Four new 2008 Daytona 675 Special Editions

Delivery day arrives for four happy Triumph Daytona 675SE buyers

On Friday, February 8th four new 2008 Triumph Daytons 675 Special Edition models were delivered to the Lone Star loading dock. We knew we had to get them uncrated and ready to go in a hurry because there were four anxious buyers who could not bear to wait much longer for their motorcycles to arrive.

The Daytona 675 is the first three-cylinder super sports middleweight and has won both the MasterBike and King of the Supersport race crowns over the past two years. The limited production Daytona 675 Special Editions feature a Phantom Black paint scheme with gold-colored decals, black engine covers, gold-finish alloy wheels and a gold-finish steering nut to top it off. Daytona 675 models are powered by a screaming three-cylinder, fuel-injected engine that produces 123 horsepower. The Daytona weighs in dry at only 363 pounds.

Once our technicians got the four new Daytona SE models prepped and ready to go we cleared out part of our showroom and brought them all inside on Saturday morning as a special treat. Harlan King, Triumph's area sales representative, even came to Lone Star to offer his own congratulations to the four new owners on behalf of Triumph Motorcycles, Ltd.

Jacob tries to look calm. He was not.

Jacob was the first new owner to arrive to pick up his Daytona 675 Special Edition. He tried to stay calm but we could tell that he was excited and anxious to ride his new motorcycle. Jacob was nice enough to hang around and wait for the other owners to arrive so they could all meet each other and talk to Triumph representative Harlan King. Two other new owners arrived a short time later and received congratulations and some nice Triumph gear from Harlan.

Triumph's Harlan King meets with the new Daytona 675 SE owners

The fourth Daytona 675 SE owner was delayed in getting to Lone Star to pick up his new motorcycle, but the other three guys were able to share a few stories and laughs about their agonizing waits for their new Daytonas to arrive.

Three happy dudes

It was about time to let these guys climb on their new Daytona 675 Special Editions and start riding. They were getting a bit antsy. But we had to get at least a couple of photos of them together with their new motorcycles.

Lone Star thanks the Daytona 675 SE guys for hanging around. We knew they were chomping at their bits to try out their new motorcycles, so we finally turned them loose. It didn't take long for them to climb aboard and get rolling.

Armando takes off on his new 2008 Triumph Daytona 675 Special Edition

Diane and Dave couldn't figure out what all the excitement was about on Saturday morning. Diane rides a BMW F650GS and Dave rides a BMW R1200GS Adventure. They prefer ruts, rocks and mud. They just don't understand why anyone would want to ride a motorcycle on a paved street.

Diane and Dave, off-road riders

This feature originally appeared in February 2008 - Updated: 05/13/08