Triumph Trident. Middleweight battle?

[Mr. Dazzle]

A quick lesson for Triumph, what an unfaired, watercooled bike should look like

http://www.bikesrestored.com/16873/yama ... lc-1982-7/

The Triumph looks about 5 million percent better than that to my eyes.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

A quick lesson for Triumph, what an unfaired, watercooled bike should look like

http://www.bikesrestored.com/16873/yama ... lc-1982-7/

The Triumph looks about 5 million percent better than that to my eyes.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

Different people, different tastes, and my taste is firmly stuck in the 1980s.
I think the Triumph could look really nice without the tank rubbers, the rad shroud in satin black, black casing bolts and two clocks instead of one, and a decent paint scheme, the actual overall shape of the bike is quite nice.

[G.P]

Yep, you've got to look past that colour scheme! I'm sure Triumph will be interested in the feedback. in One of the vids it mentioned there is a standard and an optional bigger tank - not sure which the one in the pic is though

[KungFooBob]

You can configure one on the Trumpet webshite, can't see an optional fuel tank.

https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/co ... ure#config

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The side on shot shows the tank to be a weird shape at the back, with the seat going under the tank, so that's a no from me, which is a shame because it's not far off looks wise, but I wouldn't £7K on a bike which has a fuel tank I really don't like the shape of, if they'd sell me one without a petrol tank for £6k I could get a tank made in a shape I do like.

The tank reminds me of a 1960s Honda Benly

[chillitt]

The side on shot shows the tank to be a weird shape at the back, with the seat going under the tank, so that's a no from me, which is a shame because it's not far off looks wise, but I wouldn't £7K on a bike which has a fuel tank I really don't like the shape of, if they'd sell me one without a petrol tank for £6k I could get a tank made in a shape I do like.

The tank reminds me of a 1960s Honda Benly

You say that like its a bad thing...

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

You say that like its a bad thing...

That depends on what you like, I started riding bikes in the 80s and Honda Benlys were very unfashionable

[Supermofo]

First Impression is a no from me, looks really uninspiring. I also don't like those colours either

[Dodgy69]

Not too keen either and colours do make a massive difference imo. Prefer the Yamaha choice.
from me.

It's somewhat between the xsr and mt.

[Dodgy69]

After listening to the hot air coming out of this lot, I'm definitely out.

[Skub]

I lasted just over 2 mins....


Bit like sex,really.

[The Spin Doctor]

Different people, different tastes, and my taste is firmly stuck in the 1980s.
I think the Triumph could look really nice without the tank rubbers, the rad shroud in satin black, black casing bolts and two clocks instead of one, and a decent paint scheme, the actual overall shape of the bike is quite nice.

I'm with you on the RD... the lines flow nicely. The Triumph jars.

[The Spin Doctor]

The side on shot shows the tank to be a weird shape at the back, with the seat going under the tank, so that's a no from me, which is a shame because it's not far off looks wise, but I wouldn't £7K on a bike which has a fuel tank I really don't like the shape of, if they'd sell me one without a petrol tank for £6k I could get a tank made in a shape I do like.

The tank reminds me of a 1960s Honda Benly

Adjustable seat, sliding back and up?

[G.P]

After listening to the hot air coming out of this lot, I'm definitely out.

I saw that earlier, truly cringe-worthy!

Mine Dew (!), I've ridden most of the Triumphs built in the last 15 yrs and they have all left a far more positive impressions on me than negative. If my kid didn't spend half the year at sea, I'd be looking at one of these as an A2 licence bike for him...

This thread shows how conservative and fearful of change us older motorcyclists are when it comes to looks of a bike. That said, I'm still hoping that there will be a Tiger Cub ADV and roadster to follow as a KTM 390 competitor...

[The Spin Doctor]

This thread shows how conservative and fearful of change us older motorcyclists are when it comes to looks of a bike.

Not at all.

I think there are some great looking bikes around at the moment... but this just doesn't gel. The lines don't flow but clash.

The 'colourways' (I hate that word) depend for their accents on odd and often jarring colour contrasts from the bits of plastic body work simply because they are cheap bits of plastic that can be moulded in different colours at zero cost. And the shapes don't work together - the rubber tank pad which is which is fairly subtle on the black tank simply doesn't meld with the lines of the white tank.

And that seat is just ugly and why make it a 1.5 seat in the first place? It's not as if you're trying to build a 'city bike' in the same way as a city car has two front seats and two spaces you can just about squeeze some one in for a short trip. It's pointless on a bike. If form follows function, I really WOULDN'T want to be sat on the back of that bike.

[ogri]

just needs an orange paint job = run of the mill modern bike

[asmethurst99]

I like it - I'm not a fan of the the retro triumphs and it's cheap

[weeksy]

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... -660/2021/

[KungFooBob]

I think I'd rather the CB650R.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

What was wrong with tail pieces, why do new bikes have nothing behind the rear seat, frankly it looks shit.