Everyone asking this question seems to have a memory that starts and ends with the 675 Daytona. The 675 was not the first Daytona. Daytona is a name Triumph has used many times for fully faired "sport bikes" going back decades. It is just like Kawasaki does with the Ninja name.
The iconic 675r was the only hard core Daytona sport bike, the rest of the Daytonas were road focused sporty bikes - so in actual fact the 675r was the odd one out.
I love how the first round of reviews were like "the suspension sucks!" and the people who weren't reactive have come to the conclusion that "I mean, it's not a race bike. If you want a great street bike it's fine for that."
It's not a great street bike tho compared to competitors like the RS660 or Street Triple. Crap suspension on a "premium" middleweight and excessive weight is lagging.
@@TheOnceAndFutureDoug These bikes are still supposed to be for bombing the twisties, even if they are not as harcore as the old 600 class. I have yet to find a review of the triumph that doesn't complain about the suspension when riding sporty. That's a huge fail for me.
Half of manufacturers are bumping displacement, other half are cashing in on an iconic name. KTM, Yamaha are adding, Suzuki & Triumph are taking away and calling it special. The Daytona was better than the Street Triple as far as performance and part’s allotted. I’d definitely get a Street Triple over this bike and smoke it in every way. Same with Suzuki’s GSXR’s give me a 750, bc the 8 falls short.
I'm definitely leaning towards this out of all the options. I've sat on a Ninja 650, Tuono 600, RS660, CBR650R, GSX-8R along with several other bikes. The RS660 was way too leaned forward for a guy coming from a supermoto/street only rider. The 8R just felt ok, and the sound is meh. The Ninja and Honda felt the best, but I don't like how either engine sounds. I love the flat torque of the Triumph triples. I'm 90% sure I'll either get the Daytona 660 or the Tiger 660.
@@beefcoleman If they’ve exercised their reliability issues that plagued these bikes in first 2 model years maybe, but that bike’s 1000s more expensive as well
@@jpslaym0936 to each their own. neither brand is known for reliability so I wouldn’t factor that in on a unproven triumph platform. I have owned a triumph it was not without its faults. And the tuono is only ~$1000 more.
Don't get the Daytona please lol Tiger 660 is a fine bike if you're going adv. The 8R if you full exhaust and flash it turns into a different engine I can confirm that and it doesn't have the garbage suspension the Daytona has. Ninj 650 is borrrrrrrring. Tuono 660 factory might be what you want.
@@beefcoleman Exactly. It's unacceptable for a bike like this to be like 450 pounds, these are supposed to be light and highly flickable as they're not high on power. Ninj 400 is such a success cuz 370 pounds and extremely flickable platform, suspension upgrades and it's a beast in the curves even tho it's a lower power 400.
Nice bike - HOWEVER - In my years of riding sportbikes and modifying them for me, I would not buy the bike due to the lack of suspension adjustability. For me, that train left the station a long time ago. I would pay the extra $2K for proper preload, compression and damping adjustable suspension. In part I buy a KTM 300 because of the suspension. As far as the name Daytona goes, it matters not to me.
@@tomtaylor6163 594lb with 121 hp? Just bc it’s the fastest bike you’ve been on doesn’t mean it would compare to today’s, 380-400lb with 105-123 hp. Power to weight is a thing.
The Daytona wins that battle because of the triple alone. I don’t know anyone that’s had a p-twin and rushed out to buy a second one and that includes myself.
Nice review of the 660, thanks. Cool to see Triumph competing with similar bikes including my '21 Ninja 650 (which is a fun, comfortable, reliable bike for roads). 3 cylinders is an advantage here, though I wonder what the fuel economy is with the tank size at 3.7 at 443 wet pounds. More comfort is great, and a cool style helps too as seen here. Nice bike. Thanks!
Nice review. Really like the triple engine & it's a decent looking bike too. I haven't ridden the 660 but as an overall package I prefer the GSX8R for the road due to it's low down & midrange torque. The Suzuki's superior build quality & warranty is also a big selling point for me.
This is sprot bike for the street ! Supersport is for track ! Daytona 660 will be perfect for the road ,its not some aggressive with power and sitting position ,this bike is made for everyday riding in the real world , city riding ,mountain roads etc , plus it looks very cool !
