Triumph Daytona 955i 2004 singing its heart out

[monkeylard35]

240p we meet again......

[owenhowells]

How did you mic it up to get such great sound? I have a SV1000s which sounds immense but all I get is wind noise!

[telbenj]

@owenhowells

Hi Beleive it or not it was with a Nokia N70 camara phone taped to the screen. I now have a small sport cam and if you attach it as near to the screen as possible it is out of the wind and you get the full sound of the bike with no wind noise

good luck and ride safe,

Terry

[HeyMrSt0ne]

@owenhowells

that's not the cam,it's the bike ;D

[owenhowells]

How did you mic it up to get such great sound? I have a SV1000s which sounds immense but all I get is wind noise!

[funkinel]

I'm happy to say I'm the new owner of this bike!! (cheers Terry).Bought it in june 2010 and I absolutely love. Had a standard exhaust on when i bought it but soon junked that for a triumph hi livel off road pipe, got it remapped and now its sounds awesome again.

[telbenj]

@funkinel

Hi Eric

Glad to hear you love it as much as I did, ride safe mate and happy new year

PS roll on Summer

[500erider]

@funkinel Yeah!!!!! I think I'd give my left nut for my bike to sound like that!!!!! Sounds a lot like a v12 powered exotic car to me. Wonderful!!!!!!

[tcclaviger]

As a fellow Trumpet owner, you sir, have way more balls than I :P No way I would full power that bike through turns like that!

[telbenj]

@tcclaviger

Thank you for the complement, but beleive me these bikes handle far better than we can push them,

what tyres are you using, I have Michelin pilot power 2CT and the grip is fantastic. I have also used the pilot road 2CT

Avons and Bridgestones let go a bit in the corners.

but sadly the Triumph has now gone after doing 60,000 miles and have now got an R1. but I do miss the sound of my Trumpet.

Cheers Terry

[BeardScot]

Glad I found this video.

I'd been looking for one with such clear sound.

Pity the image wasn't clearer and un-watermarked.

I owned a T595 and would buy another if I had the means.

The best sound I found was not the top end, but whacking the throttle open full from really low revs, such as you have pulling away from a junction in the video, and getting that low resonance like a Merlin

It's picked up in your video that others miss in theirs.

Thanks for posting it telbenj

[telbenj]

@BeardScot

thanks for the comments, and glad you enjoyed the sound, I still miss it as ive now got an R1

Triumph need to come up with a 1050 Daytona again I think.

[telbenj]

@kennijntje1

Hi yes I did thanks for that, the Triumph has gone now and I miss the sound Ive got an R1 now, so may have to do a comparison video

[0l0Dom0l0]

i just cant stop watching this video. the sound is just incredible. jelous much!!

[telbenj]

@0l0Dom0l0

Thank you for the complement, The Triumph does sound nice.

[lavinia1959]

nice xx

[Exclusiv1]

Saw this video, bought an 02 955i with triumph race exhaust. Oh man what a bike and that intoxicating noise. Cool video, title says it all.

[mamagola]

excelente,i love triumph very much but i really love

speed triple

[telbenj]

thank you I have now converted this bike to a Speed triple but with 150 bhp. its pretty good fun to ride

[Mellieha23]

Picking up my mint 9,000 mile 2000 Gold 955i on Thursday. Can't wait.

[telbenj]

Hi Mellieha

well enjoy it and ride safe you will be really pleased with your choice,

cheers Terry

[cookaboorra]

Simply compare the free ride in the few moments to the ridicolous speed entering the tunnel at 1.25......you'll have the idea of what is having the ass over a Triple..I just went from a 600 Km trip around 7 Big Hills around italy and France, what a day, men !! The hearth of my t595 pumping over those slopes till 2700 meter over the sea....Nobody could stand a chance ( many, many bikes I met there...;)

[dfenz55]

The factory race pipe sounds awsome I had one on mine...HOWL SAFE

[alfa2389]

Bad: - nervous front; electronics

Good: motor; race exaust; brakes

[MorpheusDriftKing]

most confidence inspiring front end i've ever had, i'd rate over previous ZX9 and RSV mille i had

[alfa2389]

sorry but dont agree. I had a very bad accident with this bike because under acceleration the front made shiming every time. However, with a stearing dumper should be ok, the brakes are amazing. But RSV with ohlins is a diferent story...

[MorpheusDriftKing]

lol the ohlins on my RSV were knackered, I had my yoke and rear shock sorted by the late, great, James Campbell Wilson, and his work gave me the confidence to even run a trailing front brake if i got into trouble, but he never fitted a steering damper. Whatever, that's my experience, anyway.

[alxr101101]

yummy triple grunt there. Still on my first Daytona..a '99 in red..9 great years. The sound never gets dull.

