1973 Triumph Trident, Barn Find ~Restored

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For Your Consideration: My nicely restored 1973 Triumph Trident~ 11. 00 original miles!The title will be clear in a week or twoWorking on it now with the tile company~  I have been buying and restoring vintage "Brits" my entire adult life. I do on frame restorations. or off frame. depending upon intended use. Regardless. always sorted and reliable! This was an on frame~     I found this little beauty in a barn in Maryland 4 years ago. I decided to restore it for my personal daily rider. It is just finished! I outfitted it for myself just the way I like a vintage scooter to look and perform.   I recently got engaged and am presently am looking to purchase a home. Therefor all of my tasty bits must go. This is the last bike I am willing to part with.  (I also have a "Little Red  Corvette" 1989-C4. nbsp;350 Tuned port Injection automatic for sale with 39. 00 original miles on it with a new black cloth top. tinted glass window~. Runs perfectly~ Let me know if your interested. $9. 00)     Sad to let the last of my own collections little sweetie go . however. When the time comes I will build another~Things been done by me:     New Seat "old stock"     New Euro bars     Velocity stacks     Dunstall Mufflers     New battery          Things I have had done by Joe Collins professional Brit Bike restorer. Ex- Flat track racer (Willow Grove Pa. )Collins Classic Cycles See Joe and his son Corky. on Facebook    . Rebuilt carburetors. New jets and seals. dialed in and synchronized .  . She idles at 1500rpm when cold and 1100rpm hot. starts 3rd kick when cold. first when hot.     . Boyer electronic ignition installed    . New headlight bucket    . Electrical system gone over and all functioning properly. all lights . turns. and switches function    . New brakes and 'new old' stock front disc assembly. rebuilt master cylinder     . New pet cocks    . New professional triumph correct paint original colors  . The Motor is original and runs perfectly. Transmission Shifts perfectly!. . ManufacturerBSA/TriumphParent companyTriumph EngineeringProduction1968?ˆ“1975PredecessornoneSuccessornoneEngineair-cooled 740 cc OHV transverse triplePower58 bhp (43 kW) @ 7. 00 rpmTransmissionchainBrakes1968?ˆ“1971: 2LS drum/drum1972?ˆ“1975: disc/drum1975: disc/disk T160Weight468 lb (212 kg) (dry)Fuel consumption30?ˆ“40 mpgThe three-cylinder design was developed in 1962 by Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele. Test engineers developed the chassis' handling characteristics by affixing lead weights on a standard 650 Bonneville. The first prototype (P1) was running by 1965. and it seemed that Triumph might have a machine in production by 1967.

However. the decision to produce a BSA version with sloping cylinders and employ Ogle Design to give the early Tridents/Rocket 3s their "square tank" added bulk and 40 lb (18 kg) of weight. delaying production by 18 months. [3]

In 1966 a P2 prototype was produced with a more production-based Trident engine. different bore and stroke dimensions and improved cooling. Hele got 90 bhp(67 kW) from a Trident engine. leading to speculation that if development had quickened in 1964 a 140 mph (230 km/h) British superbike could have been produced by 1972.

Although most British motorcycles used a wet multiplate clutch. this triple had a dry single-plate clutch in a housing between the primary chaincase and the gearbox. Mounted on the end of the gearbox mainshaft (where the clutch would be expected) was a large transmission shock-absorber.

All the three-cylinder engines (and the Rocket 3 motorcycles) were produced at BSA's Small Heath site. but final assembly of the Triumph Trident model was carried out at Meriden in Coventry. The major differences were the engine and frame: the BSA had an A65-style double-loop cradle frame (with engine mounted at a slant). while the Triumph had a Bonneville-style single downtube frame with vertical cylinders. Other differences were cosmetic. Triumphs sold better in the US. despite BSA'sDaytona racing successes during the early 1970s. Sales did not meet expectations; for the 1971 model year a fifth gear was added. creating the BSA A75RV and Triumph T150V. BSA were having financial difficulties. and only some 205 five-speed Rocket 3s were built before production of the BSA variant ceased. Production of the five-speed Triumph T150V (with a front disc brake replacing the original drum) continued until 1974. For the 1975 model year. the Trident was updated to the

    I have ridden her 5 times since the resto~ everything works wonderfully! Have gotten so many accolades as to how she looks!Tight fast and smooth! Sounds very nice! The Dunstalls make a great sound!     Jump on and go!     Thanks for looking!    . Shiny side up!Questions call: David 215. 837. 0506     

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