Van MCN:
There’s no getting away from the fact Triumph’s Daytona 600 is a stunning bike. It has the looks, chassis and running gear to worry any of the present supersports 600s.
If the Daytona had appeared a year ago it would be competing for a podium finish. Put it another way, if Honda hadn’t put out the CBR600RR and was still running the CBR600FS as its primary supersports bike, then the Daytona would have slapped its arse.
It would also have kicked the R6 and GSX-R for being far easier to live with in real world riding.
The Daytona 600 will go down in history as the first British supersport bike to make the grade in this, the most demanding of classes.
The Triumph can stand proud against the competition without any allowances for the British badge.
The fuelling is improved from the old TT600 and does away with any coughs and splutters at low revs.
The Daytona’s motor simply spins up (fast and hard) as you blip the throttle, exactly as it should.
The old bike was acclaimed as arguably the best-handling 600 when it was launched three years ago. The new Daytona chassis is even better with faster handling, greater stability, and better feedback from the front than a Yamaha R6.