1973 Triumph Trident

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For Your Consideration: My nicely restored 1973 Triumph Trident~ 11,200 original miles!no titleGot her out of an estate barn 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, 350 Tuned port Injection automatic for sale with 39,600 original miles on it with a new black cloth top, tinted glass window~. Runs perfectly~ Let me know if your interested. $9,750) 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 EngineeringProduction1968–1975PredecessornoneSuccessornoneEngineair-cooled 740 cc OHV transverse triplePower58 bhp (43 kW) @ 7,500 rpmTransmissionchainBrakes1968–1971: 2LS drum/drum 1972–1975: disc/drum 1975: disc/disk T160Weight468 lb (212 kg) (dry) Fuel consumption30–40 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