As we are all posting photo's of our bikes, I thought now is the chance to show everyone mine. I bought it last year, it's in lovely condition. I had to change the pipes though as it was a little too quiet with the standard silencers. It sounds like a low flying "Spitfire" now. After owning mainly Jap bikes all my life, and a BMW that I loved, I figured I would try a Triumph since they are selling for "peanuts" at the moment. Must admit I do like it, it has character that you can tell isn't Japanese. I loved my BMW for the same reason.
Hi and welcome to the forum. That is a fantastic looking Trident you have there :upyeah: Best advice around owning a T300 is make sure you have a very good battery in it as a bad or half dead one will wreck a sprag clutch on them a lot quicker. Also I use Marvel Mystery Oil in the fuel every time I fill up as the pilot jets on the carbs are buggers for blocking up. Keep the maintenance up and you will have a reliable bike :upyeah: Cheers Steve
thanks for your comments! Yes, I have heard about all the sprag clutch problems, and I do keep an optimate on it all the time for that reason. I had the carbs off for a clean just after I got it last summer, what a bitch and a half was! but having said that it was nothing compared to changing the spark plugs lol. I fitted the air box with a K&N filter while I was at it. As it's laid up in the garage till the weather improves I was thinking about checking the valve clearances, Bet that is a load of fun as well lol, certainly not as easy to do as the BMW R1100S that I used to own, but I don't think there is a bike made that could be easier to set the clearances on than a beemer, with perhaps the exception of a Guzzi. Tips anyone?
They are a bit of a nuisance to work on but I once you get use to them and learn the tricks they are fine. If you do take the carbs off again always take the throttle cable off at the handlebars as they are almost impossible to take off at the carbs :wink: Anyway if you think the 3 cylinder engines are fun to work on then you should have a go at the 4 cylinder bikes The coils are also can be a bit of a problem on the bike as well as the ignition pickup. And make sure you grease the rear suspension linkages once a year. Cheers Steve
Hi Mike. I fitted some progressive springs from Sprint Mfg,made a difference but not much really. I would guess any newer springs would do the same. I also upped the sae of the fork oil to stiffen them up and make the front less lively. My oil seals have just gone and that will need to be addressed before my next MOT. Lovely looking Trident you got there
doesn't sound like it's worth the trouble then, not unless the fork seals go and I have to strip the forks anyway.
Hi Mike I put Hagon Springs in the front forks of my Trident ... small improvement was noted. Hagon rear shock was a real improvement! :upyeah: Nice looking bike, by the way!! :upyeah::upyeah:
Very handsome bike I remember in the 90's when I was a kid (teenager) my stepdad would often bring home the latest Triumph brochure. The Trident was the best looking naked bike around at the time as far as I'm concerned....only the later (original) Speed triple bettered it.... but having that said, stick a pair of "clip on" style bars and the Trident would look awesome too!....esp with those pea shooter pipes. Proper café racer styling and traditional paint scheme.
