Since launching as the first three cylinder bike into the highly competitive supersports bike category, the Daytona 675 has made a lasting impression. The combination of the lightest frame in class and narrow three cylinder engine has always given the handling, agility and intuitive feel that sets the Daytona apart.

The 2009 Daytona improves on this still further with new fully adjustable front and rear suspension, both of which allow the rider to adjust high and low speed compression damping separately.

There’s further evidence of Triumph’s ongoing performance focus with increased power output, now up 3PS to 128PS peak, plus a 3kg reduction in overall weight. The rear wheel has been reworked to reduce weight and inertia for quicker acceleration and improved suspension performance.

Add to this new front monobloc radial callipers and radial master cylinder that deliver track bred stopping power. For 2009 the engine management system has been calibrated to accept our new accessory quick-shifter. No mess, no fuss just bolt it on and plug it in. All this clearly shows how on track development time has significantly contributed to the new Daytona 675.

» 3KG Less than 2008 model
» 450rpm higher rev limit
» 3PS power increase (now 128ps)
» Hydraulic cam chain tensioner and higher
» ratio first gear now as standard
» Recalibrated fuel injection
» New discs designed to improve heat distribution
» Revised cylinder head with new valves
» New exhaust system with thinner section material
» High and low speed damping control
» Radial-mount Nissin Monobloc front brakes
» Pirelli SuperCorsa SP tyres
» Revised cockpit fairing, infills, screens and headlights
» Arrow head indicators
» Programmable ECU available for racing
» New colours: Pearl White / Blue (SE)
» Redesigned instrument cluster (N/A for the SE model)

Having won national supersport championships in France, Germany and the UK, the Daytona 675 is rapidly gaining a reputation as a world class race bike. The new range from Triumph Race Products has been designed to give racing customers their best chance at tasting glory in 2009.

Triumph had a phenomenally successful year in supersport racing, winning the highly competitive British and German supersport championships (with Glen Richards and Arne Tode respectively) and making a solid debut in the Supersport World Championship, where the Daytona 675 scored several top six finishes. For 2009, Triumph has built on its existing range of factory race products to enable riders to build a race winning supersport machine.

2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Race Kit: Updates at a glance
• TRACS – Triumph Race Calibration software and programmable ECU.
• Arrow/Triumph “Stage 3” titanium racing system.
• Plug and Play Quickshifter
• Triumph/Arrow race rearsets.
• Race cylinder head gaskets
• Reusable engine cover gasket set
• Adjustable camshaft sprocket kit
• Manual camshaft tensioner and blade kit
• Redesigned air funnel kit
• Race oil pump gearing kit
• Race harness kit
• SAI blanking kit
• Silicone radiator hose kit

Highlights from the Triumph Race Products range include:

TRACS – Triumph Race Calibration Software
New for the 2009 Daytona 675 is TRACS (Triumph Race Calibration Software), a computer program that allows race teams to tune the new programmable race ECU on a laptop PC. Developed by one of Triumph’s most experienced EFI calibration engineers, the programmable ECU and software has been created as a direct response to the growing numbers of competitors choosing Triumph for their race programmes.

Features include:

• Fully programmable fuel mapping (500rpm increments, for individual cylinders).
• Fully programmable ignition mapping.
• Switchable wet and dry maps.
• Adjustable pit lane speed limiter and speedo calibration.
• Adjustable quickshifter cut duration (adjustable at low, mid and high RPM)
• Adjustable rev limiter up to 15,000rpm.
• New software strategies to improve throttle progression.
• Optimised software to run faster to cater for the higher RPMs involved in a race environment.
• Ability to save multiple maps within the memory of the PC.

Exhaust – Triumph/Arrow Titanium “Stage 3” System
Triumph have continued to collaborate with Italian race exhaust specialists Arrow Special Parts to develop a new, full titanium racing exhaust system. This system has been developed to comply with current FIM regulations and work as part of the factory race kit. It offers a significant weight reduction and considerable power gains. (Total weight 4.15Kg)

Triumph/Arrow Race Rearsets.
Another result of the collaboration between Triumph and Arrow are the CNC machined, fully adjustable Race Rearsets. Offered in both standard and reverse shift pattern, they feature a black anodised finish and are a must for anyone using a Daytona 675 for competition purposes. The rearsets can also be used in conjunction with the new Triumph quickshifter.

Plug and Play Quickshifter
The new Daytona 675 also offers the option to quickly and easily install a quickshifter into either the standard or racing harness. This allows riders to perform full and partial throttle up-shifts without the need for the clutch and is available for use with both standard and Triumph/Arrow footrests.

Further confirmation of the updated-for-2009 Daytona 675’s superiority came from British weekly newspaper Motorcycle News, which not only declared the Daytona 675 as the best supersport class bike, but the best sports machine of any capacity on the market. In a demanding 2,000 mile comparison test on the iconic Isle of Man TT course, the Triumph was judged superior to the latest 1,000cc offerings from Aprilia, KTM and Yamaha, which MCN had deemed the best in their respective classes.

Commenting on its champion, MCN’s editorial said: “The Triumph Daytona charmed us with its mix of real-world ability, brilliant chassis, characterful engine and slick looks. The Triumph is the bike our testers would actually buy. In that regard it’s a deserving victor and so takes the title of MCN sports bike of the year.”

With its unique three-cylinder engine delivering more torque and a better spread of power than the 600cc four-cylinder machines, the sweet-handling Daytona 675 has earned a reputation for being the class-leader on both road and racetrack, where it has won five national supersport titles including the 2008 British and German series.

The Supertest event, a collaboration between some of the world’s leading motorcycle publications, saw the magazines send their fastest testers to the Almeria circuit in Spain for a back-to-back comparison of the latest sportsbikes on a standard specification tyre. Once again, the three-cylinder Triumph proved quicker than the Japanese machines to remain undefeated in the competition, having won first prize every year since the bike’s introduction in 2006.