[John] So we're here now at the Daytona exhibition in The Motor Museum at Gaydon, and on display here
is everything from the first bike in '66 through to the modern triple cylinder bikes that we recognise
from the Hinckley period of Triumph. Nick's going to tell us some of those
highlights and examples of what you can expect to see here at the exhibition. So Nick, this is
a significant machine here. [Nick] This one really here is the bike that started it all. This is a 2006
675. Big departure from Triumph going to a full-blown three-cylinder sports bike. Lightweight,
fuel-injected, cast frame, all the balls and gadgets. And that's where it started from. So the
genesis of the 675 came from this. [John] And this was significantly different then to the four-cylinder
ones that had been quite successful on the track before as well hadn't they. [Nick] They'd been successful but
Triumph wanted to diversify. So you go away from four cylinders and move to twins and
three cylinders, of which this was the first of the small triples. [John] And this gave them a real USP
compared to the CBR600Rs. [Nick] They're all four cylinders, so it was nice to be different,
and it gave us a bit of an edge. [John] And this went on to be pretty much not just good on the road and
very capable, but a real weapon on the track. [Nick] This really went on to be good on the track as well. [John] And
we've got some examples of those in the exhibition as well. So we'll go and take a look at some
of those now. [Nick] So this here is the Glen Richards Championship winning bike of 2008.
So in a very short period from 2006-2008, two years, this bike evolved from a road bike
into a very competitive race bike, and won the 2008 Super Sport Championship.
[John] This is quite a recognisable bike, the Smiths Triumph from the Isle of Man TT, and very significant
because it was successful wasn't it. [Nick] It won in 2014 with Gary Johnson on board. [John] And it's
a full 137 brake horsepower on this bike. And much work to get this successful on the
road compared to the track? [Nick] Basically it's a bit of valve timing, compression ratio,
a lot of mapping obviously, a lot of refinement. [John] And a good rider. [Nick] And a good rider, yeah. [John] So this is
a very famous bike, and currently the hottest rider in road racing. What's this one Nick?
[Nick] This is Peter Hickman's 2019 675. Again the last iteration and development of a 675 engine.
It's now making about 134 horsepower, but it's got a good spread of power.
So the previous one was a bit peaky, this one's got more torque in the mid-range.
[John] And obviously this bike was successful in 2019, still competitive today. [Nick] Second and
third this year. [John] This year, so just missed out to Michael Dunlop. [Nick] So it's still competitive. [John] But
a bike, it's final evolution still showing that it's right up there with the best.
And it's an absolutely stunning machine and you can't miss this one with all the graphics on it,
a very famous bike. [Nick] Commonly known as 'The Trooper'. [John] So before the three-cylinder bikes there were
four-cylinder versions of the Daytona, and this one Nick... [Nick] Yeah this is, really this is,
in 2004 Valmoto and two riders, Jim Moody and Craig Jones, were racing these in the British Supersport
Championship. So it's a fuel-injected four-cylinder. Built by Triumph to compete with the Japanese,
which is a pretty good attempt. The race bike was excellent, it finally ended up winning the
last round at Donington Park in 2004, and the previous year it won the TT with Bruce Anstey.
[John] Fantastic, so it had some great success, fantastic. Right and this colour scheme, I really remember
this from back in the day. The bright yellow with the Union Jack on the front as well. You get the
special edition versions of it. It really did look the business. [Nick] It stood out, it was
lovely. [John] Great on the track, great for marketing, great on the road. [Nick] Brilliant handling.
[John] Very good at what it did. So right the way through to the final iteration of the Daytona Triple as we
know it today, is this stunning 765 limited edition which, well it's a special machine, celebrates the
link up really with Moto2. So it's got some really trick parts on it, this
has. [Nick] It's got lots of carbon fibre, it's a really very pretty little bike. Makes 130 horsepower,
765 engine obviously to link with Moto 2. And really is the last of our current Daytonas.
[John] And this is where the legend lies at the moment. This collection that's on display here really
does show the full story of the Daytona from '66 right up to the present day, or 2020 version that
we see here. So if you want to learn more about the Triumph Daytona, come along to the
museum, British Motor Museum here at Gaydon, and check out the latest exhibition that we've got.