2024 Daytona 660

[GoldOxide_imp]

Looks alright Tev. Congratulations.

[the Ferret]

Despite all the excitement (yours before delivery, and other when chiming in) ....
did I understand right, you bought a motorcycle on which you never had a chance to sit, and for one minute feel fit and ergonomy ?
Or did they have a demonstrator in the shop ?

I've ordered lots of new bikes over the years without ever having sat on one.

The CBs were not even available to be sat on when I ordered them. Heck I ordered my first CB in November 2012 and they didnt come into this country until March of 2013.

[Tev62]

Despite all the excitement (yours before delivery, and other when chiming in) ....
did I understand right, you bought a motorcycle on which you never had a chance to sit, and for one minute feel fit and ergonomy ?
Or did they have a demonstrator in the shop ?

Yes, this is me "The Gecko" I can be a bit impulsive at times and just took a liking to this bike and ordered without a test ride. It is designed as a relaxed pseudo sports-bike and in reality it doesn't have an aggressive stance. Seat to peg is a tiny bit shorter than the Trident which I have sat on but that will be offset as the pegs are set a little further back. Never going to travel the world on it granted but it will do me for the days I want a light simple bike to scratch on. This type of mid range bike was what I was looking for when I picked up the CB1100 but I was tempted away buy the shiny EX! The EX stays though as it is a sunk cost.

[The Gecko_imp]

Please do not sell her (as your last sentence indicate), she will pay you many times over.
Love to hear about rides on your new girl !!

A friend bought a Z900RS the other day, and in simple terms of weight and how happy this engine revs, this is an amazing bike. Probably not far from your definition of a lighter alternative to fool around with. ANyway we have planned a few spring rides together, switching bikes every 30 miles or so, on many different roads. I am looking forward to comparing the two "retros" side by side.

[misterprofessionality]

Just wanted to say, when picking up my Thruxton yesterday I noticed that they had a Daytona 660 in the showroom...they let me take it fora short spin. Absolutely fun little bike but more aggressive than I thought. I just love that triple.

[Gone in 60]

Dang it’s new Triumph Fever up in here!

Yesterday, was out to lunch with Mrs G and Mom, and a guy rode into the restaurant parking lot on a Triumph triple, think it was a Trident. Sounded awesome. Wanted to invent a reason to excuse myself to run out to the parking lot to see what kind of exhaust he had put on it, but by the time I could, he had picked up whatever take-out he was there for and was gone.

Gee, thanks AI Algorithm. My YouTube feed just loaded up a bunch of Triumph Triple videos for me to snack on.

[Tev62]

Dang it’s new Triumph Fever up in here!

Yesterday, was out to lunch with Mrs G and Mom, and a guy rode into the restaurant parking lot on a Triumph triple, think it was a Trident. Sounded awesome. Wanted to invent a reason to excuse myself to run out to the parking lot to see what kind of exhaust he had put on it, but by the time I could, he had picked up whatever take-out he was there for and was gone.

Gee, thanks AI Algorithm. My YouTube feed just loaded up a bunch of Triumph Triple videos for me to snack on.

Please do not sell her (as your last sentence indicate), she will pay you many times over.
Love to hear about rides on your new girl !!

A friend bought a Z900RS the other day, and in simple terms of weight and how happy this engine revs, this is an amazing bike. Probably not far from your definition of a lighter alternative to fool around with. ANyway we have planned a few spring rides together, switching bikes every 30 miles or so, on many different roads. I am looking forward to comparing the two "retros" side by side.

Let us know how you get on.

Just wanted to say, when picking up my Thruxton yesterday I noticed that they had a Daytona 660 in the showroom...they let me take it fora short spin. Absolutely fun little bike but more aggressive than I thought. I just love that triple.

Yes, it is more aggressive than the Ninja 650 but not as extreme as the Yamaha R7, bit of a halfway house. I have lower back problems and a little forward lean does actually help me in that regard, it's like mini traction .