Daytona 675, just got one.

[Cloggy]

Whoohoo:banana:
I just bought myself a brand new 2008 model Daytona 675. There are still a couple lurking around dealerships and the dealers are obviously keen to move them on as almost all of them include $2700 - $2800 worth of carbon fibre goodies.
The best deal was offered by Pro Cycles in Napier, some of you may have seen the nice Neon Blue one on Trade Me. So I rang them today to say I wanted it, sent them a cheque and now it's waiting time for the bike to arrive on my doorstep, should be here by the weekend.
I absolutely love the blue colour which is no longer available on the 2009 models (only come in Black or Red). And after reading all the reviews, all the ravings of the guys on here about the Triumph Triples, listening to that glorious sound of that engine and the fact that I think they look dead sexy, I just had to have one. Especially as this deal was to good to pass up and the money was burning a hole in my pocket.
It will be quite a step up from my little Scorpio and the increase in performance is going to call for some respect from me if I still want to be here in a months time. Three times the engine size and nearly seven times the horsepower, in a bike which weighs only about 35kg more than the Scorpio, but that is what I want, something which is capable of scaring the living daylights out of me when giving it a little stick, for a while anyway. I'll have respect for the bike's capabilities and my own shortcomings and will ride it accordingly.
It'll be fun and nice to be able to cruise on the open road and keep up with all you boys and girls without having to wring the snot out of the bike to do 120km/hr.

[AllanB]

Spunkier than a naked Catherine Zeta-Jones :woohoo:

[samgab]

LuckyyyyyyyyYYYY!

[samgab]

All that carbon is hot!
But dropping that would cause a grown man to cry.

[shafty]

Congrats Cloggy!

So, you've never ridden one?

Well done, great choice me thinks

[JamesHD]

nice... bet you'll enjoy that... going for my full in June and hopefully a dealer has a blue one still kicking about then. you are right, that blue is definetely sexier than the black and red.

:2thumbsup

[captain_andrey]

I almost bought one, but then I rode the Honda and there was no going back. Enjoy the bike, did you test ride anything else? See you on the coast road then? :msn-wink:

[naughty]

Whoohoo:banana:
I just bought myself a brand new 2008 model Daytona 675. There are still a couple lurking around dealerships and the dealers are obviously keen to move them on as almost all of them include $2700 - $2800 worth of carbon fibre goodies.
The best deal was offered by Pro Cycles in Napier, some of you may have seen the nice Neon Blue one on Trade Me. So I rang them today to say I wanted it, sent them a cheque and now it's waiting time for the bike to arrive on my doorstep, should be here by the weekend.
I absolutely love the blue colour which is no longer available on the 2009 models (only come in Black or Red). And after reading all the reviews, all the ravings of the guys on here about the Triumph Triples, listening to that glorious sound of that engine and the fact that I think they look dead sexy, I just had to have one. Especially as this deal was to good to pass up and the money was burning a hole in my pocket.
It will be quite a step up from my little Scorpio and the increase in performance is going to call for some respect from me if I still want to be here in a months time. Three times the engine size and nearly seven times the horsepower, in a bike which weighs only about 35kg more than the Scorpio, but that is what I want, something which is capable of scaring the living daylights out of me when giving it a little stick, for a while anyway. I'll have respect for the bike's capabilities and my own shortcomings and will ride it accordingly.
It'll be fun and nice to be able to cruise on the open road and keep up with all you boys and girls without having to wring the snot out of the bike to do 120km/hr.

Very nice mate.:love: enjoy

[saul]

That is a pretty bike, enjoy and break her in how youre gonna ride her :devil2: (hard)

[Mikkel]

Nice bike :niceone:

Dare I recommend getting some framesliders "just in case"...?

[hayd3n]

nice a mate of mine has the yellow one his kb name is timetoride

[chester]

very nice, be carefull out there :niceone: those bikes can fly:devil2:

[MD]

Congratulations and welcome to the club. You will love the motor! and the rest of the stuff attached to the motor. There's an Owners website if you are interested: Triumph675.net

I see the 2009 model seems to be plastered on the cover of most magazines out this week. Nothing but praise for the 2009 changes too.

If you have any questions about owning a D675 you can drop me a pm.

Mark

[naphazoline]

........without having to wring the snot out of the bike to do 120km/hr.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.......It will probably do that in 1st gear.:lol:

Awesome bike man.I almost got one of these last year,but the blade was too cheap to pass up.I still kinda wish i had got one.

[Manxman]

That's a hot bike dude.

Wait, it isn't is it?:girlfight: {jealous}

[carbonhed]

Outstanding :first:

Looking forward to seeing it on one of the Wednesday rides.

