Triumph Daytona 675
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Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a 600 class sport bike
motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles
to replace the Daytona 650
.
The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of 389.4 lb (176.6 kg) and wet weight of 417 lb (189.1 kg). Tested power output is rated at 104.4 hp @ 12,100 rpm
with torque of 47 lbf.ft @ 10,400 rpm.
In 2001, soon after the completion of the similarly three cylinder powered Triumph Daytona 955i, Triumph began engineering analysis to work out weight, engine performance in horsepower
and torque
. Pleased with the figures, the project moved to the full concept phase in March 2002.
Initial chassis
development work was done using a chopped Daytona 600
chassis. Triumph moved the wheelbase
, adjusted the head angle, and modified the tank. This new configuration exhibited better performance than the original Daytona 600, forming a basis to compare against competitive bikes such as the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
and Honda CBR600RR
. While engine development had not been completed, computer aided chassis development continued with the data collected from these tests.
Design work for the Daytona 675 proceeded, producing a primarily black design based on the Daytona 600. However, this initial design was discarded as great British designs of the 1960s had "a flowing curved design - no sharp angular aggressive edges". A member of the engineering team produced a concept drawing of the 675 as a naked bike. Styling was based upon this concept drawing and that of the earlier T595 model. Styling development continued in house, staying close to spirit of earlier Triumph design. Market research groups made up of a variety of different classes of sportbike riders chose the latter design of bike which was refined and adopted for production.
The newly developed engine was first tested on a dynamometer
in May 2003. Final development combining styling, engine, chassis into a prototype
quickly followed. Prototype testing started in late 2004.
The Daytona 675 was officially launched at the NEC International Motorcycle and Scooter Show in 2005. UK-based Bike was given an exclusive test ride prior to the official launch, impressing the magazine test rider. The magazine declared it "the best British sportsbike ever" and "possibly one of the greatest sportsbikes of all time".
The Daytona 675 won the Supersport category for the Masterbike 2006
(finishing third overall), and won again in 2007.
A 24 hour race track test by Performance Bikes Magazine
in the February 2007 edition placed a Daytona 675 against a Suzuki GSX-R750 over a 24 hour period which did not yield a positive result for the Daytona. The Daytona 675 did not complete the race test due to a severe mechanical failure. Later analysis indicated that the engine had suffered a broken valve which is thought to have occurred due to incorrect servicing. Prior to the failure the Daytona had been consistently outpacing the Suzuki on the course, averaging 0.7 seconds a lap faster (despite lower engine capacity and horsepower). The magazine concludes (as suggested by Triumph) that this appeared to be an isolated case attributable most likely to incorrect assembly during pre-race servicing.
When the Daytona 675 was initially launched there were no factory backed racing teams. This changed in 2008 when MAP Embassy Racing struck a deal with Triumph, and entered the 2008 British Supersport Championship. 0n 5 May 2008, Glen Richards scored the first win for a Triumph backed team since 2004 and scored three further wins on his way to the championship.
Before 2008 several privateers were racing the Triumph Daytona 675 without any official factory support.
In the British Supersport Championship
2006, Daytonas were raced by Paul Young and Christian Elkin.
During the development phase representations were made to the Isle of Man TT
for a 675 triple to race in the 600 class. With a successful outcome, a Daytona was raced by New Zealander Paul Dobbs
in the 2006 TT.
On 11 August 2006, The Triumph Daytona 675 was cleared for entry into the AMA Formula Xtreme
class for 2007.
The Daytona 675 was used by Team SC in the 2008 Supersport World Championship. The factory supported team was called Triumph-SC and has Garry McCoy
and Ilario Dionisi as riders.
There is also a Daytona 675 one make series called Triumph Triple Challenge. This is run in conjunction with Bemsee Race Club and operated under the MRO format. It is a series run over nine rounds and cost £12,000 to enter in 2007. This cost included ownership of a Daytona 675. The series was being run by T3 Racing.
The Triumph Daytona 675 faces a different set of rules and restrictions when it competes in American Motorcycle Racing events.
