Triumph Motorcycles returns to the basics with its beautifully styled 2021 Trident 660 ($8,095 as tested). A fresh entry into Triumph’s roadster line-up, the Trident naked bike fills the void left by the original Street Triple 675— a fun and affordable motorcycle that punched above its weight. However with tighter packaging, the Trident focuses on new riders and folks looking for a fashionable yet functional urban street bike.
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Seated at the controls, the Trident offers a slim and well proportioned riding position. The one-piece saddle is nice and low and it proves a very easy bike to straddle, even for shorter folks. There’s also room for a passenger if a friend wants to tag along. The handlebar bend is neutral and well-suited for general riding. However, it is a tad narrow for our tastes.
Thumb the starter button and the 660cc Triple whirls to live with its customary but still sweet melody. Triumph’s been building this engine configuration for over 15 years and we remain big fans of its soul and character. One gripe: The engine has moderate vibration at highway cruising speed in top gear.
A tasteful round-face color dash display keeps tabs on the bike’s vitals and does a great job of balancing classic style and modern technology. Five button switch gear lets you navigate through vehicle settings. It would have been nice if Triumph included an ambient air temperature readout though. Crisp LED lighting helps the Triumph rider stand out and we appreciate how the license plate bracket is mounted neatly to the swingarm, tidying up the rear end.
Through the city, the Trident performs well with 93% of its peak torque (43 pound-feet) available from 3,500 rpm. This along with a low first gear, and responsive, yet easy squeezing clutch lever make zipping between stop lights fun. Horsepower-wise the 660 delivers 72 ponies at 10,200 rpm. But we’d be lying if we didn’t say the engine peters out a bit early up top. Fuel mileage-wise we record a 39.2 mpg average. This nets a range of around 148-miles based on the smallish capacity of the 3.8-gallon tank.
Maintenance-wise, after the initial 600-mile service, the Trident goes 10,000 miles or a year between engine oil and filter changes. Valve adjustment and air filter service is recommended at 20,000 mile intervals...
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Gloves: REV’IT! Volcano
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Seated at the controls, the Trident offers a slim and well proportioned riding position. The one-piece saddle is nice and low and it proves a very easy bike to straddle, even for shorter folks. There’s also room for a passenger if a friend wants to tag along. The handlebar bend is neutral and well-suited for general riding. However, it is a tad narrow for our tastes.
Thumb the starter button and the 660cc Triple whirls to live with its customary but still sweet melody. Triumph’s been building this engine configuration for over 15 years and we remain big fans of its soul and character. One gripe: The engine has moderate vibration at highway cruising speed in top gear.
A tasteful round-face color dash display keeps tabs on the bike’s vitals and does a great job of balancing classic style and modern technology. Five button switch gear lets you navigate through vehicle settings. It would have been nice if Triumph included an ambient air temperature readout though. Crisp LED lighting helps the Triumph rider stand out and we appreciate how the license plate bracket is mounted neatly to the swingarm, tidying up the rear end.
Through the city, the Trident performs well with 93% of its peak torque (43 pound-feet) available from 3,500 rpm. This along with a low first gear, and responsive, yet easy squeezing clutch lever make zipping between stop lights fun. Horsepower-wise the 660 delivers 72 ponies at 10,200 rpm. But we’d be lying if we didn’t say the engine peters out a bit early up top. Fuel mileage-wise we record a 39.2 mpg average. This nets a range of around 148-miles based on the smallish capacity of the 3.8-gallon tank.
Maintenance-wise, after the initial 600-mile service, the Trident goes 10,000 miles or a year between engine oil and filter changes. Valve adjustment and air filter service is recommended at 20,000 mile intervals...
