It’s December 20, 2023, and for over a 12 months now, rumors about an upcoming Triumph Daytona 660 have been swirling all through the motorbike world. While it is true that rumors within the moto world are plentiful, and likewise true that not all of them come true, there’s additionally been some compelling proof to influence perception on this case.
Take, for instance, these spy photos of what certainly appeared to be a Triumph Daytona 660 out testing in Europe. They had been shot in August 2022, and the Triumph Daytona lineage was instantly evident within the styling of this bike.
But, as we stated, that was over a 12 months in the past. Development of latest bikes takes time. So, even when the indicators appeared good, there was nonetheless no telling precisely after we might anticipate to see ahead movement.
Until now. Triumph Motorcycles took to its social media channels to tease a January 2024 new bike launch with a collection of three images. One exhibits a rider on a shadowy sportbike at night time. The second exhibits the discharge date of January 9, 2024. The third is a closeup of an engine case and a contemporary script that claims 660 throughout a little bit of decrease fairing.
The caption very merely reads, “THE RULES ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE. ALL-NEW motorcycle launching 9th January 2024 @ 12:00 GMT Head to our story to be the first to find out.”
The Facebook submit may be very related, with the only real exception being that it features a direct hyperlink to the signup web page for extra data on the official Triumph web site. We’ll embrace a hyperlink to this signup web page in our Sources so you’ll be able to see it and join if you need.
While Triumph is sort of eager to inform us that it is a 660, and supply these photographs, it thus far has not explicitly acknowledged that it is the Daytona 660. Still, moderately, what else might it’s?
As we famous on the time we revealed these spy images in 2022, it ought to be powered by the identical 660cc triple already discovered within the Trident 660 and Tiger Sport 660. It makes a claimed 81 horsepower at 10,250 rpm and 47.2 pound-feet of torque at 6,250 rpm, and is mated to a six-speed gearbox in each of these cases. It’s not but clear whether or not it is likely to be tuned otherwise to swimsuit a extra aggressive middleweight sportbike character, however that is what the January 2024 full reveal is for, proper?
Are you trying ahead to studying extra concerning the newest and best 660 that Triumph has to supply to begin out the brand new 12 months? Let us know within the feedback.