Street Triple 675 Daytona suspension/brakes conversion.

lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

Hi there, I have bought a standard Street Triple after test riding an R. Long story short I test rode a 59 plate Trip R and loved it, however before I could get back with a deposit (bloody work) it had sold. The dealer apologised and said that he could work something out for me with regards to a brand new Street Triple as he had one sat in the shop. It had never turned a wheel but had been on display for 6 months. Anyway, he chopped me £700 off the list and then took my SV1000 on £2,000 trade in, fitted the fat bars for free along with an R and G tail tidy as I bought the Arrow 3 into 1 pipe to go on it too, which he also did £200 off list.

So the bike was cheap, and on a xx11 plate too. Brand new, no mileage. However, having ridden the R I know I am going to be disappointed in the standard suspension and brakes. Bringing me to my next question, what is required to perform a suspension and brake conversion to bring it up to R spec? There are a set of Daytona forks, radial calipers, a rear shock, radial master cylinder and brake pipes all on ebay, are they worth the outlay, and are there any hidden costs other than buying the parts and fitting them? I know the Daytona rear shock is a centimeter longer than the stock street triple shock. The conversion will cost about a thousand all in, including parts unless I am missing something from my list.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

Well, I picked up the rear shock for a start. If the spring rates are different then I'll just see how it rides initially and if I don't like it I'll swap the springs over. Managed to nail a brand new R shock from a spankers 2011 bike for £200. They are £550 from Triumph.

On the hunt for forks now so I can get the adjustability and the radial brakes fitted. There are a set on the bay but they are off the 675, and quite an old one at that. At £535 I'm not sure I want to pay to have them overhauled, not to mention they have damage from a light slide. Still, given they are almost £900 from Triumph that's a pretty healthy saving.
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