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[sportrider - sport bikes] - '09 Triumph Daytona 675 - Refining The Triple Threat
'09 Triumph Daytona 675 - Refining The Triple Threat
Triumph Makes Some Subtle Tweaks To Its New Daytona 675 Triple For 2009.Although many Triumph owners won't see racetrack tarmac and probably don't see much value with the accessories, that would be a pity, because the new Triumph's upgraded engine performance even in bone-stock form makes this such a fun racetrack ride it's practically addictive. Strangely, the little bit of extra midrange torque is more noticeable than the additional power up top, which in any case you can only really access if you rev the engine out to 13,500 rpm. Holding off an upshift until then puts the motor right back in the fat part of the power band in the next higher gear. But there's a strong pull from the 6000 rpm power threshold with a noticeable extra hit of acceleration between 8000-10,000 rpm, which makes using second and third gear for tighter sections the hot tip. With the bike geared to top out at 161 mph, there wasn't room on Cartagena's short front straight to even pull a true fifth gear, but the following day out on the Autovia four-lane highway showed the benefits of taking it to the limit. Top gear roll-on is really impressive for a middleweight motor anywhere from 8000 rpm upwards, though even with the mellifluous-sounding stock exhaust you catch yourself making just a few unnecessary gearshifts just to be able to revel in the sound of three-cylinder music. Photo Gallery: First Ride: '09 Triumph Daytona 675 - Sport Rider Magazine Photo Gallery: First Ride: '09 Triumph Daytona 675 - Sport Rider Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Click here for full story...
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