Daytona 675

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Has anyone here owned one?

[MarJay]

I believe Paddy might have done. I had two TT600s which are the predecessor, and essentially the same bike but with a different fairing.

The Daytona is a great bike. A little weak on power compared to Japanese 600s of the era, but they handle well, stop well and are reasonably comfortable. They are certainly not a bad bike. The TT's had fuelling issues but were sorted over their life, and I think the switch in shape and name to Daytona was to do a sort of reset from the reputation of the very early TTs.

There is very little downside to owning one other than a little bit of rarity I think.
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Hang on, I think the Daytona 600/650 in-line 4 is what MarJay is referring to. The Daytona 675 was a triple and should have been given a different name. I was very tempted when they first came out but somehow never even rode one. Beautiful to look at, quite a slim bike, and it had great reviews. I saw a mustard yellow one at the Stafford Show just the other week and it’s still an eye-catcher. Enjoy!

[MarJay]

Yeah the OP edited the damn title after I posted....

The 675 is a VERY different bike. It's a triple rather than a four, and is dynamically better than the Daytona 600. I have a Street Triple R which is essentially the naked version of the Daytona 675, and it is a reasonably common bike that a lot of people bought.

It's less comfortable than the Daytona 600, but does handle nicely and has great brakes. I mean, there's so much stuff out there on the internet about Daytona 675s I'm sure you'll find something.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

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[MarJay]

A little bit on my Street Triple R here:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=337020

Also look out for a forthcoming issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics where I do a little write up on my time with the Street Triple.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

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Proper gutted today. Just found out the Daytona675 is no longer in production so there's no way to buy a new one!

[t121anf]

Get a 660 instead?

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[rpsmith79]

Yeah, the Daytona 675 hasn't been in production for over 10 years, have you been living under a rock??

Any reason you need to buy a new one, anything wrong with a 2nd hand one?

And no the new Daytona 660 isnt very closely related to the older 675 model, it uses a variation of the original 675 engine, albeit detuned, but uses a totally different frame/suspension etc, built to a budget

That isn't to say the new 660 is a bad bike, but from what i have seen/read, it is not a patch on the original

The closest relation to the original 675 Daytona now is probably the Street Triple 765 R/RS, albeit without the fairing, though there has been a few recent limited edition Daytona Moto2's available, but these were pretty exclusive, and no doubt pretty expensive these days
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[t121anf]

[rpsmith79]

[A100man]

Epic fail on naming convention from Triumph.. Can they really not invent another name..?
Not including the current 660 mentioned here's what wikipedia reckons is a list of past models:

Triumph Daytona 500, 1966–1970
Triumph Daytona 600, 2002–2004
Triumph Daytona 650, 2005
Triumph Daytona 675, 2006-2017
Triumph Daytona 750, 1991–1994
Triumph Daytona Moto2 765, 2019-2022
Triumph Daytona 900, 1993–1996
Triumph Daytona 955i, 1997–2006
Triumph Daytona 1000, 1992–1993
Triumph Daytona 1200, 1993–1997
Triumph Tiger Daytona, 1967–1974
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[t121anf]

Triumph Evetona?
Triumph Nightona?

[P.]

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@P.

I'm not a big fan of used bikes/cars/vans outside of the warranty period unless they're cheap and low mileage. Had too many issues in the past and big repair/service bills.[/quote]

[MarJay]

[Ste]

[P.]

I've had nearly 100 bikes and cars now, never new. All used. Only been fucked 3 times.

[recman]

All this talk of Daytonas and Streets has given me a chubby.