Yeah. I with that the Street Triple wasn't detuned from the Daytona setup.
But my thought is that if they had the full blown Daytona motor in a naked bike that light and agile, that performance wise, it would cannibalize sales of their flagship, the Speed Triple
My 2011 Speedy made 122hp at the wheel and monster torque, but it weighed like 80lbs more than the Street Triple... So HP/Weight ratio would be almost the same, with the Street handling a LOT better...
So Triumph neutered it a bit to keep the market segmented.
It is however a fantastic bike. The Daytona is too. Handling is on par with an R6, but the ergo's are a good bit better, and the motor is brilliant. Torque everywhere, but a screaming top end that stands toe to toe with any supersport out there, and better than the majority of them.
For the same price, with a 2 year warranty, a bit of character and the cool factor that comes with a Euro bike, it is hard to beat.
I considered one for my last purchase as I loved my 2007... But the Panigale was $15k, the Triumph was $13k and the GSX-R was $9,300... so the Zook was a no brainer...