1968 Triumph Trident T150

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The year was 1968 and it looked like Triumph had hit the bull's-eye with its 58hp Trident.
The year was 1968 and it looked like Triumph had hit the bull's-eye with its 58hp Trident.
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Slab-sided gas tank and
Slab-sided gas tank and "Ray-Gun" mufflers look cool today, but were just plain weird in 1968, keeping sales slower than hoped. It didn't help that Honda announced the CB750 Four the same year.

Triumph Trident T150
Years produced:
 1968-1974
Number produced: 20,000 (est.)
Claimed power: 58hp @ 7,250rpm
Top speed: 115mph (est.)
Engine type: 741cc air-cooled OHV inline triple
Weight (dry): 468lb (212kg)
Price then: $1,765 (1970)
Price now: $4,000-$10,000
MPG: 30-40mpg

When Triumph launched its new-for-1968 Triumph Trident T150 triple, the magazine motorheads took notice: “For you performance buffs, let us state that the Triumph Trident is the fastest street machine we have tested, bar none,” Cycle Guide enthused.

Brit mag Motorcycle Mechanics boasted: “What a fantastic machine! From a standing start to 100mph and back again in approximately 600 yards, plus a top speed of 130mph through the electronic timing gear!”

Back stateside again, Cycle World opined: “The Triumph Trident is a prestige motorcycle. An awesome number of people will find that third cylinder irresistible. It will mark its owner as surely as if he were to drive a 427ci hot pink Corvette Sting Ray among the swarming minicars of Triumph’s homeland. Single and twin cylinder bikes are commonplace; even Fours are offered by more than one manufacturer. But there is only one Three.”

  • Published on Apr 28, 2010
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