Although Triumph NA has not sponsored any American teams in the last several decades, privateers began racing Triumphs in AMA races as early as 2002 when the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team fielded a TT 600. It was the first Triumph to make the top 20 when it finished 17th at Road Atlanta.
As the TT 600 morphed through the Daytona 600, 650, and finally the 675, it produced more interest and more privateers entered AMA and regional events.
In the same year (2007) that the Daytona 675 debuted in AMA events, Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team members won regional titles at both the expert and novice levels in four racing categories.
2009 was a very good year for the Daytona 675. In May the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team had a podium finish in AMA. In their competition in Moto GT the team of Mark Crozier and Phil Caudill scored with a first place finish at Barber Motorsports Park. Their Daytona 675 was the first time the Triumph Daytona 675 took the pole in an AMA event. It led 19 of 40 laps and is the first time that the Daytona 675 has ever placed first in an AMA event. The Augusta Triumph team went on to win the AMA Pro Moto GT1 season championship with one race remaining on the calendar.
The ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing World Supersport team also had a good run in 2009, finishing fifth in the manufacturer's standings in the team's first year of competition. Team rider Garry McCoy earned two podium finishes during the season, the first at Donington and the second at Portimao.
In 2010, the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team fielded their 675 in the WERA Southeast and North Florida regions, winning a total of four championships, WERA SE Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert and Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert; WERA North Florida Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert and Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert. In October, rider Giovanni Rojas added a fifth title by winning the 2010 Grand National Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert Championship at Road Atlanta which gave the team a national title.
Triumph offered a 2010 Special Edition Daytona 675 with Pearl White paint scheme on the bodywork and a Blue frame and swingarm. Unlike the standard version, the Special Edition did not include the updated 2010 instrument cluster.
front brakes, Öhlins
suspension, and Triumph's quickshifter. The 675R has carbon fibre front mudguard, rear hugger, exhaust cap, heat shield, and cockpit infill panels.
Sport bike
A sport bike, also written as sportbike, is a motorcycle optimized for speed, acceleration, braking, and cornering on paved roads, typically at the expense of comfort and fuel economy in comparison to less specialized motorcycles...
motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles
Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
Triumph Motorcycles Ltd is the largest surviving British motorcycle manufacturer, which was established in 1984 by John Bloor after the original manufacturer Triumph Engineering went into receivership...
to replace the Daytona 650
Triumph Daytona 650
The Triumph Daytona 650 is a super sports bike built by British manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles in 2005.It was superseded by the three cylinder Triumph Daytona 675 released in 2006.-Specifications:...
.
The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of 389.4 lb (176.6 kg) and wet weight of 417 lb (189.1 kg). Tested power output is rated at 104.4 hp @ 12,100 rpm
Revolutions per minute
Revolutions per minute is a measure of the frequency of a rotation. It annotates the number of full rotations completed in one minute around a fixed axis...
with torque of 47 lbf.ft @ 10,400 rpm.
History and development
Triumph Daytona 675 development started in 2000 following the launch of the TT600. The TT600 represented Triumph's first modern middle weight sports motorcycle. A decision was made to manufacture a machine closer aligned with traditional Triumph values. A notable technical decision was the selection of a three cylinder engine as the power plant, instead of the four cylinder used by the TT600 and the other 600 cc supersport motorcycles.In 2001, soon after the completion of the similarly three cylinder powered Triumph Daytona 955i, Triumph began engineering analysis to work out weight, engine performance in horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
and torque
Torque
Torque, moment or moment of force , is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist....
. Pleased with the figures, the project moved to the full concept phase in March 2002.
Chassis
A chassis consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the underpart of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame with the wheels and machinery.- Vehicles :In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the...
development work was done using a chopped Daytona 600
Triumph Daytona 600
The Triumph Daytona 600 is a name given to two very different motorcycles.The first model was a sport bike manufactured in 1983 by Triumph Motorcycles out of their Meriden factory...
chassis. Triumph moved the wheelbase
Wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...
, adjusted the head angle, and modified the tank. This new configuration exhibited better performance than the original Daytona 600, forming a basis to compare against competitive bikes such as the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Kawasaki 600 class sport motorcycle.It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products from Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha...
and Honda CBR600RR
Honda CBR600RR
The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...
