Rounding out the stable of Hinckley middleweight motorcycles is the 2024 Triumph Daytona 660. The Daytona 660 joins the Tiger Sport 660 and Trident 660. Clad in a full fairing, the Daytona 660 goes directly against its market rival, the Aprilia RS660. Carrying a liquid-cooled, inline three-cylinder, the Daytona 660 gets 95 PS at 11,520 rpm and 69 Nm of torque at 8,250 rpm.
Power gets to the ground via a six-speed
gearbox equipped with a slip and assist clutch and chain final drive. A tubular
steel perimeter frame along with a fabricated steel swingarm holds everything
together, as opposed to the cast alloy frame and swingarm found on the 765RS. Suspension
is done with Showa upside down big piston 41 mm diameter front forks and Showa
preload adjustable monoshock at the back. Braking uses radial-mount four-piston
brakes with twin 310 mm discs and braided brake lines while the rear gets a 220
mm fixed disc with single piston sliding calliper, and two-channel ABS is
standard.
Riding aids include three ride modes –
Sport, Road and Rain – with optimised throttle response and traction control
settings for road conditions while traction control is switchable for race
track duty. Additionally a new Emergency Deceleration Warning system activates
the Daytona’s hazard lights under heavy braking to alert road users.
A digital LCD gauge is found inside the
cockpit, displaying all the necessary information while the My Triumph
Connectivity System for connecting to the rider’s smartphone is an optional
extra, as is Triumph Shift Assist up-and-down quickshifter. With 14-litres of
fuel in the tank, the Daytona 660 weighs in at 201 kg, while the seat places
the rider 810 off the ground with a low seat height option set at 785 mm. Three
colour options are available, with prominent “660” graphics.