[rrrohan2288]

im about to buy a 2000 model. so fucken pumped, from a 250cc so you can imagine

[MITCHWILD]

A Box Hill burn up last weekend was everything i was expecting from my Daytona, one word sums it up.........Epic!

[Exclusiv1]

cool vid, great sound!

[boogerbiker]

Just watched the video and it reminds me of what I am missing. In Nov '08 I hit a car in the dark coming towards me on my side of the road as I crested a dip in the road on my 955. Miraculously I swerved and hit the car scraping down the drivers side AND stayed on! Well, for a few seconds I did until the back end came round and down we both went, sliding down the road. My poor bike is a write off. Happy ending though, I am getting a new 675 in March.

[giantroad]

Good video .......... GREAT sound !!!!

[Wanobi99]

I'm on my second Daytona now - an '06 with the high pipe - like this, the best sound a bike ever made!It's not just the induction roar that's fantastic but the pipe howl and the cam gear whine. The Aston Martin of bikes!

[telbenj]

Hi Wanobi99

yep they do sound nice ive had mine for 2 yrs now and just converting it to a speed triple one mod you may find interesting is to change the front sprocket to a 17 tooth its brilliant makes the bike so much quicker on take off and more ridable in town its worth a try for about £10 I guarantee you will love it.

Thanks Terry

[BuStErDa]

very nice

[shauncarlpope33]

sounds fucking gorgeous! Triples rock

[telbenj]

Thanks the sound is addictive and makes you want to give it some, the induction roar is the best bit though from about 8 to 10,000 revs

[schwag91]

Wish I could get one. Hard to find in US, in my area of course. Sweet sound!!

[telbenj]

Hi Schwag91

Well good luck with your search they are worth the wait. where are you from I have just spent 5 weeks working in Brunswick GA

[MITCHWILD]

"Well, i've done it". i have just bought an Aston green centenial Daytona 955i with only 2600 miles for £3749 from Carl Rosner Triumph.

[telbenj]

Good for you hope you like it all you need now is some Sun

[MITCHWILD]

Your videos swung it for me, like everybody says what a sweet sound these triples have, and ....yes, some sun would bee nice.

[shadydave]

Worked for me, bought a 955i daytona sat, what a noise!

[telbenj]

Nice to hear my video has had some influence.

thanks Dave and ride safe

[paxlie]

I own a Triumph Sprint RS from 2000 and the sound is just like it. (The register says Triumph Daytona 955i)

I used to ride a BMW K75S '92 but this is the best thing I have bought in a long time. The feeling when accelerating is just awesome, nothing like it and I absolutely fell in love with the bike!

[captainbimble]

i bought an 07 plate 955i 2 months ago.must have been one of the last made.fitted carbon scorpion can and it sounds awesome.there`s nothing like the sound of a triumph triple on full chat! i bought it after watching this video! superb piece of british engineering.

[telbenj]

Well thats a great compliment having some one go out and buy a Daytona after watching my video's

you wont be dissapointed they are a great bike mine has now done 35000 miles and is as good now as the day I brought it and I ride all year.

cheers ride safe Terry

[RichardScotti]

Nice vid. Great sound. To those only watching it's hard to describe the feeling in your chest as that beautful triple sound howls in real life. The vid doesnt do it justice. Nothing like it.

[telbenj]

Yep thats the beuty of owning one and we know don't we

[SpeedTriple59]

Hi there my friend went to the reunion down Brighton other week, talking to the guys on the triumph stand, they say their is not going to be a new replacement for the 955,as the market is to fierce,and is quite saturated by the big 4,so we will have to wait.. long live the 955 eh...!!

[tbagnya]

I've got an '02 955i best bike i've ever owned!!!

[klassetompa]

I have a 98 Dautona 955, do you know if your engine is the same as mine? sounds AMAZING! mine has K&N filter, remapped ecu, 140 hp and a Sebring exhaust.

[telbenj]

Hi Klassetompa

Your engine is the earlier one the engine in my bike has 147-bhp standard.

thanks for the comment

Regards Terry

[MITCHWILD]

I am convinced buy your enthusiasm that a daytona is going to be my next Trumpet, what is the best model year to go for?......Cheers Mitch.

[telbenj]

Hi Mitchwild

Go for the newest model you can afford from 2002 onwards, dont buy 01-02 as they have the normal swing arm. the bikes up to 01 have single side and then 02-06 have single side.

go for it you will love it I have had mine for 2 yrs and put 20,000 miles on it and it still puts a smile on my face.

Terry

[MITCHWILD]

do you prefer the single side swing arm? some bike websites i have been looking at recon the double is better and lighter, great vid by the way!

