Is a Triumph Daytona 955i Worth It In 2024?

[@alanstockley391]

I have a 955i St great bike all the power I need 71 and still riding. 😮

[@markpeddle4688]

Well worth buying, speaking from experience 😊

[@eskimo427]

I have the same year 955i, but face lifted, which I've owned it for 7 yrs and done 10k miles on it. I'm lucky and have have number of bikes including a 2016 R1200RT LE and a Zontes 125cc. I love the bike and think it's very much worth it's weigh in whatever year. I think people place too much emphasis on electronics, which I think is a dangerous thing. Bikes like the 955i are no frills but raw and will bite you if not respected, which for me makes the experience so much better. Nice videos!

[@KimBoot-i1r]

Got an '03 just like yours. Keep meaning to sell it. Lucky enough to have 3 other bikes so don't ride it much. i'm 67 and 6 foot 4 " tall so probably the least comfortable, but not too bad. I take it for an MOT every year, then think, Why would I sell this bike? its fantastic. Then park it up and don't ride it, like an idiot! On SORN over winter. MUST take it out when weather picks up in spring!!!!

[@petrichor649]

Get the back jacked up 20mm and the steering becomes sublime.

[@carlmayer691]

Run a 190/55 instead of a 50, or lower the forks 10mm many say. Want to improve handling, swap out the Gen 1 SSSA for the latter MY 2006> Daytona 955 SSSA or 2008 ~2010 Speed Triple swing arm. I went with a 2010 Speed Triple SSSA .. it has a "scallop" on the side, thicker aesthetically. It's lighter, marked improvement in handling.. Triumph refers to it as Speed Triple "Graphite" "Short" Mine came in a dark graphite, had it color matched painted, not power coated as it removed the "cast" appearance. Triumph also offers a SSSA "long" which is OEM on the Sprint 1050 .. so make sure you buy the correct one if you intend to do the swap. Everything else transfers, "shark fin" eccentric, brake caliper stay, everything, same LH side spacer .. which it should come with. I swapped mine out for appearances alone, then it's like holy shit does this thing handle better with the new SSSA.. Cheap too.

[@tst.moto7]

Ive got an 03 speed triple 955i, I love it, you dont need to spend a lot of money to get into bikes. These dont seem to ever go wrong either.

[@bernardsmith5607]

Am about to buy one of those this week , ( am from trinidad and Tobago, there's not many down here )

[@markpeddle4688]

Stick with stock exhaust it's good 👍

[@douglasgrosch228]

agree had a 2001 Daytona wrecked it but love the Torqe changed the rear sprocket up 2 -3 tooth did wonders -try that makes it funner..

[@douglasgrosch228]

the electric system bad always have a battery tender on it -that was only issue I had ..silinoid

[@raymorris952]

You should try the 955i speed triple, it's marvellous.

[@nickrider5220]

You could fit a 1050 speed triple engine in it, that would pull from down low in any gear. Triumph stopped making the big Daytona after the 955i, which was a shame.

[@carlmayer691]

Why, the Daytona 955 has more compression, forged pistons, crank, rods, far better built engine w/ more power.. as much torque.. if the want more pull down low, just play w/ the sprockets... 17T or -1 up front .. go from there, IMO stock gearing is silly, where can you safely legitimately go WFO .. 17/46 gets you to 130mph very very rapidly .. fast enough !!

[@douglasgrosch228]

ride the zx 7r 2000-2003 iconic perfect street bike .. very special it started the best class 750 -perfect street and track..

[@carlmayer691]

Unless you can get 1-500 homologated roadgoing ZX7RR which IIRC there only 50 registered.... the rest are PIGS .. absolute pigs...