I have not ridden this bike, but looks like it blows lol Heavy(440 wet?), soft non-adjustable suspension, wheelbase and chassis not suited to carving up corners likely front heavy.... In the class nobody is competing with the RS660 even a little bit... also Triumph... SpeedTripleRR would have been the bike to make as a 765 Street Trip RR and would have sold loads of them b4 the R9 even came in as a thing.
It also looks like a mature riders bike. No fruit salad paint jobs, weird insect looking styling, disjointed patched body work or transformer contender wanna be styling disaster. It’s no wonder retro bikes are selling well, because they look as good today as they did 50 years ago.
Worthy? The name is Triumph’s to apply. The Supersports of the past were too tightly focused and costly to maintain interest that translated into supporting sales, essentially an evolutionary dead end. Consequently they faded from the landscape. The compromises that yielded the new generation of sporty offerings are what will translate into sales.
It's coming down to the Daytona 660 & the GSX 8r for my son & also a good friend of mine! My friend narrowed his list down from a ZX4r, Ninja 650, CBR 650, Yammi R7, and the Aprilia 660 he thought was a little pricey. I already own both a Ninja 650 & CBR650 ...and after he rode both of mine, he feels that the Daytona slots right between both of those as far as price, road feel, comfort, gas mileage, and sportiness. We'll see what they both choose sometime this summer..
Was in this exact predicament, and ended up choosing the Daytona. Yes, the Suzuki has some better finished parts, but the Daytona fit my body better, has a better seat, and the engine is wayy better for what I'm looking for (less vibey, better gearing, pull everywhere in the revrange, the lighter flywheel... Ect.)
No, it doesn’t earn the Daytona moniker. A manufacturer can go forever without producing an iconic bike, to just throw it on a budget bike seems to be the way. Suzuki using the GSXR, Yamaha’s R, Triumphs gem…
I hope they kinda turn the Daytona into like a “style” or brand of triumph and we get the beginner Daytona 660, then intermediate Daytona 765, and the high end Daytona 1200. The 1200 would be weird cuz then there wouldn’t be a reason to have the speed RR
Cycle world did a great comparison between the Tuono 660 and the Trident 660 I'd really like to see a comparison between the RS 660 and the Daytona 660
Manufacturers are doing a good job attracting new riders with highly “usable” sporty looking bikes. But it is kind of silly comparing them to pure sport bikes. VERY different animals.
For the money, I don't know why the Daytona 660 would ever be chosen over the Street Triple. The increase in price for the STR is pretty negligible, $900 in Canada, and you're getting better components and performance all round. Even if you prefer the aesthetics of the fairings, the Daytona 660 doesn't seem like a good purchase, even when compared to Triumph's own lineup.
When everyone is asking the same question the answer is obvious , no it’s not worthy because if it was there wouldn’t be everyone asking the question to begin with. Meaning it’s not up to par with the previous Daytona’s and not worthy of the name.
Like 800 dollars more ? Cause the much better speed triple 765 is just around the corner with - more hp, lighter weight, fully adjustable suspension front and rear, 6 axis imu....
Everyone asking this question seems to have a memory that starts and ends with the 675 Daytona. The 675 was not the first Daytona. Daytona is a name Triumph has used many times for fully faired "sport bikes" going back decades. It is just like Kawasaki does with the Ninja name.
For all the people complaining about the name, I haven't heard a single peep about the heritage of the R7 name
The iconic 675r was the only hard core Daytona sport bike, the rest of the Daytonas were road focused sporty bikes - so in actual fact the 675r was the odd one out.
I love how the first round of reviews were like "the suspension sucks!" and the people who weren't reactive have come to the conclusion that "I mean, it's not a race bike. If you want a great street bike it's fine for that."
Especially when it has the exact same suspension of almost every bike in the class lol.
It's not a great street bike tho compared to competitors like the RS660 or Street Triple. Crap suspension on a "premium" middleweight and excessive weight is lagging.
@@TheOnceAndFutureDoug These bikes are still supposed to be for bombing the twisties, even if they are not as harcore as the old 600 class. I have yet to find a review of the triumph that doesn't complain about the suspension when riding sporty. That's a huge fail for me.
