Last month, we posted a sneak peek of the new Triumph Daytona Moto2 765 Limited Edition, an all-new sportbike from the British manufacturer that serves as the exclusive engine supplier to the FIM Moto2 World Championship. The new Daytona was officially unveiled at the GoPro British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit in England.
With a limited production run of 765 units for the U.S. and Canada, and another 765 for the rest of the world—each individually numbered with a laser-etched badge on the machined-from-billet aluminum top yoke—the Daytona Moto2 765 Limited Edition will be powered by a Moto2-derived 765cc in-line triple with an Arrow titanium race-style exhaust that makes a claimed 128 horsepower at 12,250 rpm and 59 lb-ft of torque at 9,750 rpm, with a 13,250 rpm redline.
Based on the Street Triple RS engine, the Daytona version features components and performance upgrades derived from the Moto2 engine development program, including titanium inlet valves, stronger pistons and MotoGP-spec DLC-coated wrist pins; new cam profiles and intake trumpets; modified con rods, intake port, crank and barrels; and a higher compression ratio (12.9:1). Equipped with throttle-by-wire, the Daytona offers five riding modes (Rain, Road, Rider Configurable, Sport and Track), all of which adjust the throttle map, traction control and ABS settings. The 6-speed transmission has track-optimized gear ratios and an up/down quickshifter.
The new Daytona shares the same cast-aluminum frame and swingarm as the Moto2 engine development prototype and the British Superbike Championship-winning, multi-time Isle of Man TT Supersport race-winning Daytona R. Of course, components attached to the chassis are top-of-the-line, including Brembo Stylema monoblock front calipers, a Brembo rear caliper, fully adjustable Öhlins suspension (a 43mm NIX30 USD fork and TTX36 rear shock) and lightweight cast aluminum wheels shod with Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP go-fast tires.
In the cockpit there’s a full-color TFT display with a Moto2 Triumph co-branded start-up graphic and lap timer. The new Daytona also has multifunction ergonomically optimized switch cubes with five-way joystick control. On the outside is lightweight carbon fiber bodywork, including a single-piece cockpit, full fairing, tail section, front and rear fenders, upper chain guard and race-spec lower chain guard. Inspired by the Union Jack livery of the Moto2 engine development bike, the Daytona features official Moto2 branding and a unique paint scheme in Carbon Black, Graphite Grey and Aluminum Silver, punctuated with an exposed carbon fiber effect.
The Triumph Daytona Moto2 765 Limited Edition will be available in March 2020. Pricing is TBD.
Triumph we are watching you grow. I think I will trade my triumph America cruiser for this.
Maybe HD will wake up that the way to grow market share is to remain technologically advanced
Bought this bike without a test ride Sadly, it was a $20,000 mistake.
The Daytona 765 LE is, boring despite all the carbon fiber goodness. It handles well, brakes acceptably, has spotty fit and finish and isn’t particularly quick or fast.
A limited edition sport machine should inspire ear-to-ear grins, not jaw-breaking yawns. My Yamaha R6 will spank this poser and so will my relatively ancient (2013) GSXR 750.
Shame, really.
Very disappointed. Not sure it will stay in the fleet.