[telbenj]

well I think in truth the double arm is more stable but I think the single looks best.

and the only way you may find any limits would be on the track with a proffesional rider giving it big guns

[MITCHWILD]

I have seen a nice Sprint at my Triumph dealers, i may go for it.

[SpeedTriple59]

Music, anyone that has rode a triple,its so cool what music,long live the trump triple.just need a good replacement from the boys at triumph??

[telbenj]

There have been some spy shots of a new 1000cc Daytona looking a lot like the 675. said to be in production in 2009. so sounds good

[moobottle]

Fabulous!

[thetubehurz]

How adorable :D

Guess i have to change my Termignoni for a triumph race can. I could listen to this over and over again.

It was a truly sad day when Triumph stopped selling the BIG Daytona ...

[telbenj]

I have changed the Triumph race can for a Scorpion have a listen on my other videos like going round the bends.

Thanks for your interest

Terry

[philipw5979]

BTW, I've the same "off road" race can. Great sound.

[telbenj]

what tyres have you tried any thing you would recomend I have used bridgestone BT020

and at the moment on Avon Azaro which I find to be brilliant both for grip and life I am getting at least a 1000 miles more out of the Avons even with the hard times I give my tyres.

[philipw5979]

I run 120/190 Pilot Powers. Very confidence inspiring. I've used to use a 180 rear but may stick with the 190 since I just like the way it feels - more predictable turn-in and, theoretically, more grip.

[philipw5979]

Love that sound. I've a 2002 myself. Sounds alot like a `70's era F1 car.

[Yecora26]

Hi,

love this Triple sound since I was a kid. I used to say, once I grow up I do own one. Loved the Triple Sound in the late 70`s of LAVERDA and even the heavy XS 750 bricks by YAMAHA. Now becoming grey and bald hair, I did it! Got me a wellshaped, used black SpeedTriple (early Carb. Version T300). I do a little maintenance at the carbs with new jets and needles, `cause their worn out. Can`t wait to fire it up again. Good luck for you and your British Breed Triple from Germany.

[telbenj]

I have now done 11,000 miles on my daytona and I still find the sound adictive. if you look at my video showing my bikes you will see I also had a yamaha XS 750 tripple, it was my first big bike.Thanks Terry

[Yecora26]

Hi Terry,

as I see we have more than this in common. I also do some motocross/Enduro and had several KTMs. Until now I still own a KTM EXC 520 beside the Speed Triple and a BMW R1100GS. But instead of the early years I have a big lack of sparetime now. Back then it was a lack of money indeed but filled with dreams about having a triple. From 94-2007 I only rode offroad, but now I`m back on the street with my Triumph.

Wish you plenty accidentfree miles to come.

Cheers

Sven

[manicmechanic76]

the best thing about the 955i sound is when you think the airbox is going to suck you head out of the helmet.....

[benja922]

just in the process of getting my daytona is yours standard part from the exhaust

[telbenj]

Hi benja922

Yes my Daytona is standard apart from the exhaust. I used to have a Triumph race can on it but it now has a Scorpion with removable baffles.

Good luck with your bike you'll love it.

[benja922]

got it the other day the power on it is absolutely amazing the pull is unbelievable has the exhasut upgraded the power

ben

[telbenj]

when you put the race can on you wont beleive the difference. its a different bike, it will pick up faster, rev cleaner,and accelerate very quickly. mine has removable baffles so you can keep it legal when you want to. its still better than standard with the baffles in.

All the best Terry

[nigshakespeare]

That, sir, is one hell of a great bike.

[telbenj]

Thank you nightshakespeare, glad you enjoyed it, and yes it is a great bike with very usable power for the road.

[99erTona]

nice ride dude!!!

how fast have ya been?

Triumph rulez

[telbenj]

Thanks 99erTona, this was just a quick blast to try out the phone camara I will post a decent vid in the summer,also I have just fitted a Carbon fibre Scorpion can with removable baffles which sounds great.

[99erTona]

Never heard a Scorpion exhaust on a Daytona.

I have a BOS on my bike with DB-Maker and removable DB-Eater.

Sounds pretty nice, too. U can hear my lady in my vids

[telbenj]

Hi 99erTona

The Scorpion can I have also has removable baffles, with them out its a bit loader than the Triumph race can in my video's.

I have watched your videos, very good the road you was on looked great especially the sharp bend for some knee down practice.

[andyreet]

great sound !!!!!! gotta love triumphs

[telbenj]

Thanks,I always loved the sound of them when they first came out. So after 7 years without a bike due to having children it was always going to be a Daytona for my next bike and the wait was well worth it. so if any one is in doubt wether to buy one or not just buy it and smile forever.

[radiocrash]

Fast!