Find out more: http://motorcyclistonline.com/story/reviews/2021-triumph-trident-660-mc-commute-review/
Photography/video/edit: @AdamWaheed
Motorcycle Riding Gear
Gear Box
Helmet: Shoei RF-SR
Jacket: REV’IT! Crossroads
Gloves: REV’IT! Volcano
Pant: REV’IT! Jackson
Boots: REV’IT! G-Force
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00:00 Morning folks, welcome to another episode of Motorcyclist MC Commute. Today we're
00:05 gonna be riding Triumph's new 2021 Trident 660 naked bike roadster. This is
00:11 an all-new motorcycle from the Hinkley brand. So let's swing a leg over it and
00:16 tell you what it's like to ride. Well folks, here it is. Triumph's 2021 Trident
00:21 660. This is an all-new naked roadster style motorcycle from the British firm.
00:29 Now to understand this motorcycle's positioning, you have to really
00:34 understand where it came from. This motorcycle is sort of loosely based on
00:39 Triumph's Street Triple 675. Now over the years that motorcycle has morphed into a
00:45 more premium offering and Triumph has had this void in its model lineup. You
00:52 have to remember when the Street Triple 675 was first introduced for the 2007
00:57 model year, that thing cost $8,000. Now it costs well over $10,000. Enter the 2021
01:04 Trident 660 priced at, you guessed it, $8,000. This motorcycle is powered by
01:10 Triumph's legendary inline-3 dual overhead cam 12 valve engine. Now
01:16 compared to the 675, it's got a little bit less stroke. It is 660cc in
01:23 displacement. Triumph also made a host of changes inside that engine, but more or
01:28 less it's the same awesome character and feel of that 675cc engine from back in
01:35 the day, which isn't a bad thing. Now what I really like about this motorcycle is
01:39 the styling. Look at that bike. Look how gorgeous it looks. Look at that front
01:46 fender, the front LED 7-inch headlight. Look at the tank with the Union Jack and
01:52 how slim it is. I love how the engine is exposed in the air. There is not a lot of
01:59 wiring. Everything is very clean. I really like that the swingarm linkage is
02:04 hidden within the swingarm. So even though it doesn't look like there's a
02:08 linkage, there is. That is awesome. Good job, Triumph. We are paying attention to
02:13 the details and we know that you are too, so thank you. Look at those calipers. Yes,
02:18 they're old-school slide type, but they have this nice brushed aluminum on the
02:23 side. This is a very aesthetically pleasing motorcycle and a vehicle that
02:29 is absolutely commiserate with the Triumph name. I love looking at this
02:33 thing. I would buy this bike just to look at it, but enough talking about it. Let's
02:36 swing a leg over it and tell you what it's like to ride. Alright, folks. A good
02:41 old-fashioned mechanical key embossed with Triumph's Union Jack logo. Very nice.
02:47 I like that. I'm happy already. Let's notch her into gear and away we go. Now
02:58 right away, sitting on this 2021 Triumph Trident 660. Man, this thing is a very
03:09 cozy little street bike. I like how narrow the seating position is. I like
03:20 the contour of the rider's seat. It supports your rear end very nicely. The
03:30 bend of this handlebar. It's narrow. It's nice and narrow, which complements the
03:37 slim riding position of this motorcycle. Yet it still has a pleasing bend
03:45 to it. The rearward sweep isn't excessive. I know that I say that a lot, but a lot
03:51 of street bike manufacturers like to go crazy with the sweep. This handlebar has
03:57 a nice rise to it. It's not too high. It's not too low, and I just like the bend. If
04:04 I had any critique to it overall, it would be that it just is a little bit
04:12 narrow. The handlebar is a little bit narrow, but like I said, that narrowness
04:18 follows in form with the narrowness of the seating position and the motorcycle
04:27 as a whole. And away we go, folks. Cable actuated clutch augments the six-speed
04:41 transmission. The chain final drive that exits on the left-hand side of the
04:47 motorcycle. So very conventional by today's naked bike, but street bike
04:55 standards. Now, riding this motorcycle, really to
05:04 understand this Trident 660 is to really understand where Triumph came from as
05:12 far as its roadster and naked bike platform. So in 2007, we talked about this
05:18 earlier, Triumph introduced its Street Triple 675, which was a naked bike based
05:27 on the Daytona 675 sport bike, which was introduced the prior year. Now,
05:34 effectively what Triumph's done is this Trident 660, really it replaces the
05:43 original Triumph Street Triple 675. Now, over the years, the Street Triple 675 has
05:53 evolved. It is now has more displacement, a little bit higher specification, sort of.
