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The Rocket 3/Trident was part of Triumph's plan to extend the model range beyond their 650 cc parallel twins. It was the last major motorcycle developed by Triumph at Meriden, West Midlands, created to meet the demands of the US market. Although BSA experienced serious financial difficulties, 27,480 Rocket 3/Tridents were produced during its ...
Prototype Triumph Trident P1, which was on display at the London Motorcycle Museum. The Triumph Trident was designed by Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele.The Trident's three-cylinder design was developed from Triumph's 1959 5TA unit-construction 500 cc parallel-twin (which had origins in Edward Turner's 1937 Triumph Speed Twin).
The "Slippery Sam" name was acquired during the 1970 Bol d'Or, a 24-hour race for production-based machines held in France, when engine difficulties and escaping oil covered the bike of Triumph employee Percy Tait and co-rider Steve Jolly who managed to finish in fifth place to winners Paul Smart and Tom Dickie on another works Trident.
A government-organised rescue operation in 1973 led to the takeover of BSA-Triumph motorcycle operations by Norton-Villiers, later known as Norton Villiers Triumph. At its peak, BSA (including Triumph) was the largest motorcycle producer in the world. In the late 1950s and early 1960s poor management and failure to develop new products in the ...
The match was held 9-12 April 1971 (Easter weekend) with rounds at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park and Oulton Park. [1] The event was heavily sponsored by BSA/Triumph. They also supplied the 750 cc racing triples that the riders competed on. [2] The motorcycles were to AMA/F750 specification. [3] Most of the competitors were work BSA/Triumph works ...
The Triumph Trident is a three-cylinder motorcycle of either 750 cc or 900 cc capacity. These bikes were produced from 1991 to 1998 at Hinckley , Leicestershire , England, by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd , the successor business to the defunct Triumph Engineering at Meriden Works, Warwickshire , England.
Standard Trident, fitted with very effective twin headlamp half fairing. Sprint 900 885 As above but, as model became well known in its own right, Triumph decided to drop the "Trident" part of the name. Facelifted in 1995 to include new (unique to the Sprint, at the time) side panels and tail light. Sprint 900 Sport 885
Triumph was still making motorcycles, but they no longer looked like the motorcycles Triumph fans expected. The Trident attracted its own market, but the Japanese motorcycles were improving more rapidly. The parent BSA group had losses of £8.5 million in 1971, £3 million for BSA motorcycles alone. The British government became involved.