Best of British

[Deranged Granny]

New bike time.

I have always wanted one of these, and in fact seeing the Daytona 675 in "Scorched Yellow" is pretty much what got me into bikes 15 years ago. It has been a long time coming, but I finally have one! I reckon it's a surefire classic. It has also been a lesson in buying unseen, but that's a story for another day.



Initial impressions are that the sound with the Arrow can is fantastic, the engine is slightly down on power compared to my old ZX6R C1h but there is obviously a lot more torque and it is much easier to get leant over, with a lot more feedback when you get there. And again, the sound...

Couple of little niggles to sort but so far, it is living up to expectations.

Already had more positive comments in one day than in two years with the ZX6R. Roll on summer.

[Deranged Granny]

Thanks guys, great to see some love for the Daytona on here. As someone said, I do think (flame suit on) in this colour, it is the best looking bike ever made. There is something very 'alive' about it.

By all accounts, the facelifted and later versions are all technically better (and largely free of the reg/rec issues that these have), but I think this one just looks so "right", and this was a heart over head purchase after all. It was always going to be one of the early versions, in this colour! The only downside is how thin on the ground they are. Almost all of them seem to be grey or red.

I think the best thing is the intake noise from low revs WOT in 2nd, it sounds like it has a carbon airbox, it just sings!

This one does have a few issues (slipping clutch and possibly part seized suspension bushes, going from how it keeps throwing me out of the seat), which I hope to resolve with the aid of the supplying dealer... but either way, I just love it and am chuffed to finally have one.

Agreed about the riding position, but it's fine for half a day's riding and you are only young(ish) once!

[Deranged Granny]

Zarco said:

How do you find the riding position compared to the ZX6R? I'm expecting it to be a narrower bike being a triple.

It is about a quarter thinner

Honestly, it's not that different. Looking at Cycle Ergo and comparing the angles, I thought it would be worse but it's honestly not much different. I am 6'1" with quite long legs and found the Ninja fine for up to three days of 8 hours' straight riding, but after that the seat got pretty sore. I think the Daytona would be about the same. I do look over the front screen and can't naturally see the top half of the tacho, but the knee/hip/wrist ratio is about the same.

[Deranged Granny]

Cheers guys. Unfortunately, it's clear that this one hasn't been very well looked after - the clutch is slipping (how is that even possible with only 23k!?), the stator cover is leaking and spraying oil on my boot, it's been dropped previously, and I think the cush drive is perished. So I have decided to return the bike but I will be getting another, hopefully better, identical example as soon as one comes available. If you know of any, give me a shout.

The perils of buying unseen from a very well known "stack em high sell em cheap" outfit, but I always factored it in as a risk and to be fair they haven't been awful to deal with.

dannyintenerife said:

dannyintenerife said:

Congratulations - brings back some good memories

I had one ‘07 in gold and will always regret selling it
Here’s a quick vid

https://youtu.be/rjQSI_TuhAk

Nice sounding exhaust and whistles beautifully

I had to disconnect the butterfly valve on the exhaust as it kept sticking resulting in loss of power

Hope you enjoy yours as much as I did - managed to get upto 275kmh??

I remember you having one! Sounds lovely. Not quite 275 due to the clutch slip, but I've given it a good run most of the way there!

[Deranged Granny]

_Neal_ said:

Prof Prolapse said:

Deranged Granny said:

Cheers guys. Unfortunately, it's clear that this one hasn't been very well looked after - the clutch is slipping (how is that even possible with only 23k!?), the stator cover is leaking and spraying oil on my boot, it's been dropped previously, and I think the cush drive is perished. So I have decided to return the bike but I will be getting another, hopefully better, identical example as soon as one comes available. If you know of any, give me a shout.

I know you shouldn't have to, but not worth fixing?

Looks lovely.

Agreed - fantastic-looking thing. I used to love the induction noise on my early Street Triple. Maybe have the dealer sort it, rather than returning it? It then becomes a bit more of a known quantity?

I have thought about it, but I don't have the time to faff around taking it to the local indy, getting a quote, getting approval, taking it back for the work, and then taking it to the main dealer for an outstanding recall. It was also delivered with a dead battery so after all of that, it has taken the shine off it somewhat.

I would normally get it fixed but I just get the impression this one hasn't been cared for, and as I want to keep it for a while, I want a good one. It's also overdue a major service so taking all of that into account, it's not great value and I would rather wait a few months for a good one. The problem is there aren't many available but I guess I'll have to be patient.

Fundamentally though it is a great bike and I can't wait to get another.

[Scorched yellow]

Getting a bit fed up now. Returned the first one due to the clutch and bought another one, from a major dealer, only to have what sounds like big end failure? After 50 miles. I think someone is trying to tell me something.

[Scorched yellow]

KurtFlew said:

Sure it's not just chain slap? These suffer from crap chain tensioners just as much as most other 15 year old sports bikes.

That was my first thought - I know what that sounds like - but this thing is fubar'd and won't start.