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Triumph Daytona 675R
and predictable manner. Sure, it
wasn't quite as quick to change
directions as the class-leading
CBR or the Kawasaki, but it was
close. Through turns 8/9 the
Daytona recorded the third-fastest maximum flick rate behind the
R6 and the Honda.
"Once you commit to a corner the bike is ready to carve,"
agrees Dunstan. "It just keeps
going. It almost dares you to lean
further. It's confidence inspiring
and that's the sensation you're
looking for on track."
Once cranked over on the
edge of the tires, the Daytona rewards the rider with an elevated
level of feel. Its Ohlins suspension
components aren't necessarily
that much more rigid compared to
the other bikes but respond with
greater accuracy to small bumps
and deflections in the surface of
the asphalt. It's for this reason it
was awarded maximum points in
the Suspension category.
Corner speed through turn 4
and 13 was third-best and it had
the highest degree of lean angle
inside the Bowl. Curiously, the
Daytona carried the least mph
through Turn 16, even less than
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