06:01 And with that higher specification also comes higher price. That motorcycle is
06:07 way more expensive than it was when it came out in 2007. When the bike came out
06:14 in 2007, it was priced at guess what? $8,000. Same price as this bike. So
06:20 realistically, that's what Triumph's done. The Street Triple 675 evolved into a
06:27 more performance-based middleweight naked bike, sort of. And this thing has
06:36 taken the position of the more entry-level bike, which was vacated by
06:43 the Street Triple 675. A lot of people haven't put it that way, but that's
06:48 really what is going on with Triumph. And I'm happy that an affordable inline-3
06:55 bike is back because this bike has a lot of things going for it. This 660 CC i3
07:08 engine, this is the same engine that's used in the Daytona 675, Street Triple 675.
07:16 Retains a 70, I think it's 74, 72 millimeter bore. I can't remember, but
07:22 it's got the same bore with a little bit shorter stroke, which nets a 660 CC
07:30 displacement. So a little less stroke. This engine revs to just north of 10,000
07:40 RPM. It puts out right around 72 horsepower at the business end of the
07:51 Michelin Road 5 tire. 72 horsepower. For reference, the old Triumph Street Triple
08:02 675, that thing made right around 90 horsepower, 92, 93 horsepower. So this
08:09 thing's about 20 horsepower less than that motorcycle. And you definitely feel
08:17 it. It doesn't have the top-end pull of that bike or even the upper
08:25 mid-range pull of that bike. But what it does have, it has a very good
08:31 amount of torque. This thing puts out maximum torque from right around 3,500
08:39 RPM all the way to redline. So it's got a lot of usable grunt to get out of the
08:48 hole and jet around town. And I like that. The transmission, the internal gear
08:55 ratios were tweaked a little bit just to help this motorcycle come out of the
09:02 hole in the lower four gears.
09:08 Yet in top gear it doesn't have a ridiculously high RPM, which we'll see in
09:19 a little bit more on the freeway. Yes, some turns, finally!
09:24 Now this is where the motorcycle really
09:29 is in its element. I love how light and how well this bike steers. This bike
09:35 offers awesome steering. It is so sharp and responsive.
09:42 417 pounds with a full 3.7 gallons of fuel. 3.7 gallons of fuel. It's a little
09:54 bit small. If you recall the old Street Triple 675 had about 4.67
10:01 gallons, 4.6 gallons of fuel. So nearly a gallon less fuel capacity on this bike.
10:09 Realistically, I like the shape of the fuel tank aesthetically, so I'm gonna
10:15 give Triumph a Hall Pass with the smallish capacity of the fuel tank. But
10:21 it'd be nice if this thing had four and a half gallons of gas. More gas is always
10:27 better. Still a very maneuverable motorcycle. It changes directions
10:33 exceptionally well, which makes it very fun and playful. Not only does it make it
10:42 fun and playful, but if you were someone who didn't have a lot of riding
10:47 experience and you would feel real comfortable on this bike just because
10:50 it's so easy to get it pointed in the right direction. It's very light and airy.
10:56 Yet even though it's light and airy, it still has a good degree of stability. You
11:03 know, when you give this thing the beans, it's not gonna get out of control or
11:08 shake its head or feel unnerving. Just about five inches of suspension travel
11:16 for an act. Now the suspension is another highlight of this vehicle. Not only do I
11:28 like the aesthetic of the inverted fork, but it works really well. The damping is
11:36 surprisingly good for a little street bike like this. It delivers pretty good
11:44 ride quality over bumps and still has a fair degree of road holding when you're
11:51 leaning on it through the turns. Yes, of course the rebound damping is a little
11:58 bit quick, but it's controlled and that's a big deal.
12:04 Even though the suspension doesn't have any damping adjustment, I wouldn't really
12:11 just write it off. I like the suspension on this motorcycle. Triumph did a good
12:17 job with it.
12:21 And away we go guys.
