Triumph launches Daytona 675 for Rs.10.15 lakh

Triumph motorcycles India unveiled and launched a new motorcycle for the Indian market at the Auto Expo 2014. If you are thinking of the 250 it wasn't. The bike though is the standard Daytona 675 which came in shortly after the launch of the Daytona 675R in November last year.

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The standard bike is over a lakh cheaper than its R version and there is good reason for that. Though both the bikes make the same amount of power and torque 128bhp and 74Nm respectively, the standard Daytona comes fitted with KYB suspension front and rear and Nissin brakes compared to the Ohlin and Brembo setup on the R version. In addition, the 675 R also comes with quite bit of carbon-fibre where as the standard motorcycle is fitted with FRP or fibre reinforced plastic panels.

The motorcycle was launched at a price of 10.15lakh ex-showroom Delhi. Triumph Managing Director Vimal Sumbly also pointed out that the British motorcycle maker intends to sell 500 bikes by the end of this year and wants to take that number to 1,500 by the next year.

As far as the 250 goes, the wait goes on as he also said that we would not get to see even the concept before 2015.