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Triumph has launched their all-new middleweight sports bike - the Daytona 660. Prices start at ₹9,72,450, ex-showroom. Triumph intends to target people looking for a dynamic ride, and sports performance from their bike with this.
The Daytona 660’s 660cc, 3-cylinder engine produces 93.6bhp at 11,250rpm and 69Nm at 8,250rpm and redlines at 12,650rpm. It is mated to a 6-speed gearbox with a wet, multi-plate clutch with torque assist. The engine is tuned to give good low-end torque with 80 per cent of its peak torque coming from just 3,125rpm. It also features a new exhaust system which comes with 3-into-1 headers and a compact underslung exhaust to amplify its soundtrack.
Daytona 600 sports a lightweight sports frame with a Showa 41mm upside down big-piston front forks and a Showa rear suspension unit, which should make it agile. The rear suspension also features a preload adjustment for set-up alterations. It also sports Michelin’s new, Power 6 tyres to deliver traction on different kinds of road conditions. The front brakes are twin 310mm floating discs, 4 piston radial callipers and the rear brakes are single 220mm fixed disc, single piston sliding calliper.
The throttle is a ride-by-wire system and gets three riding modes: sport, road and rain. Each mode provides a unique throttle response and varying levels of traction control, with sport mode delivering the most responsive throttle for intense road riding or track sessions. For riders who prefer no electronic interference, the traction control system can be fully disabled via the instrument menu. It also gets a multi-functional instrument display with a colour TFT screen integrated into a white-on-black LCD display.
The Daytona 660 competes with the Kawasaki Ninja 650, Honda CBR 650R and the Aprilia RS 660 in India. All these motorcycles offer different engine setups ranging from two to four cylinders with the Aprilia being the most powerful on paper. With these many options now on the market, customers can choose their bike based on their requirement and brand preference.
