Do you remember that day when Triumph called a halt on its iconic Daytona 675? It hurt like a kick in the balls, but there were several reasons for the world-class, TT-winning, heart-warming supersport stud to be put out to pasture. Since the 675’s inauguration back in 2006, ever increasing legislative demands, development costs and a natural decline in pure sportsbike purchases had taken the cherry off of this once fruity sector to the extent that Triumph, like many other manufacturers, cooked the books and worked out it simply wasn’t viable to keep the 675 in production. But with one door closing, another soon opened. For 10 years, the popular Street Triple 675 shone brightly in a flourishing naked middleweight sector (50,000 units sold), to be superseded in 2017 by the all-new Street Triple 765. The box-fresh, pokier, smarter, mid-capacity naked bike caused a lot of excitement, but not as much as Triumph’s announcement soon after that the Triple’s motor was destined for Moto2 glory. In an unseen step back into Grand Prix racing, following some hefty nips, tucks and more surgery than you’ll find on a porn star, Triumph whipped out a 140bhp + iteration of the Street Triple’s motor. It was a thing of beauty, it got the Moto2 boys buzzing and it got sportsbike fans the world over asking one thing: 'When’s the Daytona 765 coming?' I, too, was one of those people, desperate to see a new Daytona burst into life and my appetite really blossomed in 2018 after a blast around Silverstone on Triumph’s Moto2 Mule. Man, it was good, and the recipe couldn’t have been simpler. Take a Daytona 675R’s rolling chassis, plonk a Street Triple 765’s motor inside, and strap on
