Hey Sergio, thanks for your comment!

I actually own a Daytona 675R, and when I tested both back in 2013 the Daytona R’s torque and ridability in particular made it my absolute favourite in the supersport or 600cc class. That said recently testing the 2016 R6 on its own it felt like they’d managed to fatten up that low end performance and it’s absolutely on rails. The paint scheme on the limited edition would also be a huge selling point for me, as even though I really like the Daytona styling, the Anniversary Yamaha colours stand out and add to the overall package in my opinion.

I think Triumph have done an amazing job in ensuring the Daytona is an incredible road bike though, which is why I bought one. We also used slightly different criteria for rating those tests, as the Daytona included track testing but wasn’t rated on Value, while the R6 was, with the standard Daytona 675 being cheaper on road by a reasonable margin. We normally try to keep our rating criteria standard, but in this case they were slightly different with a number of years between tests, so the score out of 10 probably isn’t the best point of direct comparison.

Just by chance I found and read this review.

I have that bike in that color. It’s very easy to ride irrespective of the traffic condition – filtering through slow city traffic in the 30C ambient summer temp or blasting away in the Alps, Daytona 675 takes it all in its stride and really loves its rider (unlike 899 or 1299S Panigales that burn the rider’s thighs and bum with heat, kill the left arm with heavy clutch lever and give the rider a permanent tinnitus with always-very-loud exhaust, not to mention the disgusting twin characteristics in slow traffic).

What strikes me is that you put a higher final value on an R6 than on a Daytona 675, despite the fact that Daytona is more modern, has more tractable, more powerful, more torquey engine with a special sound profile (unlike a generic 4-cyl wail, btw, I have 3 4-cyl sportsbikes besides Daytona). Also, Daytona has better suspension and probably is lighter and has lower center of gravity. Every review/comparison I’ve read/seen, Daytona is valued better. I guess you are somehow a bit biased, well, R6 does have a certain cult status.

Best,
S
Zurich, Switzerland