Trident What years?

Mine is that colour! Reg'd 1995. I think they were available in black and red from around 1993. Not certain of exact dates, but they were definitely available before '95.

 

Hi stevethegoolie,
My 94 trident had black engine, dark green with cream/bone white where mroranges picture is red. So I'd say 93/94 models. Late 93 possible change over date.

Cheers capt.

 

I'd say late 93

 

Just had a quick look on t' interweb and as far as I can make out 1993 was a bit of a 'facelift' year with the introduction of black engines and two tone paint jobs as well as lower footrests and higher bars.

 

Can confirm Steve is correct, 1993 it was according to the book Hinckley Triumphs the first generation by David Clarke.
Lovely looking bikes they were too in black and red, classic styling

 

I warn you they can be addictive.

 

This is very true. Trust me ... I'm a Trident junkie!



And that is why!

But I was somewhat disloyal for over ten years because of this .......



I blame the top box!!

 

Dug out an old Triumph brochure for 1994 models....found the price list too £6499:00 for the 900 and £5799:00 for the 750

 

Yes I agree with DD, the Trident is a bit top heavy, as a mate of mine found out when in deepest, darkest France. I chuckled and called him a wimp! He just laughed.
Now, I am not a 'six pack' type of person - indeed I am much closer to a 'party seven' sort (for those of you who can remember them), and stand about 6 foot tall. Touring on the Trident when fully loaded - full tank of petrol, magnetic tankbag at full stretch, 2 x 36ltr panniers plus a 36ltr top box all pretty much stuffed with .. err .. stuff, and SWMBO on the back - is not difficult, and the bike copes easily with it.
Just like any bike really. You just have to find out what it can and can't do and enjoy life accordingly. Overtaking on the Trident after riding my Daytona 955i was occasionally interesting, to say the least!

 

Be careful what you wish for!!

 

Drool drool dribble dribble!

 

Hi Dozer,
The top heavy feeling can be reduce significantly. I did it, I put after market heavier front springs in the forks , this allowed me to drop the stantions through the triple tree's. I lowered mine by 1" Or 25mm in metric. Do the rear cam adjuster roll about and you can lower seat height by close to 30mm and the top heaviness drops markedly.
Shearing quickens some too !

 

Tis true what both the above said, except the shearing bit, typical Aussie,lol.
I just did the cam adjuster job on mine and it makes a load of difference. You can forget the centre stand tho . Easy job,just hacksaw the alloy nipple under swinging arm off ( stops adjuster going all way round), then undo the clamp bolts, get a 12 mm allen key each side of cam adjuster and turn towards front of bike till you get to the point where the adjustment of the chain is correct. I have a new chain on my bike so didnt need to remove links but believe you may need to if chain is worn a lot, would be easier to renew the chain/sprox in that case maybe.
You will need to undo and lift the rear of the chainguard by just over an inch by using a longer bolt and packing it out, I had to elongate the front fixing on mine to suit. The bad news is you no longer have allignment marks for the chain though so you need to ensure the wheels are alligned correctly the old fashioned way with rope or measuring the gap side to side. I have used an indelible felt tip to mark references for future adjustment of the chain.