What’s the best none Norton Norton ?

All this Daytona talk got me looking at the old thing. It's been sitting in the unheated part of the shop since the summer before COVID in 2019. It was covered with a layer of dust and flyspecs. There were cobwebs on the exhaust pipe!
I gave it a 30 minute cleanup.
The finishes all look pretty decent for a 17 year old machine.
With riser bars and a Sargeant seat it makes a good Old Man Rocket. I have a quick and easy method of mounting luggage on there, so you don't have to do the young Sportbike rider Kreiga backpack routine. I tried the Kreiga at first, it just ruined the ride for me.



 
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Mark Savage said:
I've had five Hinckleys, a Trident, three Speedtriples (885, 955 & 1050) and a 1999 Daytona. The Daytona (pictured) was bought as a write off, fixed and used for Hillclimb racing for about 6 years.
I loved them all and don't know why I don't have one still. (I'm wary of the plastic tanks as my 1050 was starting to expand).
The first 595s and early 955s still look great now.

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Is that an 02 model in the upper photo ?
Iirc Triumph put a conventional swing arm on most but not all 02 Daytonas, then went back to the single side swing arm in 03 on.
Buyers preferred the look of the single side swingarm although the 2 sided is 7 lbs lighter.

I forgot to mention- when the engine was redesigned for greater power in 02 the new Daytona engine received nikasil cylinders. I believe these are nikasil on alloy liners shrunk into the cylinder casting.
 
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I’m likin’ it - swooping curvaceous full fairing is eye catching. Not sure you would find too many cafe racers with full fairings back in the day, but I think it works. I’d certainly stop for a good look if I came across it at my local bike haunt. Would’nt make my list of prospective purchases though!
 
Don’t know how practical this is for street/road use but,
I like the melding of the old-style fairing curves and new tech of the Thrux.
Bar end mirrors, instead of the insect antenna stalks bolted to the fairing, nice.
Beautiful alloy tank…….

Pretty bitchin’ Thaiumph IMHO.:cool:
 
When Honda try to join the modern cafe racer scene - I can normally see the positive in most things but WTF is this!?

What’s the best none Norton Norton ?
 
I had an Africa Twin, which has that motor. A tuned version of that motor in a light, road focused chassis will be a great bike IMO.

But, as usual, the Japanese manufacturers miss the mark in terms of looks and ‘emotional quality’.

It’ll sell like hot cakes though I reckon…
 
OK, OK, Eddie, 4 shots ! (I've had that one saved since You first posted it !!!)
Damn sure don't have to be sorry...!

Ride
 
The nice thing about the Godet Egli Replicas is that most of them look better than the original Eglis. A lot of that is in the smaller banana tank shape used by Godet. Godet appears to have used a few different shapes over the years. Some of that is likely customer preference.
I have seen a couple of Godet Eglis fitted with Vincent type dual seats and larger fuel tanks. That probably suited the buyer but it sure destroyed the cat-like Egli look.
The best looking conventional Egli replica I have seen is the one built by Jos Den Ouden. It inspired me to build the 1360, although that bike ended up quite different , mono shock with dual disc brakes, TP experimental engine, tubeless wheels etc. I wanted fully modern running gear and light weight and as much power as possible in a road going engine. Actually no longer possible as the TP parts are no longer available.


Jos was at the 2007 IOM with his Egli, which is an 1150. I chatted with him at breakfast most mornings and had a
good look at the details of his bike.
Honestly it made the Godet 1330s parked beside look a bit utilitarian.
It is fast as well. At the IOM get together in 99 he ran the fastest time of any Vincent based bike, 7.4 seconds.
Jos didn't run at the Sprint in 07, however Godet had a rider run his 1330s ( he brought 3!) mutiple times, best run was 7.70 if memory serves.
Jos has built at least two more of these bikes for friends.
When I say builds, he buys frames, fuel tanks etc from others then puts it all together.
The cross under exhaust is his design. I like it a lot but went a different route.
Of course the worst thing about building your own Egli Replica or any Special is registration! That can be an insurmountable stumbling block in some jurisdictions.
Jos Den Ouden's Egli 1150
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