Trident 1992 Trident 900

lovely bike you have there. DD is almost right,it will be collectable soon,not one day, dont let her go,it is quite an early one and in very good condition.

 

probably coz he never rode it in daytime, only evening all ,lol

to the younger folk in here, apologies for the 60s Dixon of Dock Green joke

 

Me likey!!

 

They are naturally a bit top heavy, but no doubt you will get used to it. Mine has a Hagon rear shock and Hagon front springs - a definite improvement. (Rear shock came first, front springs came later.) It also has done many touring miles 2 up with full panniers/top box/tank bag without problems.
Has anyone told you to keep your battery in good condition? These bikes can easily trash the starter sprag clutch if the battery is below par. Having said that yours is one of the easier ones to fix - later models need the engine out and reduced to a medium sized box of bits before the sprag can be replaced!

 

Both rear shock and front springs came direct from Hagon. They will build the rear shock to accommodate your weight and useage.
Just had a look at SM's site and I don't think they are Hagon front springs, as I had to remove the spacer in the top of the forks. They also came complete with a bottle of fork oil.

 

Hi Kelvin, I had a 94 trident, I always found it cornered better with 2 or 3 pounds more air in the tyre's and better throttle response by doing the K&N etc.

 

Very nice

 

My sprint used to need extra air in the tyres when I had pr2s fitted. I have had Angel GTs fitted recently and the turn in seems quicker and more positive on standard setting. The T300s dont seem to like low pressure in the tyres,makes the steering super heavy.
All good advice from the guys above, sprag, suspension etc. I can confirm they are not hagon springs from sprint,bought some for mine and they are ok but not brilliant.
Best advice I can give you,make sure the side stand is down before you lay the bike over............DON'T ASK,lol. One knackered indicator later.

 

the springs I bought from sprint were the multirate, cannot recall whether they were kabaya or showa now tho,it was a couple of years ago,obviuosly depends on the fitment on your bike. I used thicker oil than standard sae 10, think it was sae 15, and ended up putting 50cc more oil in each leg. In retrospect I would expect hagon springs to be better

 

It will firm up the damping, but won't change the spring rate. If the forks dive too much for your liking, firmer springs is the answer.