Sport Rider Photos
The stock fork was shipped off to have GP Suspension's 25mm cartridges installed. While high-dollar aftermarket forks are allowed in the class, we were impressed with the cartridges in an earlier test and felt they'd be more than up to the task. The $1500 purchase price includes springs, oil and labor, making them an attractive option. The 16.5-inch front Marvic wheel is forged aluminum and wears a Pirelli Diablo Superbike slick. The front rotors are Axis-design ductile iron from BrakeTech ($350 each), cryogenically treated to reduce stress. The rotors' unique one-way carrier design allows them to be much lighter than a standard configuration. Beringer supplied a pair of its radial-mount, four-piston Aerotec calipers ($544 each); the two-piece units are machined from billet aluminum and have stainless steel pistons to prevent heat from transferring to the brake fluid. The stainless steel brake lines were custom-made by Orme Brothers to Nugent's specifications; the company offers a variety of configurations, fittings and colors with prices starting at $65 for a two-hose setup. While Beringer also makes rotors, the company doesn't list an application for the Triumph-the BrakeTech Axis rotors are slightly larger in diameter than the stock parts, and we had to shim the calipers to keep some clearance. The front fairing bracket is a $154 Sebimoto piece from Yoyodyne that is a quarter-pound lighter than the stock part.
Triumph Daytona 675 Stock Fork