Hello, allow me to introduce myself as the title says I am an absolute rookie. I recently bought my late father-in-law‘s Trident 1975 T160. The bike hasn’t run for a number of years but with him passing I couldn’t let it go to just anybody as he was a close friend of mine so I have decided to buy and take on as a project all I know is that he had it from new and in the 17 years I have known him I don’t think the engine has turned over. He has maintained and done basic maintenance but I have to treat this as a complete restoration so I’m here to make friends and look for any advice if anybody can help on the way that would be absolutely fantastic . Would anybody be able to put me in the right direction for the forum to look for advice? Thanks Al
Welcome. Go look these guys up https://www.tr3oc.com/ Tridents, T150, T160, BSA Rocket 3s - all the same basically. A bit tricky sometimes but well worth the effort. You'll need a bit more space though
Hi everyone step one make space lol. I know the garage is bad. It's getting there now. Where is best place for me to ask endlessly stupid questions?
Greetings from Lincolnshire. I've always loved the T160, and the sound it makes, well I don't need Viagra Will look forward to following your progress. Some VERY knowledgeable people on this forum, sadly not me.
@Flash Welcome to the family. Firstly my condolences. You have got yourself a real piece of British motorcycle History. Seems it has been dry stored. If it was my bike i would drop some light oil down the bores for a couple of days. Then a complete new oil and filter change leave the plugs out and gently kick it over till you see the oil return to the tank. Then new battery clean up the electrical system also would help to put some electrical cleaner into the switch's and see if you get a spark all gently. Do you know how many miles are on the bike. If you get it running i would do around five hundred mile and renew all the oils ad filters. You will also need to clean and refresh the the brake cylinders and fluids. Do keep us in the picture with the rebuild or do the restoration in the rebuilds section. Positive you will get a lot of valuable info here from the patrons
Welcome to the friendly forum, these are great machines, they do have flaws however, there are a number of people specialising in these machines for parts, for example Norman Hyde, ex Triumph experimental dept engineer, ex racer and one of the very best engineers for these Triumph's, you also get great advice, he raced sidecars and sprint racing, holding many records. LP Williams based near to myself is a good source for spares and helpful advice. Welcome To Triumph-spares.co.uk
Joe's advice is good but further down the line don't forget to replace Tyres and inner tubes. I would imagine the carbs will be gummed up from old fuel but you never know, you could be lucky, otherwise they may need ultrasound cleaning. Great bike and I'm sure you will love the challenge.
excellent machine. i had a 1974 T150 which i unfortunately blew up because of the oil issues which were designed into that machine. the T160s corrected those problems, as i understand them. go to the classics section and start a thread there, and the people who havent seen it yet will start salivating.
Thanks - I shall do that. hoping to get some good help. I'm still clueless. I've a rough plan, once garage all sorted I'll start making progress.
Greetings, @Flash, and welcome to the forum! The Builds and Projects forum here might be a good place to start. As @speedrattle mentioned, the Vintage Classics forum is also a place to check in. Several guys on this forum who are whizzes regarding builds have already responded on this thread and others will surface I'm sure. Have fun learning and building and please keep us posted!
