I've never read a negative review of the 2006 Triumph Daytona 675.

These excerpts are from Sport Rider's April, 2006 review of the 2006 Triumph Daytona 675; the article was very long and I only included portions of it:

Summary: No knock-offs on this bike. Lots to like. Feature rich. And noticeably more narrow than an inline 4.
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“.....we weren't expecting the Triumph's three cylinder engine to be such a quick revver.

We were anticipating the 675 to have more tractable acceleration characteristics than a typical 4 cylinder, and here the Daytona triple met out expectations. Despite revving very quick for a triple, the Triumph possesses some of that deceptive loping style of V-twin acceleration that fools you into thinking your not going as fast as you really are. This can be a real advantage when traction conditions aren’t the best because the Daytona doesn’t have that acceleration hit of a typical four cylinder that can catch you off guard and spin the tire at an inopportune time.

Although the Triumph lacks a slipper clutch, we really didn’t see the need for one, even during banzai corner entries that would normally see the rear tire chattering on other non-slipper-clutch-equipped bikes. The 675 has enough fly wheel effect to offset the majority of conditions that result in wheel lockup during aggressive braking, and only the most ham-fisted maneuvers would cause any chattering. We also noticed (or rather, didn’t notice) something else with the new Daytona – the transmission. The new 675’s gearbox is far and away the best Triumph unit we’ve ever sampled and offers the type of unobtrusive, yet crisp and positive action we’re accustomed to finding in Japanese equipment.

Well, it’s pretty obvious that Triumph has pulled out the stops with the Daytona 675. Our quick riding impression was enough to discern that the 675 triple is by far the most capable sportbike the resurrected British company has ever produced, and it will surely be vying for the win in our upcoming middleweight shootout. Even without a direct comparison, it’s easy to see that the new Daytona 675 has the necessary performance to be a contender.”
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Lee