highway, is a great track day bike to blow out the cobwebs and life's stresses, is fairly cheap to run and has the real world performance of a litre bike anywhere this side of a long-straight race track. Plus you'll lose very little. The Triumph 675 Daytona R was very nice, i had the use of one for over 6 months and the 765 clearly will be better but unless money is no object get the Gixxer 750 and save yourself a fortune.
Crash helmet is on ready for possible ''bullets'' coming this way.

[anonymous-user]

That's actually a very good point.

I have always had a thing for 750's, the GSXR has long been touted as a track weapon of choice as it's way less more bike to manage than a 1000. However, the 765 engine is awesome, really it is. Also the suspension and electronics will be bang up to date. Not saying on a track bike you can't dial a bike in with a decent rear shock and cartridge kit, but it's just going to be easier.

[Grindle]

yonex said:

That's actually a very good point.

I have always had a thing for 750's, the GSXR has long been touted as a track weapon of choice as it's way less more bike to manage than a 1000. However, the 765 engine is awesome, really it is. Also the suspension and electronics will be bang up to date. Not saying on a track bike you can't dial a bike in with a decent rear shock and cartridge kit, but it's just going to be easier.

I'd love to know, in average rider's hands, what the difference would be between a 150 bhp GSXR 750 and a Daytona 765 with a rumoured 140 bhp. It's going to be very little, all down to the rider so i'd say get the Gixxer for a song and sell it later for probably the same money.

[moanthebairns]

Grindle said:

This won't be popular with some of you but quite seriously at the projected price, forget it, spend around £4,000 and get yourself the best GSXR 750 you can find. Arguably the best ever all-round sports bike for the road as it's plenty fast enough on the public highway, is a great track day bike to blow out the cobwebs and life's stresses, is fairly cheap to run and has the real world performance of a litre bike anywhere this side of a long-straight race track. Plus you'll lose very little. The Triumph 675 Daytona R was very nice, i had the use of one for over 6 months and the 765 clearly will be better but unless money is no object get the Gixxer 750 and save yourself a fortune.
Crash helmet is on ready for possible ''bullets'' coming this way.

But then other gsxr owners will come to you at fag stops and say, 'nice gixxer bruv' and you'll be forced to talk to them about their relentless fleece, mini indicators, Chinese levers, mini rev plates and anodised bolt heads.

At least with the triumph you'll just get auld s that want to talk about how their dad had one and they're more likely to give you a butter scotch hard boiled sweet than syphilis and a bad creating rating just by being in the vicinity.

[Dakkon]

moanthebairns said:

Grindle said:

This won't be popular with some of you but quite seriously at the projected price, forget it, spend around £4,000 and get yourself the best GSXR 750 you can find. Arguably the best ever all-round sports bike for the road as it's plenty fast enough on the public highway, is a great track day bike to blow out the cobwebs and life's stresses, is fairly cheap to run and has the real world performance of a litre bike anywhere this side of a long-straight race track. Plus you'll lose very little. The Triumph 675 Daytona R was very nice, i had the use of one for over 6 months and the 765 clearly will be better but unless money is no object get the Gixxer 750 and save yourself a fortune.
Crash helmet is on ready for possible ''bullets'' coming this way.

But then other gsxr owners will come to you at fag stops and say, 'nice gixxer bruv' and you'll be forced to talk to them about their relentless fleece, mini indicators, Chinese levers, mini rev plates and anodised bolt heads.

At least with the triumph you'll just get auld s that want to talk about how their dad had one and they're more likely to give you a butter scotch hard boiled sweet than syphilis and a bad creating rating just by being in the vicinity.

Is this speaking from experience on these momentous life events?

[Krikkit]

Grindle said:

yonex said:

That's actually a very good point.

I have always had a thing for 750's, the GSXR has long been touted as a track weapon of choice as it's way less more bike to manage than a 1000. However, the 765 engine is awesome, really it is. Also the suspension and electronics will be bang up to date. Not saying on a track bike you can't dial a bike in with a decent rear shock and cartridge kit, but it's just going to be easier.

I'd love to know, in average rider's hands, what the difference would be between a 150 bhp GSXR 750 and a Daytona 765 with a rumoured 140 bhp. It's going to be very little, all down to the rider so i'd say get the Gixxer for a song and sell it later for probably the same money.

Probably none at all, but the average rider won't get anywhere near a 600's capabilities anyway.

Maybe it's just me who's a weirdo, but I find no interest in an I4 bike of almost any variety. For me I'd rather have a triple, V-twin, V4 etc as it's much more interesting.

[anonymous-user]

Dakkon said:

Is this speaking from experience on these momentous life events?

But he told me it was a butterscotch

[Ho Lee Kau]

Grindle said:

yonex said:

That's actually a very good point.

I have always had a thing for 750's, the GSXR has long been touted as a track weapon of choice as it's way less more bike to manage than a 1000. However, the 765 engine is awesome, really it is. Also the suspension and electronics will be bang up to date. Not saying on a track bike you can't dial a bike in with a decent rear shock and cartridge kit, but it's just going to be easier.

I'd love to know, in average rider's hands, what the difference would be between a 150 bhp GSXR 750 and a Daytona 765 with a rumoured 140 bhp. It's going to be very little, all down to the rider so i'd say get the Gixxer for a song and sell it later for probably the same money.

It is not just the power, it is the way Daytona is TO RIDE, the handling, the narrowness of it etc.
I have 675, it handles like a dream, it is a wonderful bike.

I had prediction that Daytona 765 would be TFC.
I think it will be expensive (maybe S1000RR level), top components of course (Öhlins, maybe Stylema brakes), I think the frame will come from 675 Daytona.
And it will be limited edition.

If I had the money I would put a deposit on one right away, for me Daytona is the best 600-middleweight sportsbike ever.

[Ho Lee Kau]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I think between 675 Daytona engine and 765 engine in Street Triple RS there is not much in it.

Daytona 675 engine was completely new engine compared to 675 Street engine.

Triumph will probably rework 765 engine a bit for Daytona, but it is already putting out a bit more power than stated by Triumph.

The bells and whistles on the new Daytona will be upscale, suspension, brakes, though 675R Daytona already had Öhlins and Brembo.

There will be shifter-blipper, 675 had only shifter. TC and WC, of course.

I think frame will not be changed much if at all, the old frame was already great (and it was reworked completely compared to the under-seat-exhaust 675 Daytona).

Still, very exciting news.
I am huge fan of Triumph, all their bikes are great.

[Grindle]

For the relatively few people who can and want to spend a lot of money on a fairly rare bike like the 765 i get the desire to own something different. I did it with a Laverda Jota when people mostly bought a Z1. I did it with a Panigale 1299 when most people said the S1000RR was the best of it's type in the world (it probably was too). I know people with 800 MV triples who have got exclusivity and storming engines.
But the funny thing is that the boring IL4 UJM has largely ruled and still is king really. If you take VFM into account, how can we not be amazed at the ability and performance of the latest R6, R1, GSXR1000, Fireblade, ZX10R? Yes even the now-ancient GSXR750? I think familiarity breeds contempt as they say and it's easy to ignore just how incredible a new R1 for example is.
One thing is for sure. Enjoy all these machines whilst you can, because whilst others may disagree, for me an electric bike, (even if it does have a recording of Valentino Rossi at the French GP piped to me) will never, ever cut it. We are having it good.