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Triumph unveils Daytona 675 Special Edition, we fawn
2009 Triumph Daytona 675SE - Click above for a high-res image gallery
For whatever reason, most major motorcycle brands can be identified by a specific color. For instance, Honda is red and Kawasaki is green. Over the years, both Yamaha and Suzuki have been associated with particular colors too, though those two cycle manufacturers have flip-flopped a few times. We have an unsolicited suggestion for classic British manufacturer Triumph: stick with the white and blue scheme that's about to debut on the new Daytona 675SE. It's perfect.
Triumph says the bike's Pearl White bodywork and Sparkle Blue frame were "designed to enhance the British bike's sleek and slender profile." Mission accomplished. Underneath the new livery lies the same 126-horsepower, 675cc inline three-cylinder engine that every Datyona comes standard with and was mildly refined for the 2009 model year.
If you want one, we suggest you get in touch with your local Triumph dealer post haste. "Less than 350" SEs are planned for the North American market, and pricing begins at $9,999 in the U.S. and $11,999 in Canada.
Gallery: 2009 Triumph Daytona Special Edition
[Source: Triumph]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Kooshball 10:06AM (5/08/2009)
verrrrry nice.
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JS 10:15AM (5/08/2009)
your title accurately captures my thoughts as well. I'm not a big bike guy but that thing is beautiful! Wowaweewa
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larry a 3:44PM (5/08/2009)
Triumphs are so purrrty, the sound of the triples are amazing, gawd we need more bike posts
S.P. 10:22AM (5/08/2009)
Just waiting for the complaining to start about "this being a car site"...
Being a car guy...no wait...a guy who likes most things that burn fuel and spew hydrocarbons and the ever so deadly CO2 (Aztec excluded), I love it. They post bikes etc., so what. Enthusiasts should like more than just one mode of transportation. I love the bike. Thanks for posting it!
Now if only they'd quit jacking the insurance premiums 25% every year maybe I could buy a bike again. 1400 bucks for 5 months riding...uh, I think I'll have to pass. Damned insurance.
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Kooshball 10:36AM (5/08/2009)
wow i thought my premiums were high. with full coverage i'm at about $1100/yr for a zixxer.
USCGTO 10:38AM (5/08/2009)
1400 for 5 months?
God damm I pay 1500 for three a 06 GTO, an 08 E550 Benz and a 08 600RR. oh I am "only" 28.
did you just say 14000 for 6 mobths of riding? dammm..
Coming back to the bike, I myself like it, just wish my riding posture was more suited to the triumph than the 600RR.
enzochi 10:40AM (5/08/2009)
holy crap.. ~$300/year for a 1098..
0 points too..
S. P. 2:36PM (5/09/2009)
Not sure this'll work http://www.mpi.mb.ca/irc/estimate.asp?doCalc=Y&#BotEstimate , probably not, but with full discounts (25%), taking the $500 ded instead of $200 ($1902 then) and with only $1mill liability this bike comes out to $1815 for year 2009. Last year the same model was $1591. Big jump every year!!! The 5 months comes in to play in that living in Manitoba, you're lucky to get 6 months of riding, but they make you pay for it in 5. When I had my last bike, it was around 1100 per yr but you started paying when you took the bike out in spring, and you could cancel your insurance in fall when it was time to put it away. In effect only paying about 1/2 the annual. Suddenly they changed the rules, and now you pay the full annual in one shot or over a 5 month period, and your bike stays insured all year long. Killed my desire to ride. My brother won't even license his Harley this year, went up about $300 from $900 last year. My Taurus is $1100 per year, so imagine insuring 2 cars and a bike. $3500 is just not affordable. Gov't insurance is only good if you're young, a 22 yr old pays the same as a 40 yr old with a good record. Otherwise a free market system might be better. Oh well...what ya gonna do?
S.P. 2:42PM (5/09/2009)
Sorry, posted wrong link above. This is the $500 deductible, that was for $200.
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/irc/estimate.asp?doCalc=Y&#BotEstimate
Billy 10:23AM (5/08/2009)
It's Yamaha blue and Suzuki yellow, right?
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Kooshball 10:35AM (5/08/2009)
basically, although honda has a bad ass white/blue paint scheme for '10 as well... little more unconventional and not as nice as this though.
652059 11:04AM (5/08/2009)
For dirt bikes, yes, Suzuki is normally yellow and Yahama blue. That doesn't necessarily carry to the street/sport/superbikes - Factory Yamaha teams have been red, yellow, and blue over the years, and Suzuki is normally blue, especially in American road racing.
Obviously a lot of it depends on who they can bring in as the title sponsor; Rizla has been a title sponsor in Europe both MotoGP and WSBK so Suzuki has been a baby blue color for several years under their sponsorship. Yamaha still runs a lot of red in WSBK, but blue in MotoGP with Fiat sponsorship.
Rick C. 11:36AM (5/08/2009)
I thought Ducati was red. In fact, anything Italian should be red.
MajorGeek 10:40AM (5/08/2009)
As a Harley guy (currently V-Rod Muscle) I love Triumph bikes, this is no exception.
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Ashish 10:40AM (5/08/2009)
dammit I suck at writing comments early in the morning.
did you just say 1400 for 6 months of riding? dammm.. LOL. tickets?
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Kooshball 10:52AM (5/08/2009)
i think maybe he meant that he can only ride 5 months out of the year for that price... thumbs up for my leading the way on the misinterpretation, hah.
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Alex 10:55AM (5/08/2009)
I absolutely love Triumphs. I day dream constantly about the Street Triple, but i don't know, this may take over those dreams.
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BoxerFanatic 11:15AM (5/08/2009)
Not bad at all. The white looks cold, and very nearly silver, which is not a negative thing...
A 1998-vintage T595 (955cc) Daytona made me fall in love with bikes.
I love the fact that Triumph has included triples in their lower-displacement bikes, and the 675 is reportedly very, very good.
I wish they hadn't let the big daytona languish with iffy re-styling since 2002. I occaisionally wonder if a 1098 Speed Triple could be re-configured with 2001 955i bodywork... but only on a second one, the first one being kept as a speed triple. :D
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la 11:20AM (5/08/2009)
PLEASE, more bike stories, or I dunno, maybe bikeblog or motoblog come on.
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BoxerFanatic 2:18PM (5/08/2009)
There already are blogs...
The kneeslider, and motorcycledaily are two that I occaisionally hit. I am sure there are probably others.