. While engine development had not been completed, computer aided chassis development continued with the data collected from these tests.
Design work for the Daytona 675 proceeded, producing a primarily black design based on the Daytona 600. However, this initial design was discarded as great British designs of the 1960s had "a flowing curved design - no sharp angular aggressive edges". A member of the engineering team produced a concept drawing of the 675 as a naked bike. Styling was based upon this concept drawing and that of the earlier T595 model. Styling development continued in house, staying close to spirit of earlier Triumph design. Market research groups made up of a variety of different classes of sportbike riders chose the latter design of bike which was refined and adopted for production.
The newly developed engine was first tested on a dynamometer
Dynamometer
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring force, moment of force , or power. For example, the power produced by an engine, motor or other rotating prime mover can be calculated by simultaneously measuring torque and rotational speed .A dynamometer can also be used to determine...
in May 2003. Final development combining styling, engine, chassis into a prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
quickly followed. Prototype testing started in late 2004.
The Daytona 675 won the Supersport category for the Masterbike 2006
Masterbike
Masterbike is a contest held on an annual basis to determine the best sport bikes of the year. Motociclismo, a Spanish sport bike magazine, invites cooperating magazines from all over the world Masterbike is a contest held on an annual basis to determine the best sport bikes of the year....
(finishing third overall), and won again in 2007.
A 24 hour race track test by Performance Bikes Magazine
Performance Bikes Magazine
Performance Bikes, now known by the shortened title of "PB", is a monthly British motorcycling magazine which evolved during the 1980s from the long-running Motorcycle Mechanics....
in the February 2007 edition placed a Daytona 675 against a Suzuki GSX-R750 over a 24 hour period which did not yield a positive result for the Daytona. The Daytona 675 did not complete the race test due to a severe mechanical failure. Later analysis indicated that the engine had suffered a broken valve which is thought to have occurred due to incorrect servicing. Prior to the failure the Daytona had been consistently outpacing the Suzuki on the course, averaging 0.7 seconds a lap faster (despite lower engine capacity and horsepower). The magazine concludes (as suggested by Triumph) that this appeared to be an isolated case attributable most likely to incorrect assembly during pre-race servicing.
Production
Triumph intended to build only 4,000 Daytona 675 models for 2006, with 1,000 marked for the UK, 2,000 for the US, and 1,000 for the rest of the world. Production may have been increased slightly from these numbers due to demand.Sales
Even before the initial launch, it was not unusual to see waiting lists of three months in the US and UK (many customers in the UK had to wait six months), and even longer in several other parts of the world. Several dealerships in the US started taking orders for the 2007 models (due September 2006) as early as July 2006.Racing
Before 2008 several privateers were racing the Triumph Daytona 675 without any official factory support.
In the British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship
British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship , British Supersport runs one round a weekend at each BSB event. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship...
2006, Daytonas were raced by Paul Young and Christian Elkin.
During the development phase representations were made to the Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
for a 675 triple to race in the 600 class. With a successful outcome, a Daytona was raced by New Zealander Paul Dobbs
Paul Dobbs
Paul Dobbs was a New Zealand motorcycle road racer. He first competed in the Isle of Man TT races in 1999. His best finish was sixth in the 400cc lightweight division of the 2000 Isle of Man TT. He died in a racing accident while competing in the Supersport 2 race at the 2010 Isle of Man...
in the 2006 TT.
On 11 August 2006, The Triumph Daytona 675 was cleared for entry into the AMA Formula Xtreme
AMA Formula Xtreme
Formula Xtreme was a professional racing class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Formula Xtreme was part of the AMA's road racing series, which also includes AMA Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship, and AMA Superstock....
class for 2007.
The Daytona 675 was used by Team SC in the 2008 Supersport World Championship. The factory supported team was called Triumph-SC and has Garry McCoy
Garry McCoy
Garry McCoy is a professional motorcycle racer. He has won races in the 125 cc and 500 cc World Championships, as well as in the Superbike World Championship. He is noted for his oversteering style of riding, earning him the nickname "The Slide King".McCoy was born in Sydney...
and Ilario Dionisi as riders.
