Daytona 955i - Whats your opinion? - SV650.org

29-05-06, 06:35 AM

Anyone own or have owned a Daytona 955i that can give me a honest view of the bike?

Cheers

RIch

rictus01 · 29-05-06, 08:57 AM

As I said in the other thread, what do you want to know?

Fast enough, fairly comfortable riding position for a sports bike, winters well, usable suspension settings (unlike the Jap stuff), brilliant brakes (the feedback is amazing), an good usable everyday British superbike.

Cheers Mark.

29-05-06, 09:35 AM

I only had a brief ride on one, but I found that it was more than quick enough, comfortable, handled well and had stonking brakes. It's never going to be as outright fast as a 'blade or R1 etc, but real world it is a very usable machine. (IMO)

29-05-06, 09:36 AM

I cant comment on the daytona perse, but I have a 955i speed triple.

Engine is purrrfect (as long as i wear ear plugs and cant hear my cam chain!). No seriously, it pulls like a train anywhere, any time, any how. Just give it some input from say 30, just tell it i want to now be doing 70 and it goes "Right im now at 70, whats next" almost instantly.

Brakes, yep there good will stop you in the wet/dry very quickly, can easily turn your rear tyre into a UFO.

Fraser - You might also want to consider the Sprint range (new 1050 looks nice!) if you find the daytona a bit extreme, although I haven't ridden one myself its got the same enigne (all be it a different state of tune (ok not the 1050..but you get the idea), and the rideing position is less extreme than the daytona, I believe.

Although, I guess it depends on what you want, i guess.

Dan

29-05-06, 09:37 AM

And 'kin quick --Very tempted myself as they are available for -6k

Do like the gold paint job-147bhp and 165mph with character, if somewhat different from the V twin but still with the torque. Have a test ride Frazer and then see what you can get offering the same value for money

P.S. My mates done 38,000miles on his. New brake discs and an oil cooler but that was because it got holed by a stone

dirtydog · 29-05-06, 09:59 AM

i've got one and i love it, as said the brakes are amazing and can lift the rear wheel if you're abit over enthusiastic with them

i find it comfy enough to ride and the engine is superb, loads of pull on it and a fair bit of engine braking as well.
It seems really well made and doesn't look like it'll go furry at the first sight of winter like the sv does!!

try and get a test ride on one

and the bonus at the moment is they're going dirt cheap!!!!! well less than £6k

Sid Squid · 29-05-06, 10:24 AM

Dreadful rubbish, just don't.

Ask Swiss he knows.

29-05-06, 10:45 AM

My former upstairs neighbour has one, but it's track-spec. Does the job there very well indeed, but he certainly didn't find it user-friendly the couple of times he rode it to work. And it spent more time at Jack Lilley's than it did at home.

01-06-06, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraser01

Anyone own or have owned a Daytona 955i that can give me a honest view of the bike?

Cheers

RIch

my mate has just bought one and he loves it brand new for £5499.00!

true british sports bike...

buy one?

02-06-06, 04:36 AM

Don't crash it the plastics are expensive. Crash I had last year bar one fork stanchon was all plastics and levers £3200. Other partys fault so didn't have to pay.

29-05-06, 06:35 AM	#1
fraser01 Guest Posts: n/a	Daytona 955i - Whats your opinion? Anyone own or have owned a Daytona 955i that can give me a honest view of the bike? Cheers RIch

29-05-06, 08:57 AM	#2
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	As I said in the other thread, what do you want to know? Fast enough, fairly comfortable riding position for a sports bike, winters well, usable suspension settings (unlike the Jap stuff), brilliant brakes (the feedback is amazing), an good usable everyday British superbike. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

29-05-06, 09:59 AM	#6
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,422	i've got one and i love it, as said the brakes are amazing and can lift the rear wheel if you're abit over enthusiastic with them i find it comfy enough to ride and the engine is superb, loads of pull on it and a fair bit of engine braking as well. It seems really well made and doesn't look like it'll go furry at the first sight of winter like the sv does!! try and get a test ride on one and the bonus at the moment is they're going dirt cheap!!!!! well less than £6k __________________ 2011 Speed Triple 1050

29-05-06, 10:24 AM	#7
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Dreadful rubbish, just don't. Ask Swiss he knows. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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29-05-06, 09:35 AM	#3
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	I only had a brief ride on one, but I found that it was more than quick enough, comfortable, handled well and had stonking brakes. It's never going to be as outright fast as a 'blade or R1 etc, but real world it is a very usable machine. (IMO)

29-05-06, 09:36 AM	#4
Sudoxe Guest Posts: n/a	I cant comment on the daytona perse, but I have a 955i speed triple. Engine is purrrfect (as long as i wear ear plugs and cant hear my cam chain!). No seriously, it pulls like a train anywhere, any time, any how. Just give it some input from say 30, just tell it i want to now be doing 70 and it goes "Right im now at 70, whats next" almost instantly. Brakes, yep there good will stop you in the wet/dry very quickly, can easily turn your rear tyre into a UFO. Fraser - You might also want to consider the Sprint range (new 1050 looks nice!) if you find the daytona a bit extreme, although I haven't ridden one myself its got the same enigne (all be it a different state of tune (ok not the 1050..but you get the idea), and the rideing position is less extreme than the daytona, I believe. Although, I guess it depends on what you want, i guess. Dan

29-05-06, 09:37 AM	#5
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	And 'kin quick --Very tempted myself as they are available for -6k Do like the gold paint job-147bhp and 165mph with character, if somewhat different from the V twin but still with the torque. Have a test ride Frazer and then see what you can get offering the same value for money P.S. My mates done 38,000miles on his. New brake discs and an oil cooler but that was because it got holed by a stone

29-05-06, 10:45 AM	#8
CoolGirl Guest Posts: n/a	My former upstairs neighbour has one, but it's track-spec. Does the job there very well indeed, but he certainly didn't find it user-friendly the couple of times he rode it to work. And it spent more time at Jack Lilley's than it did at home.

02-06-06, 04:36 AM	#10
sharriso74 Guest Posts: n/a	Don't crash it the plastics are expensive. Crash I had last year bar one fork stanchon was all plastics and levers £3200. Other partys fault so didn't have to pay.