When Triumph launched its new-for-1968 Triumph Trident
T150 triple, the magazine motorheads took notice: “For
you
performance buffs, let us state that the Triumph Trident
is the fastest street machine we have tested, bar none,”
Cycle Guide enthused. For the 1971 model year a fifth
gear was added creating the Triumph T150V.
In November 1974, the T150V was succeeded by the modified
T160. Some changes were due to market response to the
earlier
Tridents; others complied with American safety
legislation. With forward-sloping cylinders(like the BSA
Rocket3), it also had electric
start and a left-hand gearshift.
The T160 was manufactured for a little over a year, with
production ending in early 1976. Around 7,000 T160 models
were built for
the 1975 model year; due to slow sales
some were still being sold as late as the end of 1977.
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