There is also a Daytona 675 one make series called Triumph Triple Challenge. This is run in conjunction with Bemsee Race Club and operated under the MRO format. It is a series run over nine rounds and cost £12,000 to enter in 2007. This cost included ownership of a Daytona 675. The series was being run by T3 Racing.
The Triumph Daytona 675 faces a different set of rules and restrictions when it competes in American Motorcycle Racing events.
Although Triumph NA has not sponsored any American teams in the last several decades, privateers began racing Triumphs in AMA races as early as 2002 when the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team fielded a TT 600. It was the first Triumph to make the top 20 when it finished 17th at Road Atlanta.
As the TT 600 morphed through the Daytona 600, 650, and finally the 675, it produced more interest and more privateers entered AMA and regional events.
In the same year (2007) that the Daytona 675 debuted in AMA events, Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team members won regional titles at both the expert and novice levels in four racing categories.
2009 was a very good year for the Daytona 675. In May the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team had a podium finish in AMA. In their competition in Moto GT the team of Mark Crozier and Phil Caudill scored with a first place finish at Barber Motorsports Park. Their Daytona 675 was the first time the Triumph Daytona 675 took the pole in an AMA event. It led 19 of 40 laps and is the first time that the Daytona 675 has ever placed first in an AMA event. The Augusta Triumph team went on to win the AMA Pro Moto GT1 season championship with one race remaining on the calendar.
The ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing World Supersport team also had a good run in 2009, finishing fifth in the manufacturer's standings in the team's first year of competition. Team rider Garry McCoy earned two podium finishes during the season, the first at Donington and the second at Portimao.
In 2010, the Augusta Triumph/Ducati Racing Team fielded their 675 in the WERA Southeast and North Florida regions, winning a total of four championships, WERA SE Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert and Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert; WERA North Florida Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert and Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert. In October, rider Giovanni Rojas added a fifth title by winning the 2010 Grand National Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert Championship at Road Atlanta which gave the team a national title.
2009
The 2009 model of the Daytona has had over 50 technical improvements according to Triumph. While the only cosmetic changes were to the front fairing and turn signals, the new model is lighter, the ECU has been remapped to increase the rev limit and produce a power increase of 3 hp, a taller first gear, and handling has improved through high and low speed dampers. In addition, the 2009 model's ECU is compatible with Triumph's OEM plug and play quickshifter.2010
The 2010 model year is virtually unchanged from the 2009 Daytona 675, apart from a redesigned instrument cluster. The new instruments have a different appearance, but do not offer any new functionality as compared to the older design.Triumph offered a 2010 Special Edition Daytona 675 with Pearl White paint scheme on the bodywork and a Blue frame and swingarm. Unlike the standard version, the Special Edition did not include the updated 2010 instrument cluster.
2011
The 2011 Daytona 675 Special Edition has the same Pearl White bodywork and Blue frame as the 2010 model, but also included as standard carbon fibre replacements for the cockpit infill panels, exhaust heat shield, exhaust cap, and rear hugger as well as Triumph's aftermarket adjustable levers. Unlike the 2010 SE, the 2011 SE also includes the updated gauge cluster first found in the standard 2010 model, as well as a new racing-inspired decal design.Daytona 675R
First offered in early 2011, but still part of the 2011 model year, Triumph debuted the Daytona 675R. The 675R did not feature any changes to the engine, instead Triumph's focus was on the standard inclusion of BremboBrembo
Brembo S.p.A. is a manufacturer of automotive brake systems, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles. It was established in Bergamo, Italy in 1961. Soon after the company was formed, it specialised in disc brakes, which were exclusively imported from the United Kingdom at the time...
front brakes, Öhlins
Öhlins
Öhlins or Öhlins Racing AB, is a manufacturer of high-performance suspension systems for automotive, motorcycle, snowmobile, and ATV use. It is based in Upplands Väsby just north of Stockholm, Sweden...
suspension, and Triumph's quickshifter. The 675R has carbon fibre front mudguard, rear hugger, exhaust cap, heat shield, and cockpit infill panels.
