The original Triumph Trident set a new standard for performance when it was first introduced in 1968, and the name was subsequently reintroduced into the Triumph line-up in 1990 at the rebirth of the brand in Hinckley.
Designed by Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele, the three cylinder Trident started a bloodline of triple-powered Triumphs, which continues today with the new generation Tiger 900, Tiger 1200, Speed and Street Triples, and the world-leading Rocket 3.
Launched in 1969 under two different brands and names from the BSA group, which owned both Triumph and BSA, the Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket 3 were very similar motorcycles, both powered by the torque-rich triple, with both brands achieving race success within Europe and the USA in the 1970s. The most famous of these motorcycles for Triumph fans was the legendary ‘slippery Sam’, which went on to win five consecutive Isle of Man production TT race wins from 1971 to 1975.
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