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i,ve haven't seen a over head cam engine put out that flat of torque line. past eight grand i think triumph is starting to make some progress. what do you think?
Compared to the other 600s it is a flat torque curve, but bigger bikes' curves are even flatter. I'm not sure that it's related to being OHC, but rather a function of the bore and stroke, cam timing, injection and ignition.
But yes, Triumph has definitely made some progress with this bike.
I think I'll stay with my TT600 for a little while longer then. All she needed was a little custom mapping with Tune Boy/Tune Edit and/or a PCIII.....(see attached)
Contrary to published reports, there was NEVER 13 maps released to fix the TT's injection. It was Triumph's 13th version of their CD (start counting in '97 with the T595 Daytona with updated tunes for some bikes, but mostly just to include new tunes for new models) that tune 10105 came out for the 2002 model. Each model year of TT had it's own tune and a seperate one for an after market pipe. Tunes 10088/89 for 2000 models were updated once or twice after the bike released (versions 8,9,10 time frame), right around the time all the mags were writing their (mostly negative) reviews, but hasn't changed after that. New cams and header pipe design required a new tune for 2001 models 10090/10091. Once PROPERLY set up by a KNOWLEDGEABLE dealer the TT is a fine 600cc motorcyle. Happiness is only a CO adjustment or TB sync away.
I personally love the new look of the 2003 Triumph Daytona 600. It's sharp lines and aggressive appearance give it a menacing stare. Unfortunately, since they've changed the fuel injection system, the bike is lacking in horsepower. Everyone knows how important the race between the middleweights is, in terms of producing the "ultimate" sportbike. New Japanese repli-racers are becomming commonplace on the local highways. I almost wish Triumph would've waited to debut it's hardcore 600, until it had decifered the new butterfly injection. The kinks that occur in the system now, are really holding-back a great bike. The Daytona has a ton of potential, but with it's numbers on the dyno, it's just not stacking up with it's competitors. Hopefully, next year, the Daytona will be in the middle of the 600 hunt for glory, but until then, the Triumph Valmoto Team will just have to keep up on the R&D.
