View Full Version : Another deserter to the 675 club
cmonkey
03-05-08, 10:18 AM
Hi all
Well after 4 years and 2 SVs I decided it was time for something different. And WOW!!! What a difference!! If you get the chance to take a ride on one then I would whole-heartedly recommend it. Truly awesome bike.
More pics here (http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19149)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/Daytona675h.jpg
Cheers
cmonkey
pencil shavings
03-05-08, 10:30 AM
happy days!! nice bike, nice grin!! :)
kwak zzr
03-05-08, 11:25 AM
oh no!! another one temping me to the triple side :) loverly bike!
Wayluya
03-05-08, 11:42 AM
A Triple? MMMmmmm. sounds good :flower:
I suspect my perceptions are wrong, but Triumphs always come accross to me as heavy bikes.....probably comes from when the "New" triumphs were launched and they went for very conservative to ensure that the reliability reputation was knocked on the head.
There's no way you can call a 675 heavy. The early triples were, even the later Daytona 955is were, but not the 675.
mister c
03-05-08, 04:59 PM
All deserting the poor little SVs :(
675 is a nice looking motor tho
John 675
03-05-08, 05:58 PM
WOOP WOOP get im mate!! welcome to the club :D :D :D this site will be more about 675's soon :D
Blue_SV650S
03-05-08, 06:04 PM
Close the door behind you on the way out plz ;)
amarko5
03-05-08, 08:12 PM
Hi all
Well after 4 years and 2 SVs I decided it was time for something different. And WOW!!! What a difference!! If you get the chance to take a ride on one then I would whole-heartedly recommend it. Truly awesome bike.
More pics here (http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19149)
Cheers
cmonkey
Very very Nice mate .
need to have a run and we can play "you show me yours and i'll show you mine" :p :smt046
Nice bike.
Any truth in the rumour that the 675 Daytona is getting some upgrades for next year?
cmonkey
03-05-08, 10:33 PM
Very very Nice mate .
need to have a run and we can play "you show me yours and i'll show you mine" :p :smt046
Cheers Mark! Wait till it's had its first service then I'll come up to Hartside and you can show me how to really ride it!! ;) btw your new steed looks very nice and there should be enough room in those panniers for all your camera equipment ;)
I was at Devils this afternoon, did you make it there at all today?
Hope you and your family are all well fella.
amarko5
03-05-08, 11:04 PM
Cheers Mark! Wait till it's had its first service then I'll come up to Hartside and you can show me how to really ride it!! ;) btw your new steed looks very nice and there should be enough room in those panniers for all your camera equipment ;)
I was at Devils this afternoon, did you make it there at all today?
Hope you and your family are all well fella.
yeah i was there mate around 12:30 for a 10 min stop then on the move again.
fair few out today though all over the area;)
as i didn't know you had a new bike i would not be looking for ya :D
Warthog
04-05-08, 06:27 PM
So ... damned ... sexy!!
cmonkey
05-05-08, 09:05 AM
So ... damned ... sexy!!
Who? Me or the Daytona? ;) lol
Nice bike.
Any truth in the rumour that the 675 Daytona is getting some upgrades for next year?
Yeah I heard that too, think it was in MCN so thats going to be spot on accurate then :rolleyes: but have heard it somewhere else as well, Id love one, but would need to have it lowered about 4 inches to get me leg over, so thats another non starter then, damn these short stumpy legs, V nice looking bike btw, enjoy it.
Jester666
05-05-08, 01:43 PM
They look nice but are waaay too small for me! The SV feels lke its about 3 foot longer!
Why can't they make good sports bikes that 6 foot + people can fit on properly?
pencil shavings
05-05-08, 01:57 PM
They look nice but are waaay too small for me! The SV feels lke its about 3 foot longer!
Why can't they make good sports bikes that 6 foot + people can fit on properly?
+1
I sometimes get cramped on the SV, and im only 6'1"
independentphoto
06-05-08, 04:59 PM
Id love one, but would need to have it lowered about 4 inches to get me leg over, so thats another non starter then, damn these short stumpy legs, V nice looking bike btw, enjoy it.
You can't be that short surely? I mean I can manage on it and I'm a shortar se.
It's a very tempting bike, but I'd be worried about comfort over a distance and the lack of storage space.
Garry:rolleyes:
You can't be that short surely? I mean I can manage on it and I'm a shortar se.
It's a very tempting bike, but I'd be worried about comfort over a distance and the lack of storage space.