[Charlie41]

:gob:
I am so jealous.........I've had my eye on 1 of those (a black one) for a while now!!!
Congrats!!!1:love:

[ducatilover]

soooooo, if i hadnt of moved from wainui i could have ended up getting a real bike?:shutup:
:Punk::love: love it dude

[racerhead]

Ive had one for the past month and love it. It was my first 600 size bike after getting off a RVF 400 and its a big step in everyway so be careful:niceone:
Looks well in the blue

[Winter]

I was so disappointed when i learnt they dropped that scorched yellow colour in 07 - and now they are dropping the blue? aargh! I'll have to buy a pink one in 2010!

[puddytat]

Good on ya...your biggest problem will be keeping it down to 120...:yes:

[kiwifruit]

awesome bike, love that colour :cool:

[Cloggy]

Thanks for all the nice comments and support. :2thumbsup
Looking forward to getting out there and enjoying the new beastie.
:soon:

[Grizzo]

Cor wallop! Well done there Cloggy:niceone:

[DarkLord]

Niiiiice bike. :drool:

One of my mates has a Street Triple and he loves it. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

[maxx]

:clap:
Beaut bike.....I'm keen to get a black one...only it will be a while yet.

You should join the RAT club.

[bezajel]

Nice bike man! The triple's on my lust list :drool:

[sosman]

Awesome dude!:2thumbsup Good on ya for not going straight to a thou

[Cloggy]

Yep, I think going to something as big as a litre bike is prolly to much of a big step.
As it is we are going from a mere 18hp to 123hp. That is plenty enough to keep me entertained for a little while :woohoo:

[mbxer]

Fair play dude , It looks mad in that colour , best of luck with it:rockon:

[jimbo]

Nice choice mate.Had I ridden one before buying te beemer it would be in my gargre Enjoy:2thumbsup

[toonzn]

Awesome Bike!! dude enjoy

[Cloggy]

Just got the new machine home and in my garage so took a few more pics.
Absolutely love that colour.

[Cloggy]

And a few more.

[Dooly]

Awesome mate.
Seen it many times when I've been in there over the last year.
Neat colour too.

[samgab]

Very very hawt! Do you have knobs to protect the sides if it tips over?

[dipshit]

Dam that's a nice bike.

One of these is on my short list for my next bike.

Please drop us an update of your impressions of it when you have a few miles up. :niceone:

[greminn]

That blue is really nice! Wonder why they droped it as a colour???

Congrats on the bike! Took a street triple r for a go this week.... What an engine!

Hope you took it for a ride before taking pics and posting on KB? If you didn't.. You got that in the wrong order! :)

[carbonhed]

Looks great! Did you ride it down from Napier? If so how did it go?

[Cloggy]

No, didn't ride it down from Napier. Took it home on a trailer. But after riding it around a bit I am wondering why I didn't ride it home. Damn these things are easy to ride (at a slowish pace mind you, taking it very easy).
The Wainuiomata Coast Road is just a hop, skip and jump away from home and is a brilliant piece of road to take this bike for a spin on. This bike is so easy to go around corners on. Couldn't believe the difference to my little Scorpio. Where the Scorpio wallows and gets upset by mid-corner bumps, this bike just tracks true and feels solid and confidence inspiring.
The other differences which immediately became obvious is how hard the suspension is but also how smooth the engine is.
I'll check the suspension today and see what the settings are, may soften it up a little bit to start with, can stiffen it up and return it to its current settings later if needed when I start running it a little harder and faster.
Compared to a single cylinder, three cylinders just run so smooth. There is no vibration, unlike the Scorpio. Need to run the engine in which means nothing over 5000rpm for the first 500km so haven't gone much past 100km/hr yet which equals around 5000rpm in 6th gear. Which also means I have absolutely no idea yet how grunty this bike really is. What I do know is that just a little blip on the throttle was all that was needed yesterday to dispose very quickly of two cars which were holding me up on the Coast Road. Incredible. That just doesn't happen on a little commuter 250.
The owner of Procycles was telling me this bike was sent by Triumph for the Big Boys Toys expo. Don't know if that is true. Does anyone remember seeing it there? As such it has those carbon fibre engine covers, which I haven't seen on any other Daytona yet. They are just tacky little bolt-ons but may serve well to protect the clutch if I should ever have a spill.
I have thought about crash knobs etc. but haven't made my mind up yet. Opinions seem to vary as to whether they are worth the money. The stories of people where crash knobs have cracked the frame or punched a hole in the cylinder head are almost enough to put me off. I'll give it some more thought, do some more homework and then decide.