12:32 Top gear, 80 miles per hour. The engine is pulling just south of 6,000 rpm. Now
12:41 there is some, there's actually quite a bit of buzz through the handlebar. The
12:50 footpegs are pretty devoid of vibration, but through the handlebar you
12:56 definitely feel the engine's vibes. Now we've talked about how these engines
13:04 vibrate a lot. This engine configuration, probably one of the only knocks it
13:09 really has, is that the engine vibrates a lot. But to be fair, this is an old engine
13:14 platform and apparently Triumph is okay with having that level of vibration. I
13:22 wouldn't say it's a deal-breaker for me. I've just always liked this powertrain
13:29 so much it's just like an old friend to me so I can live with its squawks and
13:35 little hiccups. It's kind of like having a best friend who always leaves the
13:43 toilet seat up. You just live with it. That's how this this i3 powertrain from
13:52 Triumph is to me.
13:55 No cruise control, heated grips are an accessory. This motorcycle is not fitted
14:06 with heated grips. This engine employs Triumph's ride-by-wire throttle system.
14:14 The ride-by-wire throttle has good response. The throttle response is
14:27 accurate without it being overly sensitive or sluggish. I like the
14:34 throttle response on this bike a lot. Compared to other street bikes though, I
14:40 guess you could say it's a little bit muted. But based on its positioning, I
14:49 think a slightly muted throttle is okay. And of course if the throttle is a
14:55 little bit muted, you know what the solution is? You just twist it harder and
14:59 faster. So who even cares?
15:04 Just listen to that engine. God, I love these Triumph i3s. They sound so awesome.
15:13 And a zippy bike indeed. We got up to 90 miles per hour there revving her through
15:21 the gearbox. An electronic quick shifter would also be a nice touch. Triumph
15:27 offers that as an accessory as well. I love electronic up and down quick
15:35 shifters.
15:38 Speaking of up and down shifting, this six-speed gearbox is equipped with a
15:45 slipper function clutch. So if you downshift in too low of a gear for the
15:54 vehicle speed that you're traveling in, the rear wheel will not lock up and it
16:02 will mitigate any instability. It's a nice touch if you're learning how to
16:06 ride, you don't really know how low of a gear you should downshift for the speed
16:12 you're traveling at. Now because this is a naked bike, we don't have any wind
16:19 protection. Our mitts are in the air and you definitely feel the air hitting you.
16:28 But realistically, because this is more of an urban motorcycle, I can totally
16:34 live with the lack of wind protection.
16:40 Again, the engine vibration, you definitely feel it through the handlebar.
16:45 I think if you were slogging on the freeway for an hour, that vibration
16:51 would get annoying. But for smaller rides and shedding around town and quick
16:57 little canyoning and carving sessions, it is absolutely just fine.
17:04 We rode this motorcycle after dark and the headlight does a nice job of shedding
17:15 light on the road ahead. I really like the silhouette of this round LED
17:24 headlight. Not only does it work good when you're actually riding after dark,
17:28 but just its silhouette, it looks really good. It's a very aesthetically pleasing
17:35 component of the motorcycle. The tail is equally as delicious. I love the clean
17:44 under tail cowling that it has that extends all the way from the top of the
17:50 LED tail light to the bottom of the subframe. It looks so good. It almost looks
17:58 like a sport bike, a racy sport bike. So good job Triumph, you really paid
18:04 attention to the styling details of this bike. I don't think we're not noticing
18:09 as we are. Speaking of the tail light, I also like the configuration of the
18:17 license plate bracket. It's mounted on the swing arm. It's nice and clean. It leaves
18:22 the tail section in the open air for everyone to see. There are also LED
18:33 turn signals which again helps you be seen on the road and gives the vehicle a
18:40 nice modern appearance. Alright folks, now it's time to have some real fun. We
18:47 already talked about the handling. I really like the steering of this
18:52 motorcycle. It is extremely nimble and it goes exactly where you want with minimal
18:59 effort. And up a tight canyon corner course like this, it is a great motorcycle
19:08 to be riding. I also like the OE fitted Michelin Road 5 tires. These tires kick
19:17 butt. They have good grip, good stability, they heat up fast, they work in a wide
19:26 variety of road surfaces. Everywhere from nice grippy dry asphalt to even
19:37 damp roads. It's a really good versatile tire and it's cool that this Trident 660
19:46 comes with premium rubber from Michelin.
