Inspiration - Sharky Daytona

Spotted this neat sharky Daytona on Rocket Garage.

Inspiration

Even if it feels good to know we're not a lot out there to race a 955 Triumph, there's always a part of me thinking there's certainly a good reason for that. One of them being that there's a far easier route to build a good racer ... Another might be because the 955i base feels like an anvil when thrown from one turn to another.

But then, from time to time as you wander the internet, you come across some other desperate attempt to turn a 955 into a decent track tool like the one below. There's at least one side of it that I like - the left - even if I'm really not sure about the tribal sticker on the swingarm.

But from the right side, while showing a more advanced degree of preparation - with rearsets, heat extractor and run-faster-stickers - I'm certainly far less convinced. It seems like the exhaust, which by the way is a genuine Triumph sport can, hangs off way too low.

Anyhow, let's salute the efforts and bravery ...

Inspiration

It's a Daytona, but you get the idea ...

Mono seat tail with great graphics, inverted forks, powerful brakes and beefy lower triple clamp, black frame, carbon protections, ... It's a nice tool apparently used on track.

Daytona 1050

I came across these pics the other day. It's a Daytona 1050.

"Triumph isn't building the big Daytona ? Nevermind, I'll do one myself." The resulting motorcycle is surprisingly good, considering the fairing is down a 675 and must have undergone a huge rework. Find more about the kit to build your own on the Six Monkeys website.

It reminded me how good a road bike the real Daytona was - if a bit dull aesthetically.