2009 Triumph Daytona 675

[wharfy]

Id love one too, but unfortunately Im only 5'6 or so, and the seat seems like it would be just too damned high for the bike to be fully manageable at the lights (eg on hills, or if you put a foot in gravel etc).

Im up on the balls of both feet, soles of feet somewhere between 35 & 45 degs from the road. Not sure if others would generally consider that to be unmanageable or not?

They are REALLY nice (I have an 08 model race bike) buy some platform bike boots !!

You can get lowering kits, a longer link for the rear (and I assume just slip the forks up in the triple clamps by the same amount to keep the geometry the same) but I don't know how they affect the handling or cornering clearance.

[Okey Dokey]

Id love one too, but unfortunately Im only 5'6 or so, and the seat seems like it would be just too damned high for the bike to be fully manageable at the lights (eg on hills, or if you put a foot in gravel etc).

Im up on the balls of both feet, soles of feet somewhere between 35 & 45 degs from the road. Not sure if others would generally consider that to be unmanageable or not?

I'm in that situation on my bike and it really hasn't been an issue. I generally just lean a little and have one foot flat and the other one on the peg. I got stopped on a hill on gravel at road works for about 4 minutes and lived to tell the tale.

[Lula]

Id love one too, but unfortunately Im only 5'6 or so, and the seat seems like it would be just too damned high for the bike to be fully manageable at the lights (eg on hills, or if you put a foot in gravel etc).

Im up on the balls of both feet, soles of feet somewhere between 35 & 45 degs from the road. Not sure if others would generally consider that to be unmanageable or not?

With the seat height being 32.5 inches it was on the tall side for me but I managed.
I was looking into getting a lowering kit like this one:
http://www.pure-triumph.com/products/574

[alley cat]

Go on Robboh, just do it. Im a short arse and i manage. Maybe on a bulkier heavier bike the height would be an issue but they are so lovely and light its no biggie. And they are horn

[robboh]

Go on Robboh, just do it. Im a short arse and i manage. Maybe on a bulkier heavier bike the height would be an issue but they are so lovely and light its no biggie. And they are horn

Agreed about the horn bit, and yeah, certainly nice and narrow/light. But after having a good sit on one and trying all the normal 'peddle around' parking-type manouvours, it was just too damned high for confidence.

Lowering aint a proper option option IMHO. Alters spring rates, and kills ground clearance (though that isn't as much of an issue on modern bikes).

A CBR600RR with the rear shock preload jacked up to max (rider liked it hard, and was quite a lot heavier than me) which gave similar seat height to Trumpy 675 (since no sag for my weight), and was struggling a bit at traffic lights etc. Having to actually get half off the seat, and lean the bike considerably, to put a foot flat is just asking for trouble long-term IMHO.

A '06 600rr with shock at 'standard' preload much more manageable, though still not perfect, and even standard probably not enough sag for my 60kg wringing wet.

06 Gixxer600 even better, feet flat on ground. But I wasnt that fussed on the Gixxer, not as friendly round town, and front-end didnt give the same confidence as the Honda; especially on round-abouts.

Trumpy would have been nice, but I need a good all-rounder that fits me properly, including some commuting. I also tend to push the front-end, so ended up with the Honda.

[325rocket]

buy a bike with your heart and leave your head out of it haha.
if you buy the "sensible" option you will always wonder what if ...
im a short bastard and logic would say i should probably ride a gn250 but fuck that.

any year 675 would be a fantastic bike.

[ckai]

Lowering aint a proper option option IMHO. Alters spring rates, and kills ground clearance (though that isn't as much of an issue on modern bikes).

Trumpy would have been nice, but I need a good all-rounder that fits me properly, including some commuting. I also tend to push the front-end, so ended up with the Honda.

I had issues about the effect lowering a bike would have on handling until "she-who-is-always-right" lowered her bike. If there was any changes in handling, the more than disappeared with increased confidence she now has.

Let's face it, unless you're a racer, or a freak on a bike, you'll never notice that difference it may cause.

And a 675 is a perfect commuting bike .

Agree that you should buy with your heart. Why do we ride? I for one love the practicality and how much gear I can fit in the boot of my trumpy. I never worry about the bad weather and when I want to take passengers there's more than enough room for them...walk ya' bastards. I travel light. I love the rain.

And I'll be grinning like a horny school boy/girl every time I go into a corner on the trumpy.

[Murray]

I for one love the practicality and how much gear I can fit in the boot of my trumpy. I never worry about the bad weather and when I want to take passengers there's more than enough room for them...walk ya' bastards. I travel light. I love the rain.

And I'll be grinning like a horny school boy/girl every time I go into a corner on the trumpy.

You still ride?????

[robboh]

buy a bike with your heart and leave your head out of it haha.
if you buy the "sensible" option you will always wonder what if ...
im a short bastard and logic would say i should probably ride a gn250 but fuck that.

any year 675 would be a fantastic bike.

I have ridden the grand total of about 10km on a GN250, and hated every metre of it.

A GN250 is what the old man wanted me to buy after my first bike (some 1970s Suzuki 125 parallel twin 2T thing, gutless as sin, but got me through my learners, and was cheap as). I test rode the GN, hated it, brought a TZR250 instead

Tis an interesting one. Ive never been especially fussed on Hondas. Never liked their switch-gear, and never liked the NSR's that mates had when I rode them. They just felt funny to me. And a CBR600F2 I rode way back when was quite hohum too.

I just didnt feel right, even just sitting on the Trumpy. Gixxer was not fun round town and they dont do much for me visually. 600RR just felt right straight away, plus I REALLY liked the look/colour scheme of this particular bike

And if I was being sensible, Id be on a scooter
But yeah, maybe next bike for the Trumpy

[325rocket]

same thing happened to me on the 600rr. i had ridden a few other 600's and liked them but wasnt 100%. i was about 20 metres into my test on the honda and knew it was the one.

[Gubb]

The second I turned the key on the Streety, I knew I would be signing the bit of paper.

[chester]

yep I wouldnt want anything else.

[EJK]

Would Triumph make a litre class (1050?) Daytona? A replacement of 955?

[ckai]

You still ride?????

haha not much any more. Kinda sad really. I seem to take the bike out once every 2 weeks now. It's getting dusty

Would Triumph make a litre class (1050?) Daytona? A replacement of 955?

I doubt it. Daytona is the super sport name now. They seem to like have one name for each bike. It kinda seems silly that they don't have a super bike (litre) though. I suppose they think the Daytona does well enough.

[robboh]

same thing happened to me on the 600rr. i had ridden a few other 600's and liked them but wasnt 100%. i was about 20 metres into my test on the honda and knew it was the one.

EXACTLY what happened to me. Got back from riding the Gixxer and the missus looked at me and said 'you dont seem like you are buzzing'.

Jumped on the CBR, and by the first set of lights, it was 'this is the one for me'. The missus took one look at my face when I got back, and 'this is the one itsnt it, you have a grin from ear to ear'.