19:52 Now this motorcycle, we talked about the suspension, it has surprisingly good
19:59 damping. A lot of motorcycle manufacturers get their OE damping
20:05 settings incorrect but Triumph takes great pride in its engineering and road
20:14 testing department and it really shows in how well this chassis as a whole
20:21 works. Now this Trident 660 comes with two riding modes. We have a road riding
20:32 mode and a rain riding mode. And the rain riding mode mellows out the power. So if
20:42 you were a new rider, you could theoretically ride this motorcycle in
20:48 rain mode and feel more comfortable until you get a hang of its power
20:55 delivery. Then you can graduate to road mode.
21:00 Rain mode also works well if you're riding in the rain and you want the
21:06 engine's power output to be more modest to help maximize grip against the
21:14 business end of that 180 Michelin Road 5 tire. Now the riding modes are also tied
21:23 into Triumph's traction control setup. Now we've talked about Triumph's traction
21:33 control in many other videos and while it's neat that this motorcycle comes
21:41 with traction control, Triumph's traction control system is much more rudimentary
21:48 compared to other manufacturers these days. There's no IMU, it uses wheel speed
21:57 sensors, throttle position, gear position, and engine RPM as the variables which it
22:08 uses to help understand if the traction
22:15 limit has been exceeded. And then it applies correction that way. But again
22:23 realistically a bike that only puts out 72 horsepower, this bike doesn't even
22:28 need traction control. And then you factor in Triumph's lovable engine
22:34 character and how effective this engine is at putting power to the ground. And
22:42 it's just another reason why this bike doesn't need traction control. The engine
22:47 is traction control.
22:51 The brakes, triple disc hydraulic brakes slow this motorcycle down. I like the
23:02 nice high quality metal brake line which is used for an aft. Now these brakes are
23:14 not radial mount. The front brakes are not radial mount. It's an old school slide
23:20 type two piston caliper. And even though it's an old school slide type caliper,
23:27 the brakes actually work pretty good on this motorcycle. Now they're not super
23:33 bike brakes by any means, but you'd be surprised by how much lever feel the
23:39 brakes have and how responsive they are. So a lot of that has to do with just the
23:46 calibration of the fork. Like when you put input into the brake lever, the fork has a
23:51 decent level of support and that allows the motorcycle to slow down very nicely.
23:58 So even though some of the components are actually pretty rudimentary, the
24:07 function is actually quite good. So good job Triumph. We like how you did a lot
24:14 with a little. Again, we're paying attention. I also like the oversized back
24:22 brake. I'm a big rear brake kind of guy. I love an oversized shark feeling rear
24:30 brake and the rear brake on this motorcycle is awesome.
24:36 The only probably caveat I have with these brakes is the ABS programming can
24:43 be a little bit aggressive, but again considering the the end user of this
24:50 bike, I think a little bit aggressive ABS programming, as in it kind of can come in
24:57 a little bit early, the ABS system, I think that's totally fine and it wouldn't
25:02 be off-putting for me. I would still absolutely enjoy riding this bike and
25:09 purchasing this bike because it just works so good as an overall package from
25:17 the engine to the handling to the braking to the sound and of course the
25:25 styling. This is a nice bike. Now keeping tabs on everything is this nice
25:34 round face digital dash. This is a new dash display for Triumph. We haven't ever
25:42 seen it before and it looks awesome. I like the black background with the white
25:49 fonts. I'm a big dark mode guy so that makes me happy. I like how tasteful the
25:56 display is. It looks old-school but it functions new-school. Now the various
26:05 electronic settings on this dashboard are manipulated via this four button
26:16 switch gear on the left handlebar. So that's how you navigate through its
26:22 menu systems. There's also a check box which you use to... whoa look at that bobcat!
26:29 Look at that bobcat! That thing's huge! That was sick!
26:35 That was sick!
