ROAD NEWS
LIMITED EDITION MOTO2 765 LOCKED IN
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riumph Motorcycles NZ has confirmed the
imminent return of the Daytona badge to
our shores in the form of the limited edition
Triumph Daytona 765 Moto2.
The first motorcycle to officially be licensed
by Dorna Sports to carry the Moto2 logo, the
Daytona 765 Moto 2 is limited to just 1530
bikes worldwide split between 765 for the
Americas, with the remaining 765 going to
the rest of the global market.
Triumph Motorcycles New Zealand General
Manager Leigh Beckhaus has confirmed
to Kiwi Rider that Kiwi collectors will have
the chance to own the pinnacle of modern
Triumph racing technology.
“The Daytona 765 Moto2 is on the way,
due to land in New Zealand in very limited
numbers early June, priced around $32,000,’’
she told Kiwi Rider.
Considering the collectable nature of the
new Daytona and the technology Triumph
has squeezed into the chassis that pricing
seems very sharp indeed.
Leading the spec sheet of the new Daytona
is race inspired carbon fibre bodywork Öhlins
43mm NIX30 fork, and TTX36 rear shock and
top of the line Brembo Stylema brakes.
As is Triumph’s current methodology, the
instrumentation is a full-colour TFT unit which
also includes a unique new Moto2/Triumph cobranded
start-up graphic and built-in lap timer.
The party piece of the new Daytona, however,
is its unique take on Triumph’s already brilliant
765cc inline triple. Now pushing out 128hp
(96.6kW) at 12,250rpm and is backed by 80Nm
of torque at 9750rpm, the engine is different
from the standard fare 765 triple (as seen in
the Street Triple range) thanks to a number of
features and performance upgrades derived
directly from the Moto2 engine development
programme, including titanium inlet valves,
stronger pistons, MotoGP-spec DLC coated
gudgeon pins, new cam profiles, new
intake trumpets, modified con rods, intake
port, crank and barrels, and an increased
compression ratio.
Triumph says the engine is also higher revving
than the Street Triple RS engine by 600rpm, with
a red line now up at 13,250 rpm, and the Moto2
765 Limited Edition features a new gearbox with
track-optimised gear ratios, with the first gear
ratio coming straight from Triumph’s Moto2
engine development programme.
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