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THREE CYLINDERS MAKE REALLY SWEET MUSIC (Motoring.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2009 Triumph Daytona 675
Riding into the Kyalami pits after a hectic track session, senses buzzing, heart revving and arms painfully pumped, I couldn't decide what I liked more about the 2009 Triumph Daytona 675: that 1min59 lap time or its groovy engine sound.
I guess the lap time. It was, after all, the first time I'd broken the two-minute barrier on a 600cc-class machine. That kind of thing sticks in your mental repository of Grand Events, like your first kiss, your first bungee jump and your first 100kg bench press.
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Model(s) covered: 2009 Ducati 848, 2009 Honda CBR 600 RR, 2009 Triumph Daytona 675, 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600, 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R
Competition drives the world we live in. Stop for a second and take a look around – it’s easy to see how our daily lives are directly affected by the survival of the fittest theory. Be it retail sales, automotive industry, mortgage companies … just about everything. The strong thrive and the weak die; it’s Darwin’s natural selection and has been this way since the days of the dinosaurs. In our kingdom of two wheels this is no more apparent than our annual large-scale shootouts.
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Model(s) covered: 2009 Triumph Daytona 675
Super spectacular ocular feasts provided by Kenn Stamp and someone who shall not be named.
Hello Vatican City? Yes, I'd like to speak with the Pope please. Oh, I see....well maybe you can tell me who I need to speak with about sainthood. No not for me it's for a motorcycle engine.....No, a motorcycle engine......E-N-G-I-N-E. Hello? Hello?
Obviously, as I found out, the Catholic Church isn't interested in making a saint out of Triumph's 675cc motor in its non-neutered state as found in the Daytona 675.
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