I believe the aftermarket is... 1) Daytona parts for tail tidies etc 2) Street Triple RS for engine and Chassis parts... If you do look, I agree they would be an awesome road bike (although I wished it revved like the 675 does and still had the extra grunt), the used prices of them I really think can be negotiated, there are loads for sale and many have been for sale for months and months, including the one that Completely were showing at Silverstone, that's been for sale for 8 months or more.
I chopped mine out a few months back. Phill is right re options. It’s a gen 3 Daytona frame and body with 765 engine. They are a brilliant road bike. Perfect power, enough torque and sublime handling. Personally I like the colour scheme, really pops in the natural light. The electrics are ok but unnecessary. I switched them off/lowest settings. It’s not that powerful. Here’s the rub. I wouldn’t buy another one. The “step up” from 675r simply isn’t there. I prefer the higher revs of the smaller bike and other than the engine and carbon bodywork they are identical if you ignore the superfluous bodywork. Re values. I owned mine for 2 years. I paid £13800 and px’d it for £12500. I had done 2000 miles on it, all road. The dealer sold it within 4 weeks of my px and was advertising it at a touch over £14k.
I have had two 675’s in the last year or two. One dedicated track bike. One I bought cheap and did up before flipping. They are awesome bikes, easy to work on (if a little tight access wise but not as bad as a Pani). Budget £4K for a reasonable gen 1/2 or £5500 for a Gen 3. The premium for the R is once again subjective. The base model is good to go out the box, they really are that good. Personally I’d go Gen 3 (2013 on) as the earlier bikes had a few issues with reliability and Triumph were not very transparent with the issues. If you see one you like happy to advise if you want help/opinion.
There's #542 for sale at Bulldog Triumph just up the road from me for a hair under £14k right now. I was tempted but decided against it for *exactly* these same reasons. It's not worth the step up and every "spirited ride" would be marred by worries about the cost of repairing/replacing that carbon fibre if it all goes pear shaped. And what's the point of popping on an aftermarket fairing and storing the original in the garage, where nobody can admire it except the spiders? Plus, £14k for a used Moto 2 when there's a spanking new Street Triple 765 RS for just under £11k sat next to it? Nah. I agree that a decent 675 is the way to go.
Have to agree. I had #545 (bought from Bulldog - it’s 2 minutes away) but traded it for an S1000RR. (A phenomenal bike for the lazy ‘sport’ rider.) The bike sits in a weird zone - it’s a not so limited edition, sublime handling bike, which lacks the torque to be the perfect road bike, clad in gorgeous factory carbon which you don’t want to damage by taking it to the track. So its not special enough to really appreciate in value (meaning you shouldn’t ride it) and you don’t really want to ride it as its unique parts are vulnerable and probably difficult to replace. I ran mine in, and then could not figure out what on earth it was for. It’s the motorcycle equivalent of Jordan. (Or Katie Price for the younger members.)
Yeah, I think the comments above largely summarise what I thought most people think about the Moto2 bike. My feeling is that the idea to produce a limited run bike to go alongside the Moto2 announcement was really late, and that's a shame, because I love Triumphs, and unlike some, I don't think they are unreliable, having owned 6 Triumphs now and never having had a single issue with any of them. Personally for those tempted to pick up a 'cheap' 675, they already don't really exist... There are a few tidy 675R Gen 3's on the evilbay at the mo around £8500-9k, not long ago you could get them for £7k, and clean bikes are getting harder to find. Incidentally I know where there is a crashed one if anyone wants a project.... it's a 2012 last of the old shape, with engine mount damage but otherwise the bike would be a good track bike (and it was, before he crashed it!)
I was looking at this 12 model a while back with (to me) the important underseat exhaust (and its an arrow). 2012 Triumph DAYTONA 675 BUY ONLINE 24 HOURS A 675cc for sale for £5,591 in Kennington, Surrey (autotrader.co.uk) Not gonna get many more smiles per mile for 5k imo!!
One of the worst bits of bike business I did was to chop my stunning black and gold 675 Daytona in for a Bonneville T120 that had been tarted up to appeal to my check-shirt phase. Needless to say, said Bonneville is history and I’d do anything to have the Daytona back. From what I’ve seen on DVLA, it looks as though it’s a track bike now ☹️
like this one! My 2011 Caspian Blue, with Arrow silencer and the official Ohlins shock etc on it, was a stunning bike
I still look at Daytona 675’s every week on eBay and the 675 Forum. I have absolutely zero doubt I will get another one sometime. Just superb bikes.
