The newest member of the new breed of mild-mannered mid-displacement supersports is here — the Triumph Daytona 660. Priced at Rs 9.72 lakh (ex-showroom), it undercuts its closest rival — the Aprilia RS 660 by a massive margin.
The Triumph Daytona 660 is powered by the same 660cc inline-triple from the Trident and the Tiger Sport, but makes 93.8 bhp and 7 kgm. This engine is claimed to deliver 80 per cent of this torque right from 3125 rpm and packs 14 bhp and 0.5 kgm more than the other two bikes.
This engine is cradled in a steel perimeter frame which uses 41-mm Showa Separate Function Forks (SFF) and a monoshock to handle suspension duties. While the front suspension offers no adjustability, the monoshock gets preload adjustment. Dropping the anchor are twin 310-mm discs at the front and a 220-mm unit at the rear.
The Triumph Daytona 660 has three riding modes: Sports, Road and Rain. There’s switchable traction control, dual-channel ABS and a quickshifter. The console is split between LCD and TFT screens with connectivity features.
The Triumph Daytona 660 is touted to be the spiritual successor of the Daytona 675, however, the new motorcycle looks to be more on the ‘everyday sportsbike’ side of things rather than an all-out track machine. With the Kawasaki Ninja 650 being less powerful, and the Honda CBR650R out of the Indian market at the moment, the Daytona 660 sure does a few things working in its favour.
