Re: [ST] Squids and Daytonas

["ASHLEY BENNETT" <spondon955@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No you misunderstood or I didn't come across clearly, probably the latter
:-)
I was saying that because the Daytona was a little down on power and didn't
quite equal the R1 etc on paper the squids weren't interested in them which
is a good thing.
Ashley
>
> Are you implying the Daytona doesn't have adequate performance to get
squids
> in trouble? My impression of the one I rode is that I could beat the same
> guys with it that I beat on my 929, and since I can pretty well beat the
> same guys on the RS (and these guys are riding R1s, GSXR1000s, etc).
Perhaps
> you are trying to blame their crashing on the bike? I don't think so. Too
> many people can buy this kind of bike because the road tests say they are
> the best. These people don't have a clue about how to ride one because
they
> have never ridden anything more than an EX500 if that! They are way over
> their heads with liter class Superbikes, and they would be just as far
over
> their heads on a Daytona. Be glad the mags call the Triumphs a little
below
> the top of the class. It keeps the squids off them and won't sully the
> reputation of the marque! Any of these bikes, on the street, is more than
> adequate for 98% of the canyon carvers. The bike just doesn't make a
telling
> difference! A tenth of a second in a quarter mile, or even an extra 30
> pounds just does not show up out there. The best rider will be in the
front
> on any of them, and the the best rider will probably still be fifth on any
> of them! And the squids will crash just as easily on any of them.
> As far as comfort goes, I don't find the Daytona more comfortable than the
> 929 or the ZX-9. Perhaps, a little more so than the R1 or Gixxer.
> Bare
>
>
>
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