26:38 So it uses a check box here to activate the various settings. So you can turn the
26:49 display dimmer up or down. You can go and see the fuel mileage which we're
26:55 registering 39.2 miles per gallon which is a hint better than the Daytona Moto
27:05 2 765 sport bike that we rode a couple weeks ago. I think that was like 37.5
27:12 and here's the riding modes. So road rain, bike setup, TC. You can manually disable
27:20 the track control if you want to do a wheelie. You cannot manually disable the
27:30 ABS which is a bit of a bummer but we get it. But I wish you could you could
27:35 manually disable ABS because if you could you could do rear brake slides
27:42 and I love rear brake slides. You can also customize the function of this
27:48 display so instead of the fuel it's gonna have something else there so you
27:54 can tune that to your liking. And there also is Bluetooth connectivity and away
28:01 we go. Yes wheelie time! I love how easy this bike is to wheelie.
28:09 Maintenance. Now because this engine has shorter stroke and doesn't rev as high
28:20 as its 675 counterpart, Triumph was able to extend the maintenance intervals on
28:27 this motorcycle. So after the initial 600 mile service in which you change the oil
28:34 this motorcycle doesn't need another oil change until 10,000 miles. Every 10,000
28:40 miles it requires an oil and filter change. 20,000 miles for an air filter
28:48 and the valve inspection. There are 12 valves inside this engine and the
28:57 clearances need to be checked every 20,000 miles. So pretty neat that Triumph
29:03 was really able to extend the maintenance intervals on this motorcycle.
29:09 A lot of folks aren't even gonna ride 10,000 miles in a year so Triumph
29:15 recommends changing the engine oil and filter on an annual basis for those of
29:21 you who do not accrue 10,000 miles per year. Pretty neat, pretty neat. There's
29:29 also a maintenance interval tracker setting inside the menu which helps you
29:36 keep tabs on that if you're bad at making notes like I am.
29:44 Well folks there it is Triumph's 2021 Trident 660. I really like this
29:53 motorcycle. When I ride this motorcycle it brings me back to 13 years ago when
30:01 we were riding Triumph's Street Triple 675. A lot of that DNA is in this
30:09 motorcycle and it brings back fond memories. I really like this i3 engine
30:17 from Triumph. They've been building it for forever now and every time I twist
30:22 the wrist on this bike with that engine configuration I become a believer. I also
30:30 really like the handling. It is nimble, it's very easy to ride, it steers super sharp. I
30:36 love sharp steering bikes. Suspension is above average for its components. Same
30:46 with the brakes. These brakes are surprisingly effective at slowing down
30:50 this 417 pound bike and the styling. I love the styling on this motorcycle.
30:57 Triumph make more motorcycles look like this. That under, that clean under tail
31:03 that aesthetically looking good looking swing arm. I like how the linkage, the
31:10 rear shocks linkage is hidden within the swing arm. What an awesome styling touch
31:16 Triumph and that huge 7-inch LED headlamp. That is awesome. A very
31:23 aesthetically appealing motorcycle. Alright folks let's do some Q&A on the
31:30 old Instagram machine. Let us go straight to the top. A good first bike or a good
31:37 second bike? That's a great question. This motorcycle would be a good first bike
31:42 and/or a good second bike. It's got a low seat height, it's very compact, very
31:50 manageable power. This is a motorcycle that you could get being a new rider and
31:56 you wouldn't outgrow right away. You know a lot of the 300s and the 500s you're
32:01 gonna buy them and in 30 days you're gonna get sick of them. This bike you
32:05 could buy, you could learn how to ride on it, you put it in rain mode and the
32:10 power is more gentle and even more friendly and you won't get sick of it in
32:14 six months. Conversely if you already have a bigger bike you want something
32:21 that's kind of fun and peppy and nimble for the city. Maybe you want to have your
32:25 significant other ride it. This would be a good bike for that. So I would say both.
