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What are the problems, well the bits are expensive and servicing by Triumph is very expensive. (I was quoted £400 for a 12000 mile sevice). However the consumables are no more expensive than any other bike. I can recomend EBC sintered PADs as they transformed the brakes from lacking feel ... Read review
Advantages: Triumph Brand. Good Finnish. Stable and predictable. Disadvantages: Heavy, long reach to bars, parts expensive.
...are expensive and servicing by Triumph is very expensive. (I was quoted £400 for a 12000 mile sevice). However the consumables are no more expensive than any other bike. I can recomend EBC sintered PADs as they transformed the brakes from lacking feel and bite to giving really good initial bite and a progressive feel. (some might find the initial bite a bit to much as you have to be a bit carefull applying them or you get quite a dive at the front). ... ...up locking it up, EBC pads didn't seem to help it much either.
The starter clutch had to be replace on my bike (this was done by the bloke I bought it off it cost him £500) apparently this is quite common on the early 900 triumphs, so watch out for it. It also had a new set of fork seals at 9000 miles so I guess they get through them fairly fast. It had just had a new rear tyer when I bought it and needed a front I have one recipt ... more
This is my second Daytona 900, so I guess I like them. I had a VFR750 in between.
The Daytona is a good long distance fast tourer. It is not a sports bike and if thats what you want I would look to one of the newer Daytonas or another bike altogether. It sweeps through bends and is very stable at speed but it doesn't have the fast steering of a sports bike or the insaine power band. The power is smooth and progresive, there is plenty but it doesn't come all in a rush like alot of sports bikes.
The Daytona has a fantastic sense of presence and it is the kind of bike that makes people look to see what it is. Mine is bright red which also probably makes it more noticable. (My last one was black which was very difficult to keep clean)
The seat is very comfortable and the pegs are not so high up to be cramped (I'm 5'10"). However it is a long reach to the bars and arround town it can become quite hard on your wrists.
Lond distance at motorway speeds it is excellent as the wind takes the weight of your wrists. I rode my last one of these from John O'Groates to Lands end on the summer solstice during the hours of light (in fact we had a couple of hours spare as we didn't exactly keep to the speed limits) which must be a testiment to its long distance ability. It is completely stable at high speeds and very conmfortable.
What are the problems, well the bits are expensive and servicing by Triumph is very expensive. (I was quoted £400 for a 12000 mile sevice). However the consumables are no more expensive than any other bike. I can recomend EBC sintered PADs as they transformed the brakes from lacking feel and bite to giving really good initial bite and a progressive feel. (some might find the initial bite a bit to much as you have to be a bit carefull applying them or you get quite a dive at the front). Rear brake is crap but at least you don't end up locking it up, EBC pads didn't seem to help it much either.
The starter clutch had to be replace on my bike (this was done by the bloke I bought it off it cost him £500) apparently this is quite common on the early 900 triumphs, so watch out for it. It also had a new set of fork seals at 9000 miles so I guess they get through them fairly fast. It had just had a new rear tyer when I bought it and needed a front I have one recipt for a new set of tyres so I guess it does about 7000 miles on a set of tyres. Which for a bike fo this weight is pretty good however I din't get the impression the last owner rode it very hard. Other than that I don't have any other information on work required. The bike is now on 14000 miles, it must have had a new chain at some point however the current one seems to be waring well, is has a scot oiler on it, which seems a good investment.
Fit an finish is outstanding, my bike is a 1994 so its 12 years old, to look at you would think it was only a couple of years old from the condition.
In summary a fantastic looking bike with excellent road prescense, smooth progressive power, good handling but not that flickable, very stable and comfortable. Long reach to bars which is hard work in town.
Currently you seem to be able to pick up good bikes for £1000 tp £1500 which is a fantastic bargain. I feel lucky to have got mine for £945 pounds as the bloke was moving and needed to get rid of it, especially since he had just MOTd it and had the starter clutch replaced.
So if you can cope with the weight and the slightly top heavy feel go grab a bargain. Andrew
Advantages: Good Solid bike Disadvantages: Can become quite uncomfortable on long journeys
...husband and I purchased a Triumph Daytona 900. M registration in Teal green, in very good condition. The mileage was quite low and the price was right. Since that day my husband has taken it to work everyday with no troubles at all, apart from the right hand switchgear going all wrong and the starter button stopped working but we got a new switch for it. Finding parts secondhand or from breakers can prove difficult for Triumphs because they seem ... ...I would say this is the case because they are definitely not the sort of bike that you throw around like you would a Hyabusa or GSXR 1100 etc maybe!?! This bike is comfortable for both rider and pillion although after riding for a long period of time, you tend to find that the next day your arms are killing you. I can't explain this but it hurt! This bike is not exceedingly heavy but not light either. The first time I took it out, I thought it wouldfeel ...
Traceyfj12 31.07.2003
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