Daytona 765

[Kwacky]

[C00kiemonster]

Want....

[duke63]

I wonder how competitive it will be on price?

i was reading the other day that only 37,000 sportsbikes were sold worldwide last year. Its not a big market anymore.

[Kwacky]

It depends where its aimed. I'm guessing it's got to hit the 959 and the F3 800 markets more than the jap markets. They could do a road legal race rep for about £13k and it would sell.

[duke63]

It needs to look like the Moto2 prototype too.

[duke63]

[Kwacky]

The brakes clearly work

That's clearly a production bike as it's got all of the road stuff on it.

It looks tiny. I like the way it's kept the Daytona look. I can't wait to see more photos. It looks very well thought out from that snap. The swingarm is sexy.

The can looks massive. I wonder if they've gone for a Moto GP look to it?

[Cav]

It will sell.. mostly to track day users I reckon

[duke63]

Video of Alex Marquez.

[video]https://www.facebook.com/SCProjectExhau ... 476378515/[/video]

[Kwacky]

I think this bike has a much broader appeal than just track day users. The S1000rr remains the weapon of choice for the serious track dayer - I can't see this being anywhere near the BMW on paper. I doubt we'll see much beyond 130bhp.

Current Daytona riders are likely to want to switch up. A lot of Street Triple 765 owners have been asking for a Daytona version and I think we might see some middleweight owners switch over to Triumph if it looks good.

[Blade]

According to the MCN article it could be a limited edition to mark Triumphs entry to Moto2.

The test bike spotted had Ohlins NIX30 forks and TTX rear shock with Brembos latest Stylema calipers and suggested possibly carbon bodywork.

[Kwacky]

The frame, subframe and swing arm all look pretty similar to the current Street Triple so I suspect a lot of money has been saved effectively turning the naked bike into a full on sportsbike.

The 765 RS has a lot of bling on it. Triumph have found that their customers are happy to pay for the top spec models with the RS heavily outselling the S and the R models. The same pattern has been found with the new Speed Triple.

The limited edition might be true but if they sell well then there's no reason not to do a full run. Triumph tend to build as they sell which enables them to carry low sales volume bikes provided that the R&D isn't too expensive.

[Blade]

Looking at sportsbikes sales its high end, premium bikes which are selling and I imagine Triumph will pitch themselves in that sector of the market.

Depending on price point I have confidence of it being a success for Triumph and customers alike.

[Kwacky]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fT6ryBphAg[/video]

[C00kiemonster]

I'd buy one to go with the Street. Mrs C and I could share

[D41]

I think that looks REALLY good. I'm actually "surprised" at just how good the front end looks.

[kiwikrasher]

Reckon it looks awesome!

Unfortunately me and a sports riding postition days are well and truly over.....

[D41]

How long has this bike been in the works/development now??
Feels like it's been years coming.

[Blade]

It just shows how good the original Daytona was and how clever Triumph marketing is.

If you look at what the bike actually is, it's just a parts bin special, made from bits of the old Daytona and new Street Triple 765.

It will be a stunning bike and I can see me owning one but it's definitely something greater than the sum of its parts and hats of to Triumph for creating something great out of something fairly ordinary.

[D41]

it's just a parts bin special,

I think you should tell them that, using those words exactly.

It'd be worth it just for the on their faces.