[DMNTD]

The owner of Procycles was telling me this bike was sent by Triumph for the Big Boys Toys expo. Don't know if that is true. Does anyone remember seeing it there? As such it has those carbon fibre engine covers, which I haven't seen on any other Daytona yet.

Triumph NZ did a kit for all of the run out models to help them sell before the '09 turned up. As soon as the kits turned up the bikes just flew out the door(I sold 4 in a week and a half!) especially when the prices dropped.

Enjoy your bike...a bloody good choice

[breakaway]

Get some crash bungs on, stat!

[hayd3n]

Dam that's a nice bike.

One of these is on my short list for my next bike.

Please drop us an update of your impressions of it when you have a few miles up. :niceone:

come out on one of the dunedin rides my m8 has one its a yellow/gold colour

[alley cat]

beautiful in blue! congrats on you new beast of joy. :2thumbsup

[Badjelly]

It will be quite a step up from my little Scorpio and the increase in performance is going to call for some respect from me if I still want to be here in a months time. Three times the engine size and nearly seven times the horsepower, in a bike which weighs only about 35kg more than the Scorpio, but that is what I want, something which is capable of scaring the living daylights out of me when giving it a little stick, for a while anyway. I'll have respect for the bike's capabilities and my own shortcomings and will ride it accordingly.

Have you crashed it yet?

Sounds great! :wari:

[Badjelly]

...
Compared to a single cylinder, three cylinders just run so smooth. There is no vibration, unlike the Scorpio. Need to run the engine in which means nothing over 5000rpm for the first 500km so haven't gone much past 100km/hr yet which equals around 5000rpm in 6th gear. Which also means I have absolutely no idea yet how grunty this bike really is. What I do know is that just a little blip on the throttle was all that was needed yesterday to dispose very quickly of two cars which were holding me up on the Coast Road. Incredible. That just doesn't happen on a little commuter 250....


OK, OK, it's a big step up from the Scorpio, enough already! ;)

[carbonhed]

How many K's have you got on it now?

Here's a video I found off Pistonheads...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c7uddXOlZw


It's in some weird foreign language but if you concentrate really hard it occasionally makes sense :yes:

[Cloggy]

Have you crashed it yet?

Sounds great! :wari:
Nope, not yet.
But then I have been really careful. It has given me a few scary moments when I was just going a little faster than I thought but nothing too serious.
It's exhillarating.

[Cloggy]

How many K's have you got on it now?

Here's a video I found off Pistonheads...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c7uddXOlZw


It's in some weird foreign language but if you concentrate really hard it occasionally makes sense :yes:
Only 300 kays so far. I am trying not to ride it to much. Only 2 weeks to go before I sit my full license so just need to be a little patient a little while longer. Then I can insure the bike and ride it without needing to worry about getting pulled over.
In the meantime I am amusing myself by making such things as a radiator guard. Couldn't bring myself to spend a small fortune on one like yours. Sixty bucks of materials is enough to make two of them.
Thinking of making my own crash knobs as well. The raw materials are pretty cheap, I have access to mills and lathes, and it will be a fun little project over the next two weeks or so.
Cheers for the link to that video.:niceone:

[Winter]

Anyone know if there are any of these left anywhere? Damn I want one!

[carbonhed]

That radiator guard looks very professional :niceone:

I'm going to get some of these tank grips...

http://www.techspec-usa.com/products/gs_triumph.html

Unfortunately you can't buy them straight off the US website because there's an Oz distributor... who still hasn't replied to my email...even though I sent it hours ago :oi-grr: I like my instant internet gratification :laugh:

Looks like the 2008's are getting pretty thin on the ground. Here's a tasty low K one in the best colour... not that I'm biased or anything.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-204107844.htm

[Cloggy]

What about Stomp grips?
http://www.sportbikesolutions.com/product_info-cPath-199_519_529-products_id-3920/daytona_675_06_08_stomp_grip_traction_pad_kit.htm

[carbonhed]

I didn't think they'd got them specifically for our model. I'll have to think about that... pretty they aren't... maybe they wouldn't show up so much in black...

Too hard so I'm off for a blat over the Paekark Hill :cool:

[Bow-Down]

Mate Im loving your bike!
Cant wait to get mine.
Awesome job on the radiator guard looks like something from a shop.

[been_there]

Mate...nice bike!!!

[Lurch]

Mate..nice necro!!

[Indiana_Jones]

Sexy looking ride!

Too bad the damned things are so tiny!

-Indy

[mynameis]

Sexy looking ride!

Too bad the damned things are so tiny!

-Indy

Really big boy :lol:



Nice ride, rubber side down. Don't forget insurance and f**k her in properly.

[Indiana_Jones]

Really big boy :lol:

Yea mate lol

Hence why I got the D600

-Indy