Well I'm back from an hours drive on the 675. And the weather was perfect
Well I think MCN was right when they said any deposit holder won't be disappointed, it's an absolutely cracking bike.
I don't know where to start.
The ride height IS taller than the 650, it wasn't just the show bike at the NEC. The bars are also a little lower, so there's a bit more weight on your wrists. My wrists did start to ache a little with the slow driving in traffic, but I get the same from the 650.
clocks are great, plenty of toys to play with, there's average MPG, current MPG, Journey time, clock, tops speed (might want to disable that :wink: ) and a lap timer that monitors all those and more for up to 99 laps.
You've got a gear indicator too to remind you what gear you're in.
The bike was still quite tight with only 250 miles on the clock, so I'd expect it to loosen up quite a lot.
Onto the fun bit - The engine is fantastic! and the naughty people at Triumph have fitted the loud can on, so it sounds incredible. It would have been nice to know what it'll sound like stock but I sure wasn't complaining.
There's a huge amount of torque, and it revs smoothly and quickly.
When I moved from the TT to the 650 I felt almost slightly disappointed as it didn't really seem any faster. The 675 pulls a lot .. A LOT! harder than the 650. I'd say it pulls as hard from 7,000RPM as the 650 does at 10,000. So it's almost got 3000 more usable RPM .. that would mean the 650 would need to Rev to 17,000 RPM (I'm sure I've heard a figure like that somewhere :wink: ) Oh and did I mention how good it sounds? :wink:
The gear changes were a little clunky but behaved themselves and like the 650 should ease out a bit after a couple of thousand miles.
It's geared similar to the ST so you've got a potential 70MPH in 1st gear, and pootling about at 30 in 1st doesn't seem odd at all.
Handling and brakes are as you'd expect spot on, and even though it seems quite hard it absorbed all the usual sunken drain covers with ease. Oh and did I mention how good it sounds?
It didn't seem to get hot, even stood in slow moving traffic the fan never came on, but it'll sure keep your legs warm as there's plenty of heat coming off it.
There is one thing that's bad .. well in fact almost useless - the mirrors. Ready for overtake .. check the right mirror .. yes my shoulder's still there it's safe to overtake :???: As it's so narrow you practically have to hang off the bike to see behind you. Admittedly I'm quite tall and broad, but I think it's something that everyone will have to get used to .. anyway who's ever going to be behind you :-D
So to sum it up, usable power from 3,000 upwards, huge amount of power from 6,000 onwards fantastic handling and brakes and an exhaust note that makes you want to just keep revving.
So I'm a very happy man
(not me riding it, other tech still in hospital tho 
)), have brought it home for weekend to put some miles on it. Gearbox is smooth as butter on this one, put it in 1st from neutral and no cluncking or chain grab as it goes in whatsoever :upthumb: going through the gears is very very smooth.
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