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Triumph Trident T150V 750

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Make Model

Triumph Trident T150V 750

Year

1973

Engine

Tansverse three cylinder, pushrod OHV, 2 valves per cylinder

Capacity

741 cc / 45.2 cu in
Bore x Stroke 67 x 70.5 mm
Compression Ratio 9.1:1
Cooling System Air cooled
Lubrication Dry sump

Induction

3 x 27 mm Amal concentric carburetors

Ignition

Individual points & coils

Starting

Kick

Max Power

43.8 kW / 60 hp @ 7250 rpm

Clutch

Single plate, dry, diaphragm type

Transmission

5-Speed, constant mesh

Final Drive

Chain, 104 links

Gear Ratios

1st 12.90 / 2nd 9.21 / 3rd 6.97 / 4th 5.93 / 5th 4.98:1

Frame

Dual downtube steel cradle

Front Suspension

Telescopic fork, hydraulic, oil damped

Rear Suspension

Swingarm, dual shocks, hydraulic dampers, adjustable preload

Front Brakes

10 in Hydraulic disc

Rear Brakes

8 in SLS drum in conical hub

Front Wheel

WM 2-19

Reart Wheel

WM 3-19

Front Tyre

3.25-19, Dunlop K70

Rear Tyre

4.10-19, Dunlop K70

Dimensions

Length: 2184 mm / 86.0 in
Width:     840 mm / 33.0 in
Height:  1005 mm / 43.5 in

Wheelbase

1448 mm / 57 in

Ground Clearance

160 mm / 6.4 in

Seat Height

813 mm / 32 in

Dry Weight

209 kg / 460 lbs

Wet Weight

228 kg / 503 lbs

Fuel Capacity 

19 L / 5.0 US gal / 4.2 Imp gal

Top Speed

194 km/h / 121 mph

The next major change came with the 1973 and 1974 T150V, with addition of a much-needed hydraulic front disk brake and the long-awaited 5-speed gearbox, which is what the "V" stands for in the model designation. Styling was cleaned up also, in keeping with the Bonneville line.

The worker strike the closed the Meriden plant and crippled the company occurred early in 1974, cutting '74 Bonneville and TR7 to a trickle. But Tridents were built in BSA's Small Heath factory alongside their Rocket 3, so production went on unabated. Of course, by this time, Triumph had ceased to exist as a company, along with parent company BSA, replaced by the worker-owned Meriden Co-op who were strapped for cash from the very start. They often didn't have enough money to pay for the parts needed to finish a shipment of bikes, bikes didn't get shipped, orders didn't get filled, the money from those sales didn't come in, and the Co-op's situation worsened by the day.

So, even though they were free to build Tridents at Small Heath, unfettered by the worker lockdown, they had neither the money to build them nor the customers to sell them to.

Source: Classis British Motorcycles

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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