Garry:rolleyes:
Well, Ive just been to look at a ducati 749 today and they had a gold coloured 675 in 'oh well' I thought, 'Ill give it a go' feck me ! i reckon a couple of inches adjustment and I could be riding one of those, knock the spots off any duc if you ask me, gorgeous
Very very nice, i love them in graphite even more so the masterbike edition with the carbon extras :cool:
Yeah I heard that too, think it was in MCN so thats going to be spot on accurate then :rolleyes: but have heard it somewhere else as well, Id love one, but would need to have it lowered about 4 inches to get me leg over, so thats another non starter then, damn these short stumpy legs, V nice looking bike btw, enjoy it.
I have heard a few things and I'm in too mind whether or not to hold out until winter to see if they come of anything, I heard it in MCN and then asked the guy I know at pidcocks nottingham and he had heard stuff from the factory but couldnt confirm it. Its long overdue they havnt changed in a few years.
cmonkey
06-05-08, 07:13 PM
You can't be that short surely? I mean I can manage on it and I'm a shortar se.
It's a very tempting bike, but I'd be worried about comfort over a distance and the lack of storage space.
Garry:rolleyes:
I'm about 5'9" and I can easily touch both feet fully on the floor on the standard suspension setup. I believe seat height is 825mm compared to 800mm on the SVS, so it's only an inch higher. You do feel more perched on it than the SV however, it's more like you're sat 'on' the bike rather than sat 'in' the bike, as I did with the SV.
I did 200 miles on it across a ten hour ride on Saturday and my right wrist ached a little at the end of the day but I used to get that same aching wrist on the SV so it's more likely I've got a weak right wrist than the riding position being comparatively worse. I didn't notice any other aches or pains elsewhere, including my backside!
The lack of storage space is a bit of a killer tbh. I know the SV didn't exactly have a huge underseat area to stash stuff but at least I could store my sunglasses case and camera. There's absolutely no room at all for anything on the 675 which means I have to put said items in the inside pockets of my leathers and that's just plain uncomfortable. I think I'll have to invest in some kind of bum/waist bag. I guess you don't buy a bike as focused as the Daytona to cart load of stuff around!
I really would recommend trying a test ride on one if you have any kind of interest in one, I'm pretty sure the sublime power delivery, sharp handling, excellent brakes and gorgeous looks will win over a few hearts!
Thanks to everyone who has posted comments on the bike!
cmonkey
Its not actually the seat height which is the problem, its the seat width, a lot of sportsbikes splay your legs out , its a right pain tbh.
Its not actually the seat height which is the problem, its the seat width, a lot of sportsbikes splay your legs out , its a right pain tbh.
Stewie, this is one narrow beast. Not wide at all. Skinny in fact.
kwak zzr
06-05-08, 08:39 PM
me seen a loverly green one tonight =P~=P~=P~
independentphoto
06-05-08, 10:02 PM
me see'n a loverly green one tonight =P~=P~=P~
What's her name then?
:smt046
independentphoto
06-05-08, 10:04 PM
Its not actually the seat height which is the problem, its the seat width, a lot of sportsbikes splay your legs out , its a right pain tbh.
You're just making excuses like me now! It's really narrow. Honest, you'll manage OK if you can handle yer bum feeling like it's higher than your head. It's a "focussed" ride position for sure. Not done the test ride yet, but sat on a few.
Garry:cool:
cmonkey
06-05-08, 10:05 PM
me seen a loverly green one tonight =P~=P~=P~
get one ordered kwak! you know you want to... ;)
cmonkey
06-05-08, 10:35 PM
A few more pics to whet your appetite....
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675a.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675b.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675c.jpg
A few more pics to whet your appetite....
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675a.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675b.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/675c.jpg
Very nice indeed!
That view looks pretty familiar. Whereabout was the top picture taken?
yorkie_chris
07-05-08, 11:21 AM
I'm pretty sure the sublime power delivery, sharp handling, excellent brakes and gorgeous looks will win over a few hearts!
Yeah it's them pound signs that are the problem :-P
cmonkey
07-05-08, 09:51 PM
Very nice indeed!
That view looks pretty familiar. Whereabout was the top picture taken?
Hi melody
Thanks for the kind comments. The top picture was taken on the road that drops down into Draughton, just off the A65, about 5 miles past Ilkley. I was on my way to Devils via Ribblehead and Ingleton at the time. :)
Hi melody
Thanks for the kind comments. The top picture was taken on the road that drops down into Draughton, just off the A65, about 5 miles past Ilkley. I was on my way to Devils via Ribblehead and Ingleton at the time. :)
Yep, I recognised that view! :cool:. I was at Devils Bridge on Tuesday.:p
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