1999 Triumph Daytona

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Up for auction is a 1999 Triumph Daytona / Lightning Yellow with only 7628 miles on the speedometer. It is a great liter bike to which I must admit I am very attached to and really upset with auctioning off as it has never let me down. When I originally got the bike from the previous owner last year, July/09, the bike had 4276 miles. I rode the bike all through summer, winter, and this summer as my main transportation to and from work which is only about 4 miles one way, so the bike has not "sat," at all, and has continuously been ridden. When I got the bike, I had new german Metzeler Roadtec Z6 tires put on it that are still basically like new with plenty of tread and free from dry rot. New spark plugs, K&N air filter, synthetic oil change, ebc HH brake pads, CRG mirror ect....The bike has a high mount Two Brothers Racing carbon exhaust replacing the stock one!! Also has the rear pillion seat for a special passenger of sorts. The reason the previous owner got rid of the bike is that he had laid it down on it's left side, cracking the centrifugal breather cover and the centrifugal breather itself and didn't really know if it was worth fixing or not. The original linkage gear shift, although fully functional, would slightly rub against the bikes main frame and the left side of the bike's plastic fairing had various cracks. Also the left passenger foot peg had broken off from the subframe. Other than the centrifugal breather, I realized everything was pretty much cosmetic damage. I took the bike in to Myer's Cycle, which although an expensive shop, verified that the bike was in excellent condition. I had them install a new centrifugal breather and cover as well as the parts I mentioned above. Along the way, I did a couple of important and necessary mods that must be done on this model of Daytona. Firstly, I detached the centrifugal breather hose from the air-box and sealed the hole leading into the airbox with high grade silicone and attached the hose to a small vented plastic bottle that is tucked underneath the gas tank. The reason for this mod is that when Daytonas from the years of 97-01 go down on their left side, if you do not kill the kill-switch, oil may drain into the left most cylinder of the engine and cause it to hydro-lock. Anyone that owns a T595 or 955i up the year of 2001 must do this mod. Makes no difference in fuel/air ratio. Second mod that had to be done was concerning the fuel couplings connected the gas tank. These were sourced from TeamTriumph for around 85 bucks which include the inner couplings that are screwed into the gas tank resavoir as well as those connecting to the fuel lines. There has been a recall by Triumph that only replaces the plastic fuel line couplings with metal ones as opposed to both the fuel lines and the internal ones that reside embedded within the fuel tank. The reason for this is that the ones embedded within the tank are very hard and time consuming to get out. However, I've done it for you and so you have the internal ones replaced as well as the external ones. Third minor mod I did was change the gear linkage with the rodless one that is fitted to later model Daytonas (2002 and up). This is much better than the linkage gear shifter. Fourth, many people complain that the clip-ons sit way too low and cause neck fatigue/painful cricks in the neck after excessive riding and buy expensive "comfort kits," when there is a trick that works better than these kits. The trick is to swap bars from the left side to the right/vice-versa. This mod has been done and it is great. I have filled in some of the cracks on the fairing with milliput putty and was going to use touch up paint which Triumph sells. However, I will let you do this now. I have replaced the plastic scoops for the more expensive metal ones. The bike is road ready and a great rider the only problems are cosmetic. I must mention though, the headlight bracket. This summer I was riding the bike "naked," and due to the left and right side fairing being detached from the front fairing, this caused the magnesium headlight bracket to crack due to the wind. I have learned now that magnesium is a very brittle metal. This should be replaced when you get a chance but is not neccassary right away. I used a bit of JB-Weld to keep further turbulance to a minimum but this is really just a band aid and the part should be replaced eventually. Although the shop I go to when I don't do work on the bike myself has told me the chain's light surface rust is fine due to it being a D.I.D. chain with sealed O-rings, I would recommend replacing the chain and install a Scottoiler sometime in the future to keep such from happening. I would also replace the rear brake pad since it looks a little low. Front ones are fine. Due to the cosmetic damage, I am listing the Daytona with a lower starting bid, although I expect the final closing amount to be a bit higher considering it is very rare to find a Daytona with this low mileage and as clean mechanically as it is despite the cosmetic things that can be replaced here and there when they eventually pop up on fleabay. I really regret giving this bike up and know I will miss it probably even when I am old and gray so bid with confidence.