tell him to go for it:rock

this is one of the best 600 bike made.
i would get this bike b4 any other bike.

 

Yeah, the 675 is a sweet bike. They say it pulls from nothing to redline, sounds sexy as hell, and is a great bike for street/track use. The only bad thing I've heard about it is the lack of a slipper clutch.

As far as it being too tame for him, it will be a big drop in power obviously.

 

I have one presently and am moving to an R1 !
The 675 is a fantastic bike. The triple is a lovely engine... the stock exhaust is plenty loud and sounds good stock unlike quite a few other manufacturers. I wouldn't say it sounds 'better' than the r1.. the r1 is deeper and has a lovely wail when you get it going.. the triple has a snarl and a metalic rasp. As for power ... to be honest both bikes would be more than ample for me. I wouldnt tap either to anywhere near their limits. Where i live the roads are not great and you ride to the conditions. Ive done the advanced rider training on both (every time i buy a new bike i do this .... its a great way to get accustomised to a bike). With the new r1 im getting, ive no intention of getting rid of the chicken strips (due to fact it pisses rain 99% of time here and roads are unpredictable here). Il wait til i get competant enough on the track for that .
Why am i changing ?
Comfort. I use the 675 as an every day bike.. doing small commutes to and from work ~ 8 miles or so. Then at weekends i do trips into the country side with mates ( 2 to 5 hours trips on average). I'm 6'2" almost 6'3" and 190lbs. The 675 is more like a 400gp bike than a 600 in terms of size (this was originally why i bought it... a decision of the heart and not the head). Beautiful and skinny! Italian styling without italian reliability.
Build quality is fantastic. I haven't had it long enough to question the reliability.
My only and main gripe is that when i would finish riding i would often find my back sore and wrists not too comfortable. The seat height is absormally tall.. (it doesn't affect me reachign the ground... ive long legs). But it does throw a lot of weight over the front bars.... more like the R6 does than the r1.
Ive taken a loan of a mates gsxr and blade already for a day. They feel like sitting on an armchair to me after the 675.
That is not to say im tryign to put you off the 675. Its a magic bike. It looks gorgeous (nicer than a 1098 to my eyes but beaty is in the eye of the beholder), has a phenominal engine for a 600 class bike, and is a brilliant track day weapon). Just if your bro wants a 600 class bike for do it all.. i reckon the new 600rr is the way to go. Its just that bit more comfortable than the 675. If i was doing it all again and coudlnt afford an r1.. i would go for the new 600rr.
P.S. one other problem you may find ... and its something that pissed me off a bit. Its harder to get aftermarket parts for the 675. That said if your bro is looking for after market pipe... tell him to look for a 'jardine'. BEAST of a can. Stunning sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UeZC8pt-ac

 

The 675 is a sweet bike. I seriously considered one before I bought my R1. The R1 just fit me better as I am 6'4" 250lbs. As far as the power goes the 675 probably has a more usable power curve for pure street use. Obviously the R1, with a good rider, would smoke it on the track. Tell your brother it's a great choice, in addtion, it's also a beautiful bike and something you don't see everyday.

 

I should of mentioned his R1 was a 99, so not sure if the power is more comparable.

 

even a 99 R1 has 150hp at the crank. a 675 is a lot slower in terms of acceleration.

sweet bikes though i like them (675s) a lot.

 

it would be in the running if I could afford a pure trackday bike, along with the gix750

 

I rode for about two months and LOVED it at speed but HATED it commuting around town. Maybe the sharp steering angle or something but bustin' u-turns and maneuvering around slow was a PITA. Going balls out that thing hauls and gives massive feel at lean. Lots of grunt and feedback where you need it. Seat was freakishly tall and it had a hard time shifting smoothly. I'd get it only for a track bike not street.

 

i have never ridden one but seen some videos seem like they have enough power... they look sweet and its a rare bike.

 

Great at track days! But is ur bro the leggiest, most wirey guy you know? Thats what its gunna take to make it everydayable. Most 6+footers don't much like it. The only guy i know that hasn't given a 675 up for that reason(5'4" and looks like hes mounting sadle on a racehorse) bows to my mildly modded R1...literally...ive seen him do it. In all seriousness I thing just about any thing else is great(esp. 07 600RR) but the R6(unless mods are planned)

 

In order
-R1, no doubt the best of the bunch

-Gsxr 750, best all around bike period

-600cc class Daytona or Honda

Personally for that much money I want the best and that would be an R1

 

I really like my friends 675. If I was buying a '07 600 class bike it would be either CBR or the Daytona.

 

I've seen a few here & there. They are unique & I'm a big fan of the 3-cylinder engined sportbike concept. I was following behind one a few days ago & the exhaust note alone was fantastic. Probably lacks some of the refinement of a rice-burner, but Triumph has been progressing nicely w/ their lineup. I'm hoping they will turn out an open-class version some day.

 

I looked into the 675 myself before buying my 06 R1, especially since I already have a Triumph Sprint ST. The one thing that kept me from it was the seating position, as it leans you more forward on the bars than I wanted to deal with for everyday commuting/long trips.

The triple, as the Brits says, is the dog's bollocks. More torque than a 600 inline-4, more power at lower revs, and plenty of hp. VERY light, and alarmingly skinny between the knees. Your friend shouldnt have any concerns about the 3-cylinder engine, Triumph's bread and butter are those designs. They sound like nothing else, and my ST has close to 40K miles on it without so much as a hiccup. As long as your buddy isn't concerned with his wrists sitting below his knees on the bike, I dont see how he could go wrong.

 

daytonas kick ass and they are cheap also...if you plan on getting a full exhaust get the full arrow kit as youll lose 20lbs over stock and you can get the stock computer reworked for 60 bucks instead of getting a power commander...

 

Thanks for the info guys. My brother and I went down to triumph detroit last Sat and we both took the demo out. Very nice bike indeed but just not enough power for my bro. He said if he had never had a liter bike it would be great but once you have the liter power its hard to go back to a 600 class.

 

It's an awsome bike but the angle the handle bars are a little odd, my buddy put a set of Graves clip-ons on his and it's wwaayyy better now, takes a lot of wieght off your wrist.