Of late, while the Bajaj-made 400cc Triumph models have been causing all the hullabaloo, the UK-based marque is also working on other platforms in the background. The latest large-capacity model on the anvil from Triumph appears to be the Trident 800 – a neo-retro roadster sharing its engine and chassis parts with the Tiger Sport 800 tall-rounder.
- Trident 800 will share quite a lot with Tiger Sport 800
- Looks like a larger Trident 660
- 798cc, 3-cyl motor makes 115hp and 84Nm in Tiger Sport 800
Triumph Trident 800: what can be seen?
Styling similar to Trident 660 with mechanicals from the Tiger Sport 800.
In a nutshell, Triumph’s Trident 800 is likely to be a larger version of the 660cc model. That means you can expect Triumph’s hallmark neo-retro styling, a sporty (but not track-focused) chassis all paired to the new 798cc, three-cylinder powerplant that debuted in the Tiger Sport 800.
From the spy shots, we can see that the Trident 800’s design and overall size – while similar in ethos to the 660 with the round headlight, small flyscreen and a similar-looking tail lamp – seems a fair bit more substantial with a larger fuel tank, larger-looking split seats and a big side-slung exhaust muffler like its Tiger counterpart. Speaking of similarities that the Trident 800 has with the Tiger Sport, we can see that it's using radially mounted front brake calipers, which suggests that quite a lot of the cycle parts will be shared between the two with tweaks made to suit each bike’s intended purpose.
In the Tiger Sport 800, the 798cc triple makes 115hp and 84Nm of torque and we expect similar figures (if not exactly the same) on the Trident 800 too because the 660cc Tiger Sport and Trident both make the exact same 81hp and 64Nm of torque. Expect similar levels of electronic rider aids on the Trident 800 as on the Tiger Sport 800 which has 3 riding modes (Sport, Road, and Rain), cruise control, a bidirectional quickshifter, traction control, and dual-channel ABS, all supplemented by a six-axis IMU.
All of this suggests that the Trident 800 will be positioned as a more affordable, road-biased, all-rounder roadster in Triumph’s line-up, catering to a different audience than the sporty, aggressively styled and trackworthy Street Triple models. While the presumable ballpark 115hp/84Nm peak output figures of the Trident 800 are within striking distance of the 120hp (R) or 130hp (RS) /80Nm that the Street Triple 765 modes make, a noteworthy distinction is that this Tiger Sport-derived engine is tuned more for mid-range shove than the Street Triple’s mill that prioritises top-end rush.
Trident 800: where will it fit in Triumph’s lineup?
Triumph has multiple models in this price and displacement bracket already.
Unlike the Tiger Sport 800, which is a noticeably different proposition than the Tiger 900 GT – the closest relative in Triumph’s line-up – the Trident 800 will be entering a space that already has multiple similarly sized and powerful Triumph models – the Street Triple R and the Speed Twin 1200.
The former has a similar engine configuration and displacement and very similar power output, although it also has vastly better chassis performance and levels of kit. The latter has a much larger twin-cylinder motor, which is sure to have a different feel, sound and character than a triple, and its styling is also more in line with Triumph’s heritage models.
In the UK, the Trident 660 is priced at GBP 7,895, while the Tiger Sport 660 is priced at GBP 8,995. Considering the Tiger Sport 800 commands GBP 10,995, a safe bet would be that Triumph positions the Trident 800 around the GBP 9,000 ballpark; incidentally, this is the same price bracket occupied by the aforementioned Street Triple R (GBP 8,995) and the smaller Speed Twin 900 (GBP 9,395).
With EICMA 2025 less than two months away and considering that the test mule has bodywork that looks very close to production with very few cables or datalogging equipment on it, Triumph could use that international show to debut its latest middleweight roadster. Coming to when the Trident 800 will make its way to India, considering that we are yet to see the Tiger Sport 800 in Triumph showrooms in our country, we don’t expect it anytime soon.
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