Comments on: 2013 Triumph Daytona 675 and 675R Unveiled (Bike Reports) http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/ Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: DaytonaJames http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-113728 DaytonaJames Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:00:13 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-113728 I so disagree... I had the 09' Daytona and adapted the low-exit Arrow exhaust that was available for the Street Triple but had to have a new header manifold fabricated (by R.Goldammer) to mate up to the oval-port head of the Daytona. It looked scxy as hell, sounded brilliant and removed so much of the heat from the pipe coming up by your calf. Best full-on sport bike I ever owned. Triumph copied me... I want compensation ;-) I so disagree… I had the 09′ Daytona and adapted the low-exit Arrow exhaust that was available for the Street Triple but had to have a new header manifold fabricated (by R.Goldammer) to mate up to the oval-port head of the Daytona. It looked scxy as hell, sounded brilliant and removed so much of the heat from the pipe coming up by your calf. Best full-on sport bike I ever owned.
Triumph copied me… I want compensation ;-)

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-107844 Norm G. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:10:24 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-107844 re: "Not liking to ZX-14 style upper faring, it juts out so far and looks excessive" try to view it as a well endowed woman. "2 zeppelins racin' in a dead heat". i hereby proclaim the new 675 B.O.T.Y. 2013. re: “Not liking to ZX-14 style upper faring, it juts out so far and looks excessive”

try to view it as a well endowed woman. “2 zeppelins racin’ in a dead heat”. i hereby proclaim the new 675 B.O.T.Y. 2013.

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-107811 Norm G. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:04:43 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-107811 re: "The heart of the new Daytona is its new engine, which brings more performance and a subtly new character, too. The key change is the wider bore and shorter stroke dimensions, allowing a higher 14,400rpm rev limit to gain more power and a broader spread of usable revs. Facilitating this is the new block, separate from the upper crankcase and with ceramic coated aluminum bores so it can be made stronger to cope with the higher pressures. Power is up 2bhp to 126bhp, peaking earlier at 12,600rpm and revving on for longer. The torque maximum is 2ft.lbs higher at 55.3lb.ft, with an increase across the rev range. re: "On the intake side are new twin injectors per cylinder, aiding the power and torque gains as well as improving fueling accuracy and efficiency. For the first time, titanium valves are fitted, helping the engine achieve higher revs and allowing Triumph’s engineers room to reshape them to improve gas flow." re: "The transmission features a new slip-assist clutch to provide a lighter lever action and help prevent rear wheel hop under heavy braking. This is aided by the engine management which opens the throttle butterflies to reduce engine braking." somebody's bringing a gun... to the gun fight...!!! :) btw, none of this was talked about for the street triple. it's got the new engine also right...? re: “The heart of the new Daytona is its new engine, which brings more performance and a subtly new character, too. The key change is the wider bore and shorter stroke dimensions, allowing a higher 14,400rpm rev limit to gain more power and a broader spread of usable revs. Facilitating this is the new block, separate from the upper crankcase and with ceramic coated aluminum bores so it can be made stronger to cope with the higher pressures. Power is up 2bhp to 126bhp, peaking earlier at 12,600rpm and revving on for longer. The torque maximum is 2ft.lbs higher at 55.3lb.ft, with an increase across the rev range.

re: “On the intake side are new twin injectors per cylinder, aiding the power and torque gains as well as improving fueling accuracy and efficiency. For the first time, titanium valves are fitted, helping the engine achieve higher revs and allowing Triumph’s engineers room to reshape them to improve gas flow.”

re: “The transmission features a new slip-assist clutch to provide a lighter lever action and help prevent rear wheel hop under heavy braking. This is aided by the engine management which opens the throttle butterflies to reduce engine braking.”

somebody’s bringing a gun… to the gun fight…!!! :) btw, none of this was talked about for the street triple. it’s got the new engine also right…?