Yes it is a Daytona
Half of manufacturers are bumping displacement, other half are cashing in on an iconic name. KTM, Yamaha are adding, Suzuki & Triumph are taking away and calling it special. The Daytona was better than the Street Triple as far as performance and part’s allotted. I’d definitely get a Street Triple over this bike and smoke it in every way. Same with Suzuki’s GSXR’s give me a 750, bc the 8 falls short.
I'm definitely leaning towards this out of all the options. I've sat on a Ninja 650, Tuono 600, RS660, CBR650R, GSX-8R along with several other bikes. The RS660 was way too leaned forward for a guy coming from a supermoto/street only rider. The 8R just felt ok, and the sound is meh. The Ninja and Honda felt the best, but I don't like how either engine sounds. I love the flat torque of the Triumph triples. I'm 90% sure I'll either get the Daytona 660 or the Tiger 660.
Tuono 660 seems to be the better option if you have a dealer near you. I have sat on the new Daytona 660 it is HEAVY!
@@beefcoleman If they’ve exercised their reliability issues that plagued these bikes in first 2 model years maybe, but that bike’s 1000s more expensive as well
@@jpslaym0936 to each their own. neither brand is known for reliability so I wouldn’t factor that in on a unproven triumph platform. I have owned a triumph it was not without its faults. And the tuono is only ~$1000 more.
Don't get the Daytona please lol
Tiger 660 is a fine bike if you're going adv. The 8R if you full exhaust and flash it turns into a different engine I can confirm that and it doesn't have the garbage suspension the Daytona has. Ninj 650 is borrrrrrrring.
Tuono 660 factory might be what you want.
@@beefcoleman Exactly. It's unacceptable for a bike like this to be like 450 pounds, these are supposed to be light and highly flickable as they're not high on power.
Ninj 400 is such a success cuz 370 pounds and extremely flickable platform, suspension upgrades and it's a beast in the curves even tho it's a lower power 400.
My '72 Daytona T100R?
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Instead of naming this bike the "Daytona", Triumph shoyld have brought back the line of "Sprint"- Sprint 660
Make TRIUMPHS Great again . Make it look more classic like a slippery Sam
Nice bike - HOWEVER - In my years of riding sportbikes and modifying them for me, I would not buy the bike due to the lack of suspension adjustability.
For me, that train left the station a long time ago.
I would pay the extra $2K for proper preload, compression and damping adjustable suspension.
In part I buy a KTM 300 because of the suspension.
As far as the name Daytona goes, it matters not to me.
I don't care about it being a "real" Daytona or not. But what I want to know is, it the 660 or the GSX 8R the better bike?
Same
For that to be a question, I’d say the 800cc Suzuki definitely punches down.
My 1985 Honda V65 Sabre will whoop ass on many of todays bikes
@@tomtaylor6163 594lb with 121 hp? Just bc it’s the fastest bike you’ve been on doesn’t mean it would compare to today’s, 380-400lb with 105-123 hp. Power to weight is a thing.
The Daytona wins that battle because of the triple alone. I don’t know anyone that’s had a p-twin and rushed out to buy a second one and that includes myself.
Daytona 660 can achieve 229 kmph top speed and 0-100 is just 3.2 sec
That's real beast
My motorcycle can go 120 - 0 in less than. 3.2 second.
@@ellwoodwolf 😟
Nope , why they didn't just base it on the 765 street triple? This should be called a Trident R , and saved the Daytona name for a proper sports bike,
Nice review of the 660, thanks. Cool to see Triumph competing with similar bikes including my '21 Ninja 650 (which is a fun, comfortable, reliable bike for roads). 3 cylinders is an advantage here, though I wonder what the fuel economy is with the tank size at 3.7 at 443 wet pounds. More comfort is great, and a cool style helps too as seen here. Nice bike. Thanks!
Nice review. Really like the triple engine & it's a decent looking bike too. I haven't ridden the 660 but as an overall package I prefer the GSX8R for the road due to it's low down & midrange torque. The Suzuki's superior build quality & warranty is also a big selling point for me.
