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Since it began to be rumored about the possibility of Triumph motorizing to the Moto2 category and that its landing was finally confirmed from 2019, the voices that have speculated about a new sports model in the British firm have been made more and more powerful.
Months later and with the prototype increasingly evolved and close to the end of its useful life except for testing different solutions once the 2019 season has started, Triumph would have it ready for candy to launch a new one. Triumph Daytona 765 … but it won't be like that. At least for now.
Triumph has everything you need to launch a Daytona 765
When last year we visited the Triumph facilities in Hinckley (England) for the presentation of the Triumph Speedmaster and Triumph Bobber Black, the brand also wanted to show us its prototype used to develop the Moto2 engine and electronics. The appearance of the Moto2 with a 765 cc engine was at the height of the presentations of the rest of the models that afternoon, but the representatives of Triumph They insisted there wouldn't be a Daytona 765. Somewhat puzzling supposedly to just show a prototype circuit.
The motor to be used in Moto2 is an in-line three-cylinder engine derived directly from the one used in the Triumph Street Triple RS in which it develops 123 hp, but more powerful, with a specific cylinder head and unique electronics for all teams signed by Magneti Marelli..
Although they have the chassis, suspensions and engine ready to adapt to a production version, Triumph is not willing to make this move during 2019, possibly waiting to see how the first of the three years (with the possibility of renewal) that they have signed with Dorna as an engine supplier develops.
With Triumph participating for the first time in the modern era of the MotoGP World Championship, the British firm will probably will wait to make a name for himself in the middle category of the world championship, gain media weight and then embark on the adventure of retaking the path of sports motorcycles, reaping the fruits of the investment of diving into Moto2.
On the other hand, the launch of a completely new model in 2019 when the new one is expected to arrive in 2020. Euro 5 anti-pollution standard It would go the extra mile for a relatively small factory like Triumph, so waiting a year would make all the sense in the world.
Curling the loop, Triumph could also make a double play with the homologation of its hypothetical Daytona in a version limited to 675 cubic centimeters (something they already do with the limited version for the A2 of the Street Triple) with which they would open the doors wide in the Supersport category.
Dorna is betting on rejuvenating the championship of the series derived bikes and has managed to get Yamaha to renew the YZF-R6 last year and Kawasaki is expected to introduce a new ZX-6R this coming fall. On the other hand, MV Agusta has many ballots to get off a championship where it does not find economic return despite how much they are investing and, in addition, the Varese firm will venture into Moto2 as a chassis manufacturer with Forward Racing for 2019.
With the total absence of Suzuki and Honda (who are neither there nor expected) in Supersport, the arrival of a brand like Triumph could be more than welcome by Dorna. We will see what happens, but for now we have to wait.
