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Capacity : 1000
Model : Daytona
Production : 1991 -
Category : (R) Street Bike

TRIUMPH

1000 Daytona - 1990

A great sports tourer

The new Triumph range, which returned to the scene in 1990, consisted of six models with three- or four-cylinder engines of up to 1200cc, and were available in more or less sporty trim. The flagship of the, sporty range was the 1000ce Daytona four, and a 750 differing only in the use of a. three-cylinder power unit.

Sportster or Road Bike?

The Daytona was certainly a sports mount due to its riding position with high-set foot rests and low-set dropped handlebars (which incidentally imposed an excessively large turning circle). The picture was enhanced by its wide range of suspension adjustments and its four-piston front brake calipers. But apart from this equipment, the Daytona was above all an excellent road machine. It lacked nothing to qualify it as a rival to the brilliant – and far more exclusive – Japanese supersport bikes like the Yamaha EZR and Suzuki GSXR.

Comfortable Suspension

With comfortable suspension (which compensated for the riding position) and a highly flexible power unit bursting with torque, the 1000 Daytona is better suited to long journeys than the racetrack. Its roadholding is tight and precise, and only a succession of rapid S-curves will reveal the fact that it suffers from a little too much top-weight.

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine: 998cc (76x55mm) water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke

Power Rating: 100 hp @ 10,000 rpm

Valves: twin overhead-camshafts; 16 valves

Fuel System: four carburetors

Transmission: 6-speed, chain, final drive

Suspension: telescopic forks (front); swing arm with single damper (rear)

Brakes: twin discs with four-piston calipers (front); disc (rear)

Wheels: 17 inch (front); 18 inch (rear}

Weight: 518 lb

Sober and without any unnecessary gimmicks, the flagship of the 1990 Triumph range was a modern, well-balanced touring machine.




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Cette documentation unique, qui constitue sans doute l'encyclopédie la plus exhaustive jamais écrite sur l'histoire de la moto, a été réalisée avec l'assistance de nombreux spécialistes dont principalement Didier Ganneau, Christophe Gaime, Mick Woollett, Jean Goyard, Bernard Salvat, Christian Rey, Yves Campion, Helmut Krackowizer, Michael Dregni, Michel Montange, etc. que je remercie ici.

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