On 2006-12-14 05:39, welshrob wrote:
We won`t ever see a Daytona 1050. Why would Triumph make a new sportsbike that`s much slower than the old one? The bore and stroke of the 1050 motor has been developed for torque. It can`t be tuned to rev and put out the HP like the 955. A daytona 1050 would be no faster than a Sprint. The S3 is currently the highest HP 1050 in the range and it is still well down on the older engined 955 Daytona. If you`re wondering why I`m such a f*****G smartass, this question was brought up when I was doing the Q&A on the factory tour, so take it up with Triumph if you disagree!
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I will argue this a little bit (not much). The 1050 is certainly capable of more HP, and perhaps as much or more than the 955i Daytona. What's interesting is when you compare the cams between the two motors. The 955i Daytona has far more aggressive cams, for (you guessed it) higher RPM horsepower. The increased stroke isn't that much of a factor. As evidence, note that they both have about the same RPM limit.
You probably could tune a 1050 for 150-160 horse with the appropriate cams and head work, but you'd lose that lovely torque curve we all appreciate. In any case, you'd probably be topped out at that 160 HP mark, which just isn't going to cut it in today's sportbike HP wars.
There's also the issue of the frame and swingarm. The next generation Daytona will probably not have a single side swing arm, and almost certainly will have a D 675 style backbone frame (complete with stacked transmission). It'll be lighter but probably not much stiffer. There's something new on the horizon, and it's not the 1050.
What you heard from the factory was typical double talk, designed to make sure you went away thinking you knew something, when in fact they didn't divulge any real information. Don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us. :-D :-D