32:31 Great question. Those black bits on the side of the tank, grippy rubber or
32:37 slippery plastic. I really like the ergonomics of this motorcycle. It's not a
32:42 very fast motorcycle so realistically you don't really have to hang on to it
32:47 very much because it just doesn't accelerate fast enough or brake hard
32:51 enough to really get your body to move too much. But I like it. You know it's
32:57 very easy to squeeze the the tank with my legs and you know the seat has a good
33:03 grip. It's not too slippery. Those tank pieces and the cutouts are very nice to
33:09 grip the tank with your knees. So very good job. Triumph not slippery at all. How
33:15 annoying to read is the small gauge cluster and LCD screen? Well I'd be lying
33:21 if I said it's not a little bit annoying. You know I like the big six inch
33:25 rectangular dash displays. Those are my favorite because they're big, bold, bright,
33:30 easy to read. But I like what Triumph's doing. I like how they put in the effort.
33:34 They put in the effort to have a stylish instrument display that pays homage to
33:42 motorcycles of old. After all remember this is a Triumph Trident. Triumph used
33:47 this Moncieur in its motorcycle lineup back in the late 60s. So they've infused
33:54 this classic styling, classic character with a modern touch. So yes even though
34:00 it's a little bit cumbersome to look at I like that Triumph put in the effort.
34:05 And if you put in the effort you're usually going to be a winner in my book.
34:09 Cheaper than a street twin. Does it feel cheaper? This motorcycle despite this
34:14 motorcycle being manufactured in Thailand. That's right this motorcycle
34:19 does not come finally assembled. In Hinkley England it comes final assembly
34:24 in Thailand from Triumph's Thailand factory. The fit and finish on this
34:29 motorcycle is very good. There's only a couple gripes. The cable clutch adjuster
34:35 that thing feels really cheap. It's already starting to corrode a little bit.
34:39 Besides that little small gripe just that one little component this bike is
34:45 well put together and you really wouldn't know it's built in Thailand.
34:50 That's how good it is put together. This or the Suzuki Gixxer 750. Oh god why'd you
34:58 have to do that to me? Well I love Gixxer 750. It hauls way more butt than this
35:03 bike but this bike looks way cooler so you choose. If you want a bike that's a
35:09 little bit more capable in terms of performance Suzuki. If you want a bike
35:13 that looks cool and is more nimble and smaller and be and be better for riding
35:20 for someone who's new maybe this Triumph Trident would be it. But that's a great
35:23 question. This or an MT-07? I haven't really ridden the new MT-07. If I had to
35:29 compare this compared to the old MT-07 this bike for sure. But Yamaha has done
35:34 some new things with its 2021 MT-07 so I can't comment which bike is better until
35:41 I ride the MT-07. Stay tuned there will be an MC commute on the 2021 MT-07 within
35:49 the next 60 days. You heard it here first. Alright folks how does it compare to the
35:56 SV 650? I love the SV 650 and the SV 650X but this Triumph i3 engine is just
36:05 awesome. The more cylinders the better. Of course I'm a good old-fashioned
36:10 v-twin fan as well but they're both great bikes. I'd have to say that...oh god
36:18 there is that such a hard comparison. They're both great bikes. We'll have to
36:21 ride a new SV 650 and compare it that way one day. Did you measure the wet
36:29 weight? This bike weighs 417 pounds topped off 3.7 gallons of gas. It feels
36:36 much lighter than that 417 pound curb weight. Again we talked about the
36:42 steering a lot. This thing is super sharp, super agile, super thin, very easy to put
36:48 where you want because the seat is so low and the riding position so narrow it feels
36:53 much lighter than it is. Well folks would I spend my $8,000 on this
37:01 Triumph Trident 660? I would. I really like this bike a lot. The Street Triple 765
37:10 and some of the other Triumph bikes Triumph makes these days they're just
37:15 way too expensive for what you get. This motorcycle harkens back to the original
37:20 value Triumph had many many years ago. So for $8,000 yes I would buy this
37:27 motorcycle. Well done Triumph. Make more motorcycles like this. Well folks that's
37:33 a wrap of Triumph's 2021 Trident 660 MC Commute. Log on to MotorcyclistOnline.com
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37:54 stupid and we'll see you guys next time and girls next time. Thanks for watching.
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