As the first three-cylinder middleweight, the Daytona 675 stands alone in the myriad of Japanese 600cc motorcycles. It’s how a pure Triumph sports bike should look and, just as importantly, feel. In one single stroke, it has redefined just how a middleweight sports bike should perform, packing a large amount of power and torque into a small, nimble package.

With a liquid-cooled, four stroke, in-line 3-cylinder, DOHC powerplant pumping out 123 hp @ 12500 rpm+, and 72Nm 53ft.lbf @ 11750 rpm right out of the box, what more do you need from a streetbike? The brakes, the suspension, and controls are all up to date and rival that of most Japanese counterparts out today.

Now, I understand the passion behind modifications, be it performance or asthetic. It’s about getting the numbers and individualism, respectively. While I support those aspects, I can’t bear to see the 675 altered in any way. In my opinion, it’s perfect the way it is, straight from the factory. As a street bike, it just doesn’t need anything else!

Now, I know what you are thinking. “But Jaxster, what about that Jardine RT-1 Exhaust you put on a few monthes ago?” While that piece was quality and the craftsmanship awesome, as you all saw in the video, it changed my Daytona’s sound. The exhaust produced a loud roar that most other manufacturers only dream of. But, it toally drowned out the burble of the triple engine.
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One of the main reasons I switched to riding the Ducati Monster while on the street was due to the 675’s attractive color. It’s Scorched Yellow! Do you know how attractive that color is to law enforcement officers? There’s a statistical study out there done on automobile colors which concluded that the most pulled over car color is yellow! Not red, not silver, not blue. Yellow.

So now that the Monster has been retired, I’m back on my 675. What to do, what to do? I do value my license, as it’s what puts food on the table. So, I scoured the Triumph Boards and found this doohicky from British Customs. It’s their fender eliminator or license plate relocator made out of aluminum.

With this baby mounted, the license plate numbers are a bit more difficult to make out. Now, is this illegal? Not any more than those gloss sprays that people put on their license plates. Or how about those clear screens that go over the plates?

I’ve been riding around with this for a few weeks now, and have not had any trouble. Have I run from the cops yet? Well, on that I plead the fifth. Are you kidding? I’m not incriminating myself! Lol!

Anyways, expect more updates on the 675 now that it’s my only mode of transportation. See you on the road guys! Riding season is officially upon us. Gear up!

Here’s another funny bit I did for a Triumph Motorcycle Forum. Since I have received many awards from YouTube for my Beatboxing videos, we decided to collaborate on a video to promote the new Triumph Forum at www.TriumphBoards.com. The video, of course, stars my 2007 Triumph Daytona 675. What do you guys think?

Here is Alex pushing my 675 around my studio. I always get him to do the grunt work. LOL!

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I was hanging out with former IPM models, Alea and Erika when we started talking about ways to promote motorcycle riding. So, I took some photos during our impromptu “commercial” shoot. Enjoy!

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