I'm happy to see that Triumph is continually striving to improve its sportbike lineup. They added a 600 last year and are now updating the Daytona. However, though they have improved the Daytona's function they have gone backwards in terms of style. Don't get me wrong, I think for the most part function should come before style, but now the Daytona has lost a bit of its uniqueness. Without the single-sided swing arm the bike looks somewhat bland. I would be willing to give up the weight savings for the single-sided look. Plus, I'm sure they could've redesigned the swingarm so that it would weigh less anyway. I'm also guessing this bike, in terms of performance, isn't going to unthrone any R1's or Gixxer 1000's any time soon. If Triumph were to really go all out and make it king of the open class, then I could get over it's appearance. Look at Ducati. On paper the RC51 and RSV Mille beat it. But, in my opinion, it tips the scales for overall appeal because it's close in performance (handling wise it may even be better) and it has so much more style. For me on the street I'm sure I wouldn't notice that much difference between the bikes anyway.
P.S. Unless Triumph starts racing I don't think they're ever going to lead the performance wars due to the fact that racing technology gets handed down to the consumer market.