Daytona 675 rear shock assembly.

Hi folks.

Do any of you have, or know someone who has, a spare Dayton 675 rear
shock/spring unit lounging about unwanted?

Apparently, this unit is a bit of an upgrade to the rear shock on the
Street Triple.

The standard one, that came with the bike is so good that Triumph are
replacing it free, but I have no idea when this may happen. :-(

I'd imagine that there may well be some Daytona 675s being preped as
race bikes or serious track bikes, which is why I hope there may be some
of the standard units being sort of spare.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Johno wrote:

Well, it starts from Triumph building the Daytona 675.

This was a significant step for Triumph, in that they actually produced
a bike with competitive performance, at least, within the limits of the
rules for Super Sports racing. As in 675 triple = 600 four cylinder.

They also had seen the Honda Hornet sell lots in Europe, where the naked
600 is a very popular area of the market.

So, they decided to build the Street Triple, a naked, detuned, Daytona
675, but as part of their design parameters, wanted the Street Triple to
be price competitive with the Hornet. Thus the Daytona's fully
adjustable suspension, front and back, got down graded to the Street
Triple's non adjustable front forks and only pre-load adjustable rear shock.

Various testers and some of the early owners did remark on the poor
quality of the suspension, but <shrug> I accepted that.

Anyhow, after I collected mine, I found the rear suspension OK on smooth
roads, but extremely harsh and uncomfortable on rougher roads.
Wisemans Ferry to Spencer, if I had had any teeth, they'd have shaken
out before Spencer! :-|

At this stage, I have not been able to even adjust the pre-load, since I
didn't get a C-spanner to do so. I had noticed that there was very
little sag when I got on the bike, so, when I took it in for it's first
service, I asked Procycles to back off the pre-load by a bit, which they
did....cost $30!

Anyhow, that did seem to make the bike more comfortable, still not
smooth as the Hornet, but my Hornet had had a fair degree of attention,
and money spent on it.

So far, so good.

Then I find that Triumph has a factory recall, to swap the rear shock,
since it can "under extreme conditions" loose it's damping.

I still haven't got the replacement fitted, but various folk who have
had the replacement unit fitted seem to be fairly underwhelmed by the
change over.

The difference between the original and the change over is not
immediately obvious, and, while it may last better than the original,
I'd assume it's still of lower quality than even the Daytona one.

The first level upgrade appears to be fitting a Daytona shock, hence the
question, but, at this stage, I'm not too panicked.

The bike is ridable, and fun and fast.

Once Craig at MMT gets a chance to have a feel, I'm confident he'll be
able to make it comfy, the way I want it, and, if I have to buy an
Ohlins, or, more likely, given exchange rates, a Penske rear shock, so
be it.

Yes, and he also is likely to be the man wrt the HID headlight, too.

Anybody know what kind of beer he likes?


regards,
CrazyCam

 

have a word to http://www.zenodamper.com.au/

great guy that knows his shit , works within your budget and expectations
rather than just saying you need to spend this much and come back next week

he gets penske at great prices and knows them inside out or will work with
the triumph stock
componants for a decent improvement over stock for not megabucks

also penske shocks can have a couple of parts replaced and it will fit your
next bike
rather than having to buy a completely different shock again when you change
bikes
in the future

 

Got a phone call this morning from Procycles, the replacement shock is
in, when can I bring the bike round for fitting.

I asked how long it would take, but they didn't know since this is the
first they have done.

Also asked if I'd get a loan bike, and was offered their rental bike. :-(

Anyhow, next Wednesday, we shall see what we shall see.

Thanks for that J5, but, having had Craig, or his brother Gary, look
after my bikes for over 25 years, I'm happy dealing with them.

I'm a bit shy of buying a shock locally, after the fucking over I got
when I bought the Ohlins for the Hornet.

Not only did it cost _way_ too much, but it also took almost six months
to arrive in Oz. :-(

regards,
CrazyCam

 

sure they know their mechanicals , but do they know the inside and out of a
shock ?
after all you dont go to the GP for brain surgery

not surprising when dealing with idiots

give zeno a call , you will be quite surprised at what the shock would cost
you
from someone nthat actually has a clue

 

I say it's the guys selling shocks for the highest price who have the clue.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

that would be the clue of how to gouge people

 

Craig does. His workshop isn't set up with the gear to do some of the
shock work, so he'll sometimes have to send bits out for work to be
done, but he does know what and how stuff should be done.

The more important aspect, however, is that he knows me and how I ride
and what I want a motorcycle to feel like.

True, but, OTOH, most punters don't go direct to the brain surgeon and
tell her to snip this wee bit here, and chop that bit there.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Yeah, well I'll give you the opportunity to prove that zeno has the
biggest clue in your reckoning if he supplies me free Ohlins.

Nev..
'07 XB12X