My little project

I am starting a little project on my Daytona 675. I'm making it so I can easily switch between having a Daytona and a slightly quicker Street Triple R with Daytona geometry (the rear is staying as is).
Why am I doing this?

Because during the 500 mile service of the Daytona I used a Street Triple to get home and collect the Service Stamp book. I loved it and I felt so confident. When I got back on the Daytona I wasn't disappointed but could completely understand what the point of the two bikes are.

Why not do a part ex or similar?

The reason I won't chop in the Daytona for a Street or Street R are that my bike had done 309 miles when I bought it so I know where it's been, what has happened with it etc. pretty much. I may have lost money chopping it in and may have got a lemon back. I like to do trackdays and with my conversion I can do them as I see fit; with a full on sportsbike, a sportsbike with more comfy bars (already got helibars fitted but have handlebars to put on) and rearsets or a full on naked street bike as I'm making the extra effort so that I can switch back and forth if I want to although I have a strong suspicion I won't want to.

Now for the techy stuff (Cazza and Devil Biccy look away now).

Parts I have already bought, some of which I will sell on if I don't use them:

New:
Genuine Speed Triple fatbars with risers
A couple of Genuine Triumph brackets
Oberon oblong bar end mirrors (not entirely sure about these yet)
Daytona loom
Everything below has been used:
Street Triple loom (shouldn't need to chop into either)
Street Triple frame infills
Speed Triple headlamp and clocks bracket (slight mod required but clocks fit as per street/Daytona)
Speed Triple headlamp fairing (fortunately same colour as my bike but slight paint damage)
Speed Triple headlamps (part of the deal with above two- like hens teeth to get the lot together)
Street Triple footpeg hangers with potential to lower
Street Triple radiator cowls

I should add that my second, or at the moment first bike, is a '98 ZX6R which I took to France for an excellent Alps trip of around 2300 miles. I wished on quite a few days that I'd been able to take the Daytona but due to the extreme riding position there's now way my knees would have coped (am getting them looked at). Now I'm home I feel so much more in touch with the bike that I find myself riding like I shouldn't but I can. I want this from my number one bike. I understand that one bike can't do everything but there's always a compromise which I am trying to get around.

Progress:

Apart from reading up on lots involving compatibility of parts, other conversions and watching ebay/buying parts I've spent varied amounts of time doing the wiring. This is the major part with all the rest being nuts and bolts. I have to re-wire about half of the loom but with all the different connectors I am chopping and re-making most of the connections. To quote a song "the first cut is the deepest" isn't wrong. To take my pride and joy and cut it's arteries was scary to say the least. I've spent a couple of evenings and half a day cutting and recently connecting but most of that has been pondering/planning/ball scratching. I was going to solder all connections for cleanliness and the best joint until my motorcycle guru (you know who you are ) suggested the faults with soldering cables on bikes, so I'm using heat shrinkable splice crimps with the proper ratchet tool. They are using much needed space but with a little extra care can be spaced out nicely and strengthen the cable routing.

Now some pictures.

I needed to lose about 2/3 of a foot of this cloth covered loom and relocate the fuse box and relays




This is where the relays, fusebox, flasher unit and flip switch will reside. Fortunately for me Triumph had used the airbox common with the Street Triple so I could buy the Street bracket to house all of these and even gave me captive nuts to secure it.




For an unknown reason Triumph routed the exhaust oxy sensor, right hand indicator, right hand switchgear and horn in front of the forks when they could have wired it exactly the same as the Street. This also had to go.




"'Scuse me Mister but you're Daytona's been sick" I nearly was too.








Two single cable ties to hold on the headlight/instrument bracket give hope. I'm not one for fancy coloured metal bits but imagine these lovely forks were hidden by the fairing?!




So here I am. After several months of pondering, ifs and buts, I'm on the road.

Expected completion date: Some time before the AR. It may not be completely finished but I'll be buggered if the sex machine isn't coming along. Oh the Missus is, I meant the Triumph.

If anyone has any suggestions, experience or potential problems then I'd be glad to hear from you.

P.S. Any slagging off about the rim tape will be met with extreme ignorance. They are my second hand track wheels.

So there.

Got to do: Radiator cowls- nut on rad and brackets
Number plate tidy- cut out of shelf
Headlight bracket- go to Ians
Coolant flush
Oil change

[G]

Awsome...that takes some balls lol

[TamSV]

Looks like a proper job. All that wiring would make me scared.

OMG you are insane. My bike would never ever run again if I had done that. Awesome idea, good luck with the finish.

He he. I've made a point of remembering to put the "UP" written on the flip switch towards the sky as opposed to a muppet somewhere on here

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

OMG you are insane. My bike would never ever run again if I had done that. Awesome idea, good luck with the finish.

+1

Good luck Monkey

[DarrenSV650S]

That will be tidy. You're lucky getting the headlights. I looked at pricing street triple headlights and the new prices put it over £430

When you say "easily switch between having a Daytona and a slightly quicker Street Triple R with Daytona geometry" how easily are you talking?