2021 Triumph Trident First Ride Review

2021 Triumph Trident First Ride Review

Spurgeon heads down to Georgia to test Triumph's latest middleweight, the Trident. As the most affordable bike in Triumph's lineup, how does this stylish triple perform?

SPECS:

MSRP: $8,095
Engine: 660cc, DOHC triple
Claimed weight: 417 pounds (wet)
Fuel tank: 3.7 gallons
Seat height: 31.7 inches

Spurg's Gear:

[jackgirote]

I bought the trident. I was looking to move up into my second bike, something a little more modern then my 1983 Honda. I was looking at the popular middleweight naked bikes, XSR700, MT-07, CBR650. The Trident really caught my eye in the aesthetics department and the triple cylinder really is quite friendly in city traffic and really fun and happy when you open up the throttle. That being said, I think I would have been just as happy with any of the bikes in the category. I do think the Triumph beats the competition in the value for money segment. I feel like my hard earned money was well spent, you get alot of bike as well as a complete package with the trident. No buyers remorse here. I am very happy with the Trident and as a newer rider, I would definitely consider another Triumph in the future.

[leviefrauim]

Revzilla has now become the new standard of online moto-review. The commentary and quality of the production and content get better w/every video. Great work, guys.

[dsgr]

The Trident and the Aprilia RS660 definitely brought the middleweight class up a notch; for beginners and advanced riders.

[arjenbootsma]

Living in the greater Atlanta area, I can confirm that the north Georgia mountains offer lots of stunning riding!

[tuihrf]

I hear a lot of the RevZilla podcast and haven't really watched that many of the videos. It's just interesting to see the face of the voices you hear on the podcast :) amazing job! I think I'll try to keep up with the videos as well

[killerdeviant]

We didn’t need beats in the background the whole time. Distracted from what you were saying.

[hawkrider]

Very nice review Spurge....as always. I live within 20 minutes of these roads and would love to have one of these. But my young granddaughters have totally ruined my motorcycle budget...and love it! In the meantime I'll have to continue to enjoy these mountain roads with my '88 Honda Hawk GT 650. Which still gets admiring glances every time I ride.

[mathewkendell]

If you haven’t ridden a triple before do yourself a favor and go ride one. Can Am, Yamaha, and Triumph are all excellent examples of why triples make sense. Smooth, low end torque and plenty on top. Triumph made a smart decision to power the Trident with triple power in this class. I believe that anyone shopping this class will be very pleased with this Triumph.

[stanleyblazeraznik]

Nice review. Mine arrives end of April. Excited.

[northofknowhere]

We're about the same height, so it's good to see you don't seem too big on it. I started on the Ninja 300 and being 6'2", the bike didn't seem too small for me while the only downside was the engine. I've riden a Ryker for a while and have been considering something like this.

[thumperjdm]

Nice bike, Triumph! I really like how the rear turn signals become extra brake lights @2:59 @6:40 for better conspicuity.

[abhimanyuveer]

Best and the most comprehensive and useful review I've seen of the Trident so far!

[timpreece]

Welcome to north Georgia. I recognized many familiar roads - SR 60, Newport Road, Redtop Mountain, downtown ATL, Krog Street, Centennial Olympic Drive, Turners Corner, etc. Nice bike. Nice review.

[arvinvictoria]

Spurgeon's review is always the best. Hope for more reviews to come with Lemmy! More power💪

[sharonsylvia]

I actually picked up my Trident from Castle Powersports in Nashville!

[kylek]

6:28 no socks ?! you're a monster.

[NixTheWiz]

Just a quick feedback it's hard to hear Spurg sometimes with the background music. Maybe turn the volume down a little?

[SombraPiloto]

This video hurts my heart. I lived in Atlanta until 2017 and spent many a day doing 250-300 miles on north Georgia mountain roads. I miss it so much....

[Saucey]

I'm looking right now and have you guys never done a daily rider on this bike? Great review but for some reason daily rider is always my go to when looking for an every day bike review lol

[remembermorrison]

North Georgia has some of the best motorcycle roads in the country.