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-107730 Norm G. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:53:48 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-107730 re: "Cars, stamps and food are NOT 33% more today than 6 years ago. Nothing else but gas has shot up this much in so little time — it’s ridiculous!" no, what's ridiculous is the MORE than 33% grin you receive when you put gas in the tank of a 675 and take one for a ride. cars, stamps, and food don't do any of this. you've lost the plot. wait, have you ever known the plot...? re: “Cars, stamps and food are NOT 33% more today than 6 years ago. Nothing else but gas has shot up this much in so little time — it’s ridiculous!”

no, what’s ridiculous is the MORE than 33% grin you receive when you put gas in the tank of a 675 and take one for a ride. cars, stamps, and food don’t do any of this. you’ve lost the plot.

wait, have you ever known the plot…?

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-107672 Norm G. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:43:40 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-107672 the old one may have been sexier, but this one will be FASTER. only +2/+2 with the updated engine stock, but should be good for +8 to +10 (easy) in WSS trim when those engine changes are combined with the less restrictive exhaust routing (FISTPUMP!). what you see isn't cosmetic... it's pragmatic. the old one may have been sexier, but this one will be FASTER. only +2/+2 with the updated engine stock, but should be good for +8 to +10 (easy) in WSS trim when those engine changes are combined with the less restrictive exhaust routing (FISTPUMP!). what you see isn’t cosmetic… it’s pragmatic.

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]]> By: Dave http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-96411 Dave Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:18:45 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-96411 It's not $13,5k, it's $11.5k, the higher price is for a premium version of the bike. The lower priced bike is right in line with the Japanese 600's, which this bike is superior to in most of the ways that matter to people who ride sport bikes. Sure, they've gone up but the dollar has fallen by about the same amount since 2007 so there ya' go.. It’s not $13,5k, it’s $11.5k, the higher price is for a premium version of the bike. The lower priced bike is right in line with the Japanese 600′s, which this bike is superior to in most of the ways that matter to people who ride sport bikes.

Sure, they’ve gone up but the dollar has fallen by about the same amount since 2007 so there ya’ go..

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]]> By: JB http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-96408 JB Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:47:24 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-96408 33%-50% more I should have said. 33%-50% more I should have said.

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]]> By: JB http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-96407 JB Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:46:02 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-96407 I'm pretty sure the $8,999 MSRP of middleweights from just 6 years ago beg to differ... Cars, stamps and food are NOT 33% more today than 6 years ago. Nothing else but gas has shot up this much in so little time -- it's ridiculous! I’m pretty sure the $8,999 MSRP of middleweights from just 6 years ago beg to differ… Cars, stamps and food are NOT 33% more today than 6 years ago. Nothing else but gas has shot up this much in so little time — it’s ridiculous!

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-96373 Norm G. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:49:34 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-96373 re: "Though holy crap — $13.5k for a MIDDLEWEIGHT?!?!? This is getting out of hand" no, i'm afraid you suffer from a "devaluing mentality" is all. the price of stamps, gas, food, and automobiles aren't what they were 10 and 20 years ago either. nothing special about motorbikes (well, other than the stratospheric entertainment value they return :)) that they would be magically exempt from the same economic forces that can clearly be seen impacting everything else around you. re: “Though holy crap — $13.5k for a MIDDLEWEIGHT?!?!? This is getting out of hand”

no, i’m afraid you suffer from a “devaluing mentality” is all. the price of stamps, gas, food, and automobiles aren’t what they were 10 and 20 years ago either.

nothing special about motorbikes (well, other than the stratospheric entertainment value they return :) ) that they would be magically exempt from the same economic forces that can clearly be seen impacting everything else around you.

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]]> By: Norm G. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/11/2013-triumph-daytona-675-and-675r-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-96372 Norm G. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:19 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=24732#comment-96372 re: "When did Triumph get bought out by a Japanese company???" prolly around the time (mid 80's) bloor hired ex-kawasaki engineers/designers to rebuild the brand...? there are worse influences than japanese influences. it has been a good thing. there wouldn't be a modern day triumph if not for them. re: “When did Triumph get bought out by a Japanese company???”

prolly around the time (mid 80′s) bloor hired ex-kawasaki engineers/designers to rebuild the brand…? there are worse influences than japanese influences. it has been a good thing. there wouldn’t be a modern day triumph if not for them.

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