This is sprot bike for the street ! Supersport is for track ! Daytona 660 will be perfect for the road ,its not some aggressive with power and sitting position ,this bike is made for everyday riding in the real world , city riding ,mountain roads etc , plus it looks very cool !
I have not ridden this bike, but looks like it blows lol
Heavy(440 wet?), soft non-adjustable suspension, wheelbase and chassis not suited to carving up corners likely front heavy....
In the class nobody is competing with the RS660 even a little bit... also Triumph... SpeedTripleRR would have been the bike to make as a 765 Street Trip RR and would have sold loads of them b4 the R9 even came in as a thing.
Triumph makes a really high quality bike I've been very happy with my Triumph. 😊
It also looks like a mature riders bike. No fruit salad paint jobs, weird insect looking styling, disjointed patched body work or transformer contender wanna be styling disaster. It’s no wonder retro bikes are selling well, because they look as good today as they did 50 years ago.
Worthy? The name is Triumph’s to apply. The Supersports of the past were too tightly focused and costly to maintain interest that translated into supporting sales, essentially an evolutionary dead end. Consequently they faded from the landscape. The compromises that yielded the new generation of sporty offerings are what will translate into sales.
2017 675 note is the best
The new 660 sounds like single cylinder motor so ugly
It's coming down to the Daytona 660 & the GSX 8r for my son & also a good friend of mine! My friend narrowed his list down from a ZX4r, Ninja 650, CBR 650, Yammi R7, and the Aprilia 660 he thought was a little pricey. I already own both a Ninja 650 & CBR650 ...and after he rode both of mine, he feels that the Daytona slots right between both of those as far as price, road feel, comfort, gas mileage, and sportiness. We'll see what they both choose sometime this summer..
Was in this exact predicament, and ended up choosing the Daytona. Yes, the Suzuki has some better finished parts, but the Daytona fit my body better, has a better seat, and the engine is wayy better for what I'm looking for (less vibey, better gearing, pull everywhere in the revrange, the lighter flywheel... Ect.)
Oh and better passenger accommodations and oem fall protection
No, it doesn’t earn the Daytona moniker. A manufacturer can go forever without producing an iconic bike, to just throw it on a budget bike seems to be the way. Suzuki using the GSXR, Yamaha’s R, Triumphs gem…
Thank you!
I hope they kinda turn the Daytona into like a “style” or brand of triumph and we get the beginner Daytona 660, then intermediate Daytona 765, and the high end Daytona 1200. The 1200 would be weird cuz then there wouldn’t be a reason to have the speed RR
Cycle world did a great comparison between the Tuono 660 and the Trident 660 I'd really like to see a comparison between the RS 660 and the Daytona 660
Manufacturers are doing a good job attracting new riders with highly “usable” sporty looking bikes. But it is kind of silly comparing them to pure sport bikes. VERY different animals.
For the money, I don't know why the Daytona 660 would ever be chosen over the Street Triple. The increase in price for the STR is pretty negligible, $900 in Canada, and you're getting better components and performance all round. Even if you prefer the aesthetics of the fairings, the Daytona 660 doesn't seem like a good purchase, even when compared to Triumph's own lineup.
Back in the 1970s all I thought about was Sport Bike/ Cafe Racers Now I think it’s gone overboard with Squids getting their hands on these things
When everyone is asking the same question the answer is obvious , no it’s not worthy because if it was there wouldn’t be everyone asking the question to begin with. Meaning it’s not up to par with the previous Daytona’s and not worthy of the name.
🤜💥👍Very nice but going to hold on to my old FZ6 has real rider assist
this will never be the 675 we loved 😢, 660 has become a commuter bike
I would buy/even pay more if better front suspension
You can always upgrade it yourself
Like 800 dollars more ? Cause the much better speed triple 765 is just around the corner with - more hp, lighter weight, fully adjustable suspension front and rear, 6 axis imu....
I'm gonna buy one. In white.
Nope it's a Jacksonville 660. Close, but .... Not really. Jax 660
More like a Gainesville. A Jacksonville would be even more hardcore than the Daytona.
Not at all
Non-adjustable suspension and no clip-ons mean this is not a sports bike, it's just a sport styled bike.