The modern Triumph Trident name didn’t come from anywhere. This is that bike’s grandaddy, a 1975 Triumph Trident T160. If you’re not a fan of the modern Trident, then here’s a refurbished unit listed on Bring a Trailer.
In 1968, Triumph and Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) created this model, under the Trident name for Triumph, and the Rocket 3 name for BSA. The bike had a production run from 1968 to 1975, which makes this bike the last year model from Triumph. This bike competed with the likes of the Honda CB750 during its time, and it was one of the bikes that were part of Triumph's plan to extend beyond the realm of its 650cc parallel-twin engines. As such, it’s one of the first three-cylinder models from the brand, and we all know what happened with Triumph and its triples.
