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Want a Triumph...
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I have just decided, I really want a Triumph Daytona :o) - or some model of
(modern) Triumph anyway.
Actually, I tend to be rather sluggish when it comes to getting the stuff I
really wanted in the first place.
Anyone wanna swap for a Cruiser ? Oh well, back to daydreaming and wishful
thinking for me I think !
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I'm fancying a Triumph again.
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If I do seriously go for it, any advice on anything particular to avoid with
Daytona's / Triples ?
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Servicing. If the bike is coming up for, or just past, 12,000 miles
check to see if the big service has been done. It can cost upwards of
500 quid, so budget accordingly. You'll need to do an interim service
halfway between every 12,000 one, but these are usually much cheaper as
valve clearances don't need doing.
Aside from that the big triples don't have many issues, but some did
suffer from weak starter clutches which cost about 800 quid to repair.
Never let the battery get too flat, because it's low cranking power that
causes them to fail as they slip out of engagement.
I love my Daytona, it's a real world sports bike. By that I mean a Gixer
Thou or ZX10R is more at home on a track and being caned senseless,
where the Daytona will eat up mile after mile in a more relaxed way but
still be plenty fast enough for any normal person on the road. It's more
GT bike than sports bike, like an Aston Martin DB9 is to a Lamborghini
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Early T595 Daytona plenty cheap in yellow and there are loads of them
around.
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Diablo.
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You've really learnt to like the triples engine then. Lots of mid range
torque. I think that's why I like the ST so much.
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It's wonderful, can't think why I didn't buy one earlier.
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I was out on mine earlier today. Did Skenfrith the long way round with
the SO and BIL. Lovely day for it.
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Because the Gixxer is a mind bending roller coaster ride that has to be
experienced, even if just for a short while?
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I had the gixxer just before the ST.
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