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The three-cylinder requires sensitivity, you have to put yourself in it.
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The oil channel of the left crank pin often clogs, which is a serious consequence.
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Not just when stopping to refuel…
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…the single disc at the front only brakes moderately.
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Made in England: The Trident comes from the "Norton Villiers triumph"-era.
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Mike and Katharina have a lot of fun (and space) on the Trident not only with their close neighbors in Norway.
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Only real with swabs: three 27 mm Amal round slide carburetors.
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Clever: On the rear wheel, like in enduro sports, two inner tire clamps hold the tire in the targeted position.
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When Mike sits on the Trident, he only beams: “This is where I belong!”
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Proud of ownership: Mike Doubrawsky is very happy about his sweetheart.
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The experience value is enormous. Even those who despise four-cylinder will love the triple.
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The Trident is also good for touring.
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Your mileage after a long time in a museum? 34 only!
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Bernd Neitzert (63) from Mendig has five Tridents, drives VFV races with them and gives technical seminars for triple drivers.
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A beautiful sight: the Triumph Trident T160.
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The slightly long-stroke bumper motor with gray cast iron cylinder liners is quite complicated and not very easy to maintain. For connoisseurs …
Cult bike Triumph Trident 900
Strong, imposing and absolute cult
With the Trident 900, Triumph got on the road to success a good 20 years ago and made the in-house four-cylinder flagships look pale.
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From 1991: the naked Triumph Triple, type T 300, weighs 249 kilograms, has 100 hp and is 14,890 marks expensive.
It was 1991, the Japanese had a firm grip on the market and occupied almost all niches. Many European manufacturers bit their teeth at the quality and pricing from the Far East and lagged behind the Japanese giants with weak market shares. And now, of all people, the English wanted to turn the market upside down?
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If it weren’t for the cheapest and simplest series, the Trident 750/900, in the salesrooms in 1991. A good ten kilograms lighter than the uniform four-cylinder, with unmistakably hoarse hissing, robust engine running and narrow silhouette, the new triple was most likely to convince. For example MOTORRAD editor Fred Siemer, who after the first test (MOTORRAD 21/1991) declared the 900 cc three-cylinder to be his “favorite big ship”.
With all the criticisms of the brakes and chassis of the first series, it was the engine concept that Triumph was supposed to use to outsmart the Japanese. Not only due to tradition, but primarily due to failure, the four-cylinder slowly but surely disappeared from the Triumph catalog and were replaced by new, successful triple series.
Today, a good 20 years after the storming of the Japanese fortress, the engine concept of the old Trident 900 has finally established itself and made Triumph one of the most successful European motorcycle brands. And not only that. Even Yamaha, also with a triple on the market in the 80s with the XS 750, has launched a completely new three-cylinder series for 2014. Which will not diminish the success of the English Triples in the future either. On the contrary, the Triple is in the limelight more than ever before.
MOTORCYCLE market: Buy used Triumph Trident 750
MOTORCYCLE market: Buy a used Triumph Trident 900
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Until 1976: the last classic Triumph Trident 750 Type T 160, 230 kg in weight, 58 hp.
Data: Three-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine, 885 cm³, 74 kW (100 PS) at 9500 / min, 81 Nm at 6500 / min, six-speed gearbox, tubular steel frame, weight with a full tank 249 kg, front tires 120/70 ZR 17, rear 160/60 ZR 17, tank capacity 25 liters, top speed 215 km / h, 0-100 km / h in 4.3 seconds.
Literature: First test of the Trident 900 in MOTORRAD 21/1991, used purchase advice in MOTORRAD 20/1997. Re-ordering of the magazine Tel. 01 80/5 35 40 50-24 42.
Market situation: Of the 563 Trident 900s that were sold in Germany between 1991 and 1998, most are in solid hands with true triple enthusiasts. The market for used Tridents is not well stocked, but the models on offer are mostly original machines that have not been tinkered with, some of which are well below 50,000 kilometers. The prices range from less than 1000 euros for heavy corrosion construction sites to very well-maintained enthusiast vehicles around 3000 to 3500 euros.
CLUB / IG / INTERNET:
www.t300.de/forum/
http://www.sprinter-forum.net/
http://www.t5net.de/
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