Specifications
All specifications are manufacturer claimed and estimated unless otherwise noted:| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009-2011 | 2011 675R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||
| Type | Liquid-cooled, DOHC, in-line 3-cylinder | ||||
| Capacity | colspan="5" | 675 cc | ||||
| Bore/Stroke | colspan="5" | 74 millimetre | ||||
| Compression ratio | 12.65:1 | ||||
| Fuel system | Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection with forced air induction | ||||
| Ignition | Digital - inductive type - via electronic engine management system | ||||
| Transmission | |||||
| Primary drive | Gear | ||||
| Final drive | O ring chain | ||||
| Clutch | Wet, multi-plate | ||||
| Gearbox | 6-speed, close ratio | ||||
| Cycle Parts | |||||
| Frame | Aluminium beam twin spar | ||||
| Swingarm | Braced, twin-sided, aluminium alloy with adjustable pivot position | ||||
| Front wheel | Cast aluminium alloy 5-spoke, 17 inch | ||||
| Rear wheel | Cast aluminium alloy 5-spoke, 17 inch | ||||
| Front tyre | 120/70 ZR 17 | ||||
| Rear tyre | 180/55 ZR 17 | ||||
| Front suspension | colspan="3" | 41 millimetres (1.6 in) USD forks with adjustable pre-load, rebound and compression damping | 41 millimetres (1.6 in) USD forks with adjustable preload, rebound and high/low speed compression damping, 120 mm travel | Öhlins 43mm upside down NIX30 forks with adjustable preload, rebound and compression damping, 110mm travel | ||
| Rear suspension | Monoshock with piggy back reservoir adjustable for pre-load, rebound and compression damping | Monoshock with piggy back reservoir adjustable for preload, rebound and high/low speed comporession damping, 130 mm rear wheel travel | Öhlins TTX36 twin tube monoshock with piggy back reservoir, adjustable, rebound and compression damping, 130mm rear wheel travel | ||
| Front brakes | colspan="3" | Twin 308 millimetres (12.1 in) floating discs, 4 piston radial callipers with radial master cylinder | Twin 308 millimetres (12.1 in) floating discs, Nissin 4 piston radial monobloc calipers | Twin 308mm floating discs, Brembo 4-piston radial mono-block calipers | ||
| Rear brakes | colspan="3" | Single 220 millimetres (8.7 in) disc, single piston calliper | Single 220 mm disc, Nissin single piston caliper | |||
| Dimensions | |||||
| Length | colspan="3" | 2010 millimetres (79.1 in) | colspan="2" | 2020 millimetres (79.5 in) | |||
| Width | colspan="5" | 710 millimetres (28 in) | ||||
| Height | colspan="3" | 1109 millimetres (43.7 in) | colspan="2" | 1105 millimetres (43.5 in) | |||
| Seat height | colspan="3" | 825 millimetres (32.5 in) | colspan="2" | 830 millimetres (32.7 in) | |||
| Wheelbase | colspan="3" | 1392 millimetres (54.8 in) | 1415 millimetres (55.7 in) | 1395 millimetres (54.9 in) | ||
| Rake/Trail | colspan="3" | 23.5°/86.8 millimetres (3.4 in) | colspan="2" | 23.9º/89.1 millimetres (3.5 in) | |||
| Weight (dry) | 389 pounds (176.4 kg) | 391 pounds (177.4 kg) | 389.4 pounds (176.6 kg) | colspan="2" | 356 pounds (161.5 kg) | |
| Weight (wet) | colspan="3" | 417 pounds (189.1 kg) | colspan="2" | 407 pounds (184.6 kg) | |||
| Fuel tank capacity | 17.4 litres (36.8 US pt) | ||||
| Performance | |||||
| Maximum power | 123 hp @ 12,250 rpm | 123 hp @ 12,100 rpm | 123 hp @ 12,100 rpm | 124 hp @ 12,600 rpm | |
| Maximum torque | 49.1 lbf.ft @ 9,750 rpm | 47 lbf.ft @ 10,400 rpm | 53 lbf.ft @ 11,700 rpm | ||
External links
- Official Triumph Daytona 675 sites for the U.S. and U.K.
- Triumph Daytona 675 review Road test of the Triumph Daytona 675