Cav wrote:
I reckon around somewhere like Cadwell Park or Pembrey your bike could be quicker than mine
They eat 600 sports bikes on trackdays , better corner entry and more grunt on the way out . I have seen it keep up with litre bikes in the fast group but rider ability will have had a bit to play in that .
I'm thinking in it's naked form, most 765s on track have full fairing so then it will beat a 600 on any circuit.
I can keep up with 1000s, it's only when I find one ridden by someone with similar ability to myself when they start gapping me by 3 seconds or so per lap. The 765RS I came across at Portimao was ridden by a quick and confident guy but he got in the way on every braking zone and ruined my sub 1.57 lap I didn't get clear track again after that session.
Monty wrote:They'd be stupid not too. They're only a tune, fairing and a ratio change away from a new Daytona.
Iirc weren't the sales figures for the Daytona in their last year utterly terrible.? -Perhaps they feel that a lot of people indicating they "fancy one of them" wouldn't actually equate to actual sales.
They also need to be at least as good, if not better than, the competition. There are some spectacular options in the marketplace already.
It took them years to recover the development costs of the last Daytona, but that was a brand new bike. The 765 Daytona wouldn't need much development now that they've got the engine and chassis sorted. Plus the Moto2 engine project will have given them shed loads of information about what the 765 powerplant can do and how much power they can get from a road version without reliability issues.
Monty wrote:They'd be stupid not too. They're only a tune, fairing and a ratio change away from a new Daytona.
Iirc weren't the sales figures for the Daytona in their last year utterly terrible.? -Perhaps they feel that a lot of people indicating they "fancy one of them" wouldn't actually equate to actual sales.
They also need to be at least as good, if not better than, the competition. There are some spectacular options in the marketplace already.
The 600 bikes haven't really moved on that much since my 2010 kwack, I think they'd smash it with very little work and cost. Whether they would sell, I don't know but I'd seriously consider one.
The engine is brilliant. Such a strong spread of power and torque though I know some say that it lacks character. I think that is because of that broad spread.
However the handling is the highlight. It turns so easily. It did get a bit lively yesterday when I accelerated over the white lines in the middle of the road but there was no drama about it. I haven’t really looked over the bike at all yet as any spare time I have had I wanted to be riding it, but I presume it doesn’t have a steering damper hidden anywhere.
I can’t see Triumph won’t make a road going version of the Moto2 bike but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a high end model. Even if it just to showcase what they can do and use it as a company selling point.
I can see them testing the water with a Daytona 675R TDS or whatever they call their special bikes.
If they all sell well (and at a premium - probably £14-16k) they may look at production runs of 500 bikes at a time - market the bike properly, build up orders and keep the demand higher than the output.
duke63 wrote:Just a thought i had last night. I might take the Supercorsas off the ST and fit them to the 853 and then fit something like the M7RR to the ST.
The Supercorsa is overkill for a road tyre.
I didnt like Supercorsa's in the wet tbh. The R had Rosso Corsa's on which were better for the road.
I don't understand why people don't like Supercorsas in the wet - they're one of the most predictable tyres around!!
I got caught out in a monsoon-level downpour riding back through Monmouth-Huntley and still rode above the limit around all but the tightest corners on that stretch. What's more, you can powerslide on demand if you so wish !! They're also really good on the brakes in the wet.
I didn't get clear track again after that session.
