2004 Triumph Daytona 600
By BLAKE CONNER
PHOTOS By PHIL MASTERS
((j£) e were tearing along the
ut is it
worthy of
the
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Uo/
Autopista (freeway) at a
respectable 198 kph (123 mph) when
I started to fret about making the corner ahead. Sliding into the guardrail or worse yet highsiding into the
guardrail - looked to be a distinct
possibility. Okay, 123 mph may not
sound that fast to you, but try telling
that to Sportrider's Andrew Trevitt,
Cycle World's Mark Hoyer, and Roadracing World's Sam Fleming, the
threesome who was hanging on with
white knuckles in our rented Opel
minivan. Of course, it was their fault
that we were in such a predicament
because they had taunted my jetlagged and hungry self into taking the
trusty trip-saving Opel to 200 kph in
the first place.
It's hard not to like the aggressive
new lines on the Daytona.
18
APRIL 30,2003'
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