Triumph Trident

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What a time to be alive, no mention of an engine configuration, but the original ones were triples :)

 
:cool: I bet it's really light, it looks suspiciously like an empty plastic shell made on a 3D printer.
 
george__ said:
Looks too HONDA?
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Green or red tank with black or chrome knee pads will distance it from honda. Not my favorite looking bike (for instance instrument pod hung out in space is quite hideous) but meh. I wish them luck. More choice and competition in the market is always good.
 
Everything I read says it'll be a small triple, somewhere around 650-675 cc (likely a de/re-tuned 675) and will be their budget entry-level bike. Will have basic suspension, and simpler ABS, TC, etc., like the MT-07.

It's likely aimed at Europe first, as it's A2 compliant for the UK. The only bikes they make for that end of things are heavily retro, so I suspect they're aware of the risks of getting trapped in that HD shaped box...
 
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Nice

Go from this - street triple - then the speed triple
 
My bet is 800cc give or take
and it does look like a copy of something.
 
george__ said:
Go from this - street triple - then the speed triple
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I assume something like that would be their hope. Or straight from this onto something larger, skipping the Street Triple, as there's a lot of overlap.

The MT-07 is selling for $8,500, and the Street Triple is $11,800. This'll likely split the difference.
 
A2 license requirements below. They said that the bike could be A2 compliant. That means unrestricted power of 47 to 94 bhp (as long as it weighs more than 175 kg).

A 94 hp bike dialed back to 47 seems like a bad idea. Apparently certificates mean nothing, if the police thing you are running afoul of the law, they seize and dyno your bike. Hopefully your defeat device resets to 47 hp after a key cycle.

A2 bikes
  • You are restricted to a bike with a limit of 35kW or 47bhp
  • The power to weight ratio must be no more than 0.2kW or 0.26bhp per kilogram (more on this below)
It is important to understand the power to weight restriction as you cant just look at the bhp number to decide if a bike is A2 legal.

In reality if you want to ride any bike using a full 47bhp then it will need to come in with a minimum kerb weight of 175kg. This means some lightweight bikes with less than 47bhp are not A2 legal.

The A2 licence allows you to ride a bike that makes more than 47bhp if it is restricted. (See our guide to the fastest A2 bikes.)

Again there are some limitations;

  • Any motorcycle more powerful than 94bhp in standard manufacturers trim cannot be restricted down
  • The power to weight ratio must be no more than 0.2kW after restriction
 
yeah sounds like it will be a triple, so around 70ish hp to compete with sv and Mt 07 etc
 
The CB650R makes around 80 hp at the wheel, MT-07 is around 70, and the last 675 Street Triple was up just under 100.

CB650R is A2 compliant with a restrictor, so I wouldn't be surprised if the Trident was in that neighbourhood. May have been the benchmark in more ways than one...
 
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