Triumph 675

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Just saw this over at MD:

http://motorcycledaily.com/13septemb...daytona675.htm

[WOTEugene]

So many bikes... so little money

[Paul_E_D]

Gold is tacky, but that bike is certainly a step forward for Triumph design wise. It's also an interesting concept. Disregard 600cc racing, and build a sportbike that can't be directly compared... That way it can't get dissed as badly when it doesn't compete with japan.

Very smart.

[benVFR]

I thought the jist of this bike is that by ditching the 650cc 4 cylinder and making it a 675cc 3-cylinder they can race in Supersport against the 600cc Japanese 4-cylinders just like Ducati gets to have 749cc V-twins and Buell gets to have whatever the hell it wants.

The design is better but the thing I want to see is for all the little bits you touch on the bike to get better on Triumphs. Little things like kill switches and all that stuff feel cheap on Triumphs to me.

[SVRACER01]

kawasaki called and said they are missing some of their design sheets for the zx6

[Paul_E_D]

749s can't race in the USA. I'm sure the triple won't either...

I'd be suprised to see them race this machine, but I don't know their intent...

[benVFR]

Ah.. I didn't know 749s couldn't race in the US.

IMO with all this BS of the 1000s being too fast for some tracks and all the manufacturers doing different racing divisions, I would love to see a series that pitted 600/675/750cc bikes with 4/3/2 cylinders against each other.

Who knows if it would be close, but it would be more fun then watching all those identical 600s go round and round.

[Paul_E_D]

Agreed. I even think they should tweak the rules to favor the twins.

[SVRACER01]

they should bring back thunderbike and race svs in ama

[Paul_E_D]

Yeah, THey definitely should, but they are the stupidest race org on the planet, so they won't...

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More info released:

http://motorcycledaily.com/23september05_triumph675.htm

[SVixxer]

I for one love this bike. I cannot waite to see it at the Javett center. I have never had a loan for a bike before, but this one might push me to the edge. Shh, Don't tell Fazerchic.

[reiobard]

whoever is the first to get one i want to try it out, looks like my next bike to me

[FazerChic]

Originally posted by SVixxer
Shh, Don't tell Fazerchic.

Too late...I want the gold one.

[SVixxer]

Originally posted by FazerChic
Too late...I want the gold one.

Shit.



BTW, it will be red or grey.

[FazerChic]

Originally posted by SVixxer
Shit.



BTW, yours will be gold, and mine will still be an FZ1

[SVixxer]

Originally posted by FazerChic

An FZ1 that can still stomp all over you. Especially when you are at home bikeless while I ride the Triumph.

[FazerChic]

[Rhonda66]

Originally posted by WOTEugene


So many bikes... so little money

Ain't that the truth!!!

[highsider]

I *may* have to go down to Frank's and order one of these today.

Depends on if they can get it to me in time for VIR. Is it bad for a bike to break it in on the track?

[highsider]

Originally posted by T-595 Greg
honestly can't see why it would be hard to break a bike in on the track. any idea what they will be charging for them?

I dont know if they had pricing or not yet, but I had a salesman at our local Triumph dealer trying pretty hard to push one on me.

[benVFR]

Woah! I may be a sucker for solid color bikes but that Grey is very sexy.

That thing could be super bling if you just put a few more gold anodized parts on to complete the look. Gold sprocket, gold fork lowers, gold rearsets, kickstand, etc..

Or powdercoat the last few shiny gray bits the same dull gray and give it a carbon can, that'd be pretty bad ass too.

[odduc]

I agree with Ben! That bike looks beautiful in grey!!!!!!!

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I believe retail is going to be $8999

Here is a real life shot of the grey:

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More pics here:

http://erickb.free.fr/paris2005/