Bob Pickett has been driving the Trident. Right here’s what you have to know:
This cost-effective roadster was an enormous deal on the time of its launch and has received over loads of riders with its punchy motor and sharp dealing with
The Trident is the daring transfer by Triumph that paid off. Transferring into the packed middleweight sector was of venture, however the mixture of specs, worth and efficiency paid off, gross sales success main Triumph to create the 660 Tiger Sport.
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I’d ridden the Trident as a part of a gaggle experience on the launch tour in April 2021 however was by no means left to my very own gadgets till now. Triumph East London kindly loaned me its demo bike, superbly decked out in Essex/Herts Air Ambulance colors (with a intelligent ‘Donate Right here’ QR code on the tank).
GIVE ME SOME SPEC
A 660cc three-cylinder engine placing out 80bhp (60kW) @ 10,250rpm with most torque 64Nm @ 6250rpm is held in a tubular metal perimeter body. Seat top is 805mm; wheelbase is 1401mm. Supporting the 189kg moist weight are entrance Showa 41mm upside-down separate perform forks and rear Showa monoshock. Stopping it are Nissin two-piston sliding calipers, twin 310mm discs up entrance with rear Nissin single-piston sliding caliper, single 255mm disc.
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WHAT’S IT LIKE TO RIDE?
It’s miniscule however feels roomy with an interesting roadster look. It’s slender, that means my 29-inch legs discovered the bottom simply.
The early gears are notably brief ratio; seize a handful of throttle and you are feeling the entrance desirous to raise. The specs above don’t inform the entire story. Ninety per cent torque is available in underneath 4k – this bike punches onerous. I discovered one of the simplest ways to experience the Trident was brief shift to the taller, greater gears and feed the ability, permitting the 660cc triple to stretch its legs.
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It’ll do the in-town, commuter factor, although it’s a bit fluffy at this tempo. Like all triples, it’s at its greatest within the midrange so again roads and A roads are its pure habitat. Motorways aren’t a problem (utter lack of wind safety apart, I used to be leaning low and over the bars) with the engine having greater than sufficient energy, even prime gear overtakes proving easy.
Brakes are very a lot as much as the job, with baggage of energy and an excellent really feel. Suspension? Showa, however I’m guessing from their extra finances vary. On again roads each lump, bump and ripple translated via the bars, however I used to be at all times sure I’d keep planted, aided by the sunshine, simple dealing with. The Trident is enjoyable right here, but it surely’s on smoother A roads that the whole lot comes collectively to reward.
I like the straightforward TFT show. Revs and velocity are on fixed (and glance-friendly) show, with minimal data on every display screen operated by chunky buttons on the left cluster. The horn and (Rain/Street) mode switches sit subsequent to one another, the horn usefully colored purple (although I did handle to vary mode relatively than hit the horn early on!).
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I wouldn’t fancy touring on the Trident. After a few hours aboard the agency seat, each bottom and legs let me understand how achy they had been once I bought off. And the mirrors are a little bit of a combined bag. Regardless of being fairly giant they endure from vibrations.
WHAT’S IT COST?
From £7895 OTR
WANT TO TRY ONE?
To check this bike, give the parents at Triumph East London a shout. 01708 752 111 / www.lind.co.uk/triumph/east-london
