Looks like a worthy alternative to the CBR650R
Daytona 660
Dynamic DNA with fresh attitude. The Daytona 660 is built to take on any road.
www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk
Agree with you on pretty much everything; Triumph usually does a good job with their OEM suspension, even the non adjustable ones so my guess is it will be similar to the Honda 650 in ride. The RS660 is considered competition from what I’ve been seeing, a non-special edition is more expensive but not crazy higher.It's fairly porky for a Triumph at over 200kg wet so no doubt aimed to be a budget friendly bike but still a fair whack lighter than the CBR650 with a reasonable peak torque advantage no doubt coming in a fair bit lower in the RPM range. Will be interested to see how well tuned the basic suspension setup is and seeing a few head to head comparisons with it's main competitors which I assume will be the CBR650, R7 and Ninja 650 (though probably not the RS660 since it's a higher cost bike). Engine wise I think it will easily be the best in class as the current Street Triple 660 pulls stronger and harder than the CBR650 and MT07 across the majority of the rev range having recently owned all three of these bikes.
In the US at least they do sell at mostly close to MSRP. I was originally looking to get one to replace my Ducati and found pricing wasn't great, nor was for and finish for the price and settled on the STR765 due to "value" and what you got for that price. I didn't feel the Aprilia was worth what they are asking and getting.The thing about Aprilias is that nobody in their right mind pays full price. They depreciate quickly and there are often deals to be had. The real price difference is less than the difference between rrp.
That's too bad you have such a narrow view. I've had good bikes, great bikes and bad bikes over the years. Interestingly enough where they were made had very little to do with which way it turned out. Interesting you say that because your CBR was not built in Japan.I would not buy a Triumph
I'll never buy anything but Japanese bikes. Best in the world