The last significant development from the Meriden plant, the Triumph Trident was built to meet US preferences (it even set speed records in Daytona before the Kawasaki Z1 came around). Here’s a 1973 example, the first year of a front disk brake.
This Triumph Trident has 22,000 miles on the chassis but just 6,700 on a rebuilt engine. It’s claimed to be in pristine condition and has not been restored. Find it for sale in Lake Zurich, Illinois for $4,584 here on Craigslist.
In the early 60s, twins ruled the world. Triumph saw an opportunity for a 750cc triple that would have been a world-beater. However, the British firm couldn't get the bike out until '68, at which point Honda was just months away from releasing the instant classic CB750. Here's a well…
Introduced in 1968 as a ‘69 model the BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident brought an entirely new concept to market with a three cylinder motor that was smooth and fast. The model was ‘badge engineered’ to allow both marquees to sell bikes to their loyal customers. Overall sales were good, not…
Here's a Triumph Trident with a bit of a homebuilt cafe racer conversion and a very cool set of pipes. For more about the Trident (and if you need a refresher of the original bike looks like), check out this buyers guide on the T150 generation here on Sump Publishing.…
