This short-lived supersport nameplate was introduced as a revised successor to the Daytona 600, bringing Triumph’s Daytona line into the middle of the 2000s with a larger-displacement inline-four and updated styling aimed at improving road use and everyday rideability. It occupied a transitional spot in Triumph’s supersport history: still closely related to the earlier 600, but positioned as a broader, more accessible sport motorcycle rather than an all-out race replica.
The model had a very brief run before Triumph moved on to a completely new direction for the Daytona family. For 2006, the company introduced the triple-powered Daytona 675, which became the next major chapter in the nameplate’s history and effectively ended this four-cylinder 650-era machine’s place in the lineup. As a result, this model is remembered as one of Triumph’s more uncommon modern sport bikes, and as an important bridge between the Daytona 600 and the later 675-generation machines.