You know you're an old fart...

....when you see an Ebay ad for "Triumph Trident N reg" and you wonder if
it's for a T150 or early T160....

 

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Anybody here could have told you that.

 

The Older Gentleman said...

Or a 1996 Hinckley model

 

That'll be the one with the optional extra whooossshh, will it?

 

The Older Gentleman said...

No, I just thought that some clueless fucknugget might need this
pointing out to them. Not pointing any fingers or owt of course

 

The Older Gentleman posted ...

A 'real' one then ..

 

Thus spake Paul - xxx unto the assembled multitudes:

Ba$tard! ;-) I lusted after the T160 when it first appeared, but couldn't
afford one, though my later experiences with a Meriden Tiger 650 turned me
off the idea of ever buying a T160. I've had my Hinckley Trident 900 for
over 7 years now, the longest I've owned any bike, and it has never let me
down, apart from the starter clutch giving up (at a very low mileage) after
the warranty had expired. Triumph coughed up 50% of the replacement costs,
but only after some 'assertive' letter-writing by me and a word in Triumph's
shell-like from my dealer (Alf's Motorcycles in Worthing).

 

Andy Clews posted ...

LOL .. I prefer the Speed 4 .. only 600cc but the one I 'tried' was a pearl
...

Must admit though that while the newer models are great bikes, there was,
and hasn't been since, little to touch the original Tridents for looks, and
the 'Vetter' version was also pretty slick .. A friend had one for a while.

 

Thus spake Paul - xxx unto the assembled multitudes:

You mean the X75 Hurricane? I agree that that was a peach, even if only
for the looks. I wonder how many of the originals still survive.

 

I think it was on Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:43:33 +0000 (UTC) that Andy

I've got a photo somewere of a prototype BSA Rocket 4, a 4 cylinder
version of the Trident/Rocket 3. It's not a very good pic, but AFAIK
it's a pic of the only one ever produced. It was taken at a bike show
in (would you believe) Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire where there was
a celebration of 100 years of Triumph and someone managed to slip a
pretty unusual Beeza into the display.

If anyone's interested I'll scan it and stick it on a website
somewhere.


--

Rob
Broseley, Shropshire
1991 Yamaha XV 535 Virago
1988 Saab 900i

 

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:45:06 +0000,

<G> That would have been my thought too.

 

Andy Clews posted ...

Yeah, I think that was it, I couldn't remember the name .. gorgeous flowing
tank, sidepanels and seat unit ..

My mate's lasted about a month or two .. smidsy.

Thankfully my mate lasted much longer.

 

Rob posted ...

Yup, I'd be very interested ..

 

I think it was on Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:14:48 -0000 that "Paul - xxx"

http://www.robrait.clara.net/stuff/rocket4.jpg

It's 190-odd Kb so it may take a couple of mins to load on a slow
connection.
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Rob
Broseley, Shropshire
1991 Yamaha XV 535 Virago
1988 Saab 900i

 

Thus spake Paul - xxx unto the assembled multitudes:

Actually, looking at it again (http://www.allenmuseum.com/hurrican.htm for
example), it's not as low-slung as I thought, but it's still quite a looker.

 

Rob posted ...

Heheheh, now that's what should have been built in quantity ..

Thanks.

 

Andy Clews posted ...

Like you say, I remember it being much more svelte, but when it came out ..
beejasus it was 'different', beautiful and most excellent ..

I'd forgot the three into three down the one side .. which also reminds me
of the Benelli 750 Sei .. a bike another mate also had, but took with him
when he went AWOL to USA ..

 

Yes, please. I'd be interested in seeing that.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:58:59 -0000, "Paul - xxx"


What might have been, eh?

Quality, however, would have been a different story.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

they had a triumph version at the motorcycle museum. The may still have it,
dunno now.