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Daytona 660, everyday sportbike for Indian roads
I was very interested in riding the new Daytona 660 after having ridden the pleasant GSX-8R and I noticed some pretty interesting things about both of them. As a "sportsbike hater" these are some of the few sports bikes I would love owning or commuting on and that should tell you about their "purposes" in the first place. Before we go further, this isn't as easy to ride as the Gixxer due to the reasons described below, newer riders should strictly stay away. Daytona 660:- 1.A lot of sportbike purists hate the new Daytona for what it is, I've never ridden the old Daytona so I don't share that bias but the new Daytona is a pretty nice sports bike with a single flaw. 2. If you're someone who's riding a Daytona for the first time like me, you'll find very little things to complain about - the triple 660 engine in this better than the same triple in the trident due to the increased bhp and topend, it feels nice to hear it sing at 8000rpm stress free even though it loves to roast your thighs. 3. RBW here again, isn't as nice as I would like it to be. This seems to be a repeating issue with the 660s from Triumph and I hope they sort it out, but again nothing you couldn't get used to after a few minutes of riding. Will still advise new riders to stay away from this bike. 4. Ergonomics of the Daytona are quite nice, not as upright as the GSX but pretty upright compared to other sport bikes I've sat on, it offers a nice balance between between slightly upright and full tuck where you can choose between to two pretty easily while going fast, this is simply impossible to do on the Gixxer and you'll feel awesome fully tucking in behind that windscreen when you go fast. 5.Let's talk about the Achilles heel of the Daytona which also helps it be the perfect sports bike for Indian roads. The suspension is soft, it's almost like the tiger sport in this regard but where the TS benefitted from more weight this doesn't. The suspension here won't make you nervous while cornering it is sophisticated enough to not do that, it only does this while braking where it dives hard which is quite scary given how little travel you have. But this same suspension is magical on our potholes and non smooth roads where it feels almost ADV like. Even though you're on a sports bike it soaks up the road beautifully, you won't go flying if you hit a concrete patch or a speed bump at high speeds so even those aren't a worry. So for daily driving this set up works beautifully but for faster riders who are looking to use all 93 bhp every chance they get, this isn't the bike for you, best go for a GSX8R with stiffer suspension. Although on that bike you'll need to remove the raised clipons. In conclusion, if I was looking for a daily driver sportsbike, I would 100% go with this just due to the triple over the GSX-8R, but people who want to track this or ride hard, explore other options, the suspension that makes this so good for daily use will suffer at the track.4
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