After the worldwide launch of the 2021 Triumph Trident 660, the new middleweight naked sports is now in Thailand, priced at 309,000 baht. This is really a surprise as Triumph has a manufacturing facility in the Land of Smiles and is geared for high volume production of a potentially popular model such as the Trident 660.
On a direct exchange basis, the price of the Trident 660 in Thailand is attractive in terms of the specification offered, bringing it close to offerings from Japanese makers. The Trident 660 carries an inline-triple, liquid-cooled with 12-valves and DOHC, putting out a claimed 80 hp at 10,250 rpm and 64 Nm of torque at 6,250 rpm. The Trident 660 delivers most of its torque across 90% of the rev range, complementing the six-speed gearbox and assist and slipper clutch.
Suspension on the Trident is with Showa 41
mm diameter upside-down separate function forks (SFF) that has non-adjustable
rebound and compression damping in separate fork legs while the back end uses a
Showa monoshock with adjustable preload. A pair of Nissin two-piston callipers
grab 310 mm discs with a single 255 mm disc on the back wheel.
Ride-by-wire gives the Trident 660 two
riding modes – Road and Rain – with switchable traction control (done via
instrument menu option). Inside the cockpit, the instrument panel is a round,
colour TFT-LCD screen with “white on black” readout while LED lighting is used
throughout.
