Claim: Triumph Daytona 600 retained the drum rear brake of the TR65 Thunderbird, and two prototypes were made, one electric start version for the press and shows, the other a kick start version for factory road-testing.
Evidence: Although sporting a front disc brake, the model retained the drum rear brake of the TR65 Thunderbird. Two prototypes were made, one electric start version for the press and shows, the other a kick start version for factory road-testing; the latter, the only one left after the Meriden factory closed in 1983, was, from 2010, displayed at the London Motorcycle Museum.