so successful in the 1990s . Triumph is the latest to join that trend , reviving the Daytona name for the new Trident-based Daytona 660 . While it would have been simple for Triumph to wrap a fairing around the existing Trident 660 roadster , instead the company has taken a more in-depth approach . Yes , it uses essentially the same steel frame , threecylinder engine , tank and rear bodywork as the Trident , but there are revisions throughout . Going up against an increasingly strong group of rivals that includes the likes of Yamaha ' s R7 , Kawasaki ' s Ninja 650 , Honda ' s CBR650R and Suzuki ' s new GSX-8R , the Daytona 660 has a unique selling point in the form of its three-cylinder engine and manages a combination of performance and price that its competitors struggle to match . Where the Trident uses a 60 kW ( 80 hp ) version of Triumph ' s signature three-cylinder engine , the Daytona 660 packs a 70 kW ( 94 hp ) variant , slotting exactly onto the power limit for bikes that can still be detuned to 35 kW and used with an A2 licence in Europe . The extra performance comes from a new cylinder head , crankshaft , camshafts , valves and exhaust header , but most importantly from |
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the adoption of three individual throttle bodies instead of the single throttle used on the Trident . All the extra performance comes by moving the peak power higher up the rev range , without any loss in torque at lower rpm , with the maximum power arriving at 11,250 rpm instead of the Trident ' s 10,250 rpm . Torque is increased by 9 %, too , with a peak of 69 Nm at 8,250 rpm , and there are three riding modes : sport , road and rain . The changes to the chassis
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include a steeper steering head angle , changing the fork rake from 24.6 degrees to 23.8 degrees , while the offset is increased and the wheelbase lengthened a fraction to 1,425.6 mm . Revised final drive gearing takes advantage of the engine ' s wider rev range . Finally , it has been 40 years since building magnate John Bloor took the reins at Triumph - buying the company out of receivership and embarking on the slow journey back to |
prominence as a global motorcycle manufacturer - but this year ' s new TF 250-X marks one of the biggest steps since then as Triumph dives headlong into the off-road market . The new motocross bike doesn ' t come as a surprise . Triumph has been open about its development since 2021 and already plans to add a larger 450 cc model next year alongside a pair of enduro models and has even adopted some big names including Ricky Carmichael and Ivan Cerventes into the project to make sure it ' s heading in the right direction . A works entry in the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship has been set up with former Kawasaki team boss Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni at the helm and Monster Energy sponsorship , while a second works squad will compete in the AMA SuperMotocross World Championship . For 2024 , all those efforts will be focused on the new TF 250-X , the first dedicated Triumph motocross bike of the modern era , and customers can buy the same machine right now from a growing network of dedicated Triumph Motocross and Enduro Centres across Europe , the USA and Australia , with the target of 300 such outlets due to open by the end of this year . |