675 daytona race bike ex Maria Costello MBE

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  1. gixerlc

    gixerlc Active Member

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    hey everyone Benn just asked why I hadn't put some pics of my race bike up haha

    so without futher ado here's my 675 daytona I bought of Maria's sponser bout 2 years ago with the intention of racing the TT after getting my national licence hopefully this years the year I get to break my duck and go racing and chip away till I can race the roads if I can find some more steady work that is haha

    these are some pictures from bout 2 years ago first time on anything over 33bhp haha didn't crash so result LOL

    hope you enjoy,

    Tom

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  2. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Looking good mate, hope you get to live the dream..
     
  3. KRL

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    Sweeet :cool:
     
  4. gixerlc

    gixerlc Active Member

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    thanks Arthur :) those phillip youles stickers are coming of this month for definate haha

    will do eventually its in my blood and pretty much the only thing I think about all day is bikes and racing haha my uncle used to race a gus kuhn commando Ill get some pictures of it when I get some scans done of them :D
     
  5. dan.1moore1

    dan.1moore1 Senior Member

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    Tidy .. I wouldn't mind a daytona in the garage . I might book a test ride to sample the triple . Never road 1 before
     
  6. gixerlc

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    they are intoxicating mate sound puts the hairs up on back of your neck had the owner of lydenn circuit come find us to comment on the sound LOL when he was preparing his uber expensive race car for next day lol and the triple motor by god like the hand of god is shoving you along and handles like a 250 gp bike but if Triumph could just make them a tad more reliable LOL deffo a bike to experience once though think thats the reason Ive had the trouble getting used to the smooth engine on the blade after riding 675's they are just mental in the way the powers delivered instant everywhere but they really really need a slipper clutch

    real shame they don't have the reliability still cant get over that brand spank road one i had that blew to peices at 500 miles says it all really haha but as a second bike they are lush

    think If I was going for another 600 Id deffo be looking at those l1 600 gixers crazy fast those things and easy to go fast on

    having said that would I swap it not likely being able to rail it round the outside at gerrards is brilliant :D an pulling away from r1s and dukes is fun hahaha having said that the riders were worse than me LOL and thats saying something haha not to quick yet on track but am very smooth so doing something right I guess only done 3 tds though and that was 2 years ago after only being on 33bhp bikes hoping Ill be alot faster now this year :)
     
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  7. Givover

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    This was mine a couple of years ago got it from Woods Abergele after a test ride great looking bike great handling but you do notice the power drop .[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/dzfyo.jpg
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  8. kpone

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    That is very pretty Mike.
     
  9. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    Cracking bike Tom I dunno why you hid it for so long lol I live the paint scheme!

    Love the White with blue frame mike but I would say that.

    The one thing I can't get over with the 675's are the swing arms look like they came off a 125.

    My mates street triple R is an amazing machine to ride wheelieinell!!!!
     
  10. dan.1moore1

    dan.1moore1 Senior Member

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    The hole bike looks very small

    Fisrt time i saw the triumph cup on BSB i thought they where 250's
     
  11. Remal

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    lovely bikes
     
  12. gixerlc

    gixerlc Active Member

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    they deffo feel like a 250 when your 6,3 and perched on top of it hahaha

    totally forgot I hadn't put it up Benn

    nice bike Mike always liked the se edition
     

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