Triumph Street Twin or Trident 660? 

Thanks for your hones review. I am looking forward for one of those two bikes. Your review helped a lot. Greetings from Spain. New subscriber!

I actually did what you are thinking of now. I traded in my Trident for a 2022 Street Twin. Just love the modern classic look and feel better. Better for my age group too!

Very cool to come across this review as I am considering either one of these as my next bike. I started riding late at 62 last September on a 2021 Honda Rebel 500 SE. Perfect starter bike for me. Checked so many boxes but almost instantly I found myself wishing it was more like an 800cc with more torque and power. Rode it about 3000 miles before it just got too cold for me and my gear not to mention the salt, cinders, etc.... all over our broken crap roads. Dreamed about that next bike over the winter: Indian Scout Sixty or the Moto Guzzi V7 Stone 850cc which topped the list. I wanted to avoid chain drive for one. Loved both in test rides this spring and left a deposit on an Indian kitted out with a bunch of extras that made it mine. Sold the 500 early spring after a few hundred more miles and waited months for the Indian. Just recently cancelled the order in part because of dealer distance mostly but I really was not sure I'd like the fwd foot controls with short legs. I also started to question the amount of $ for the bike OTD. Today I test rode a Trident. I've been interested in them since before they were released even tho I'm most drawn to classics and cruisers. I was nervous about the seat height at 5'7" with short legs and coming from the low seat on the Rebel. On the Trident I can't quite flat foot, more like balls of feet. I was a little nervous about the bike on the whole till I started rolling. Skipped rain mode and felt comfortable enough with the bike but everything is so much sharper: steering, handling, brakes, power. Wow! What a blast, I was pumped on adrenaline the rest of the day. That performance combined with the exhaust and induction note I can imagine encouraging me to ride beyond my present skills. Damn sexy bike. Left a deposit but going back this week to ride again to compare to a 2022 Street Twin. Wish inventory was better so I could actually choose the color. For either I'll just have to settle for what's in and neither is my preferred. The Trident that's available in my 4th favorite color....white. Does look better in person but I'd prefer the matte black one with large white logo on tank. Not a deal killer tho.

I’ve had the street twin, Speed twin, and Trident. All three are very different in what they intend to do for the rider. I’m lucky enough to be able to end up with two out of the three. The one that’s out of the mix now is the speed twin. Update: just traded the trident back in for the new tiger 660. So let us know what your final answer is.

I feel you might be like me as a fellow east coaster can I suggest you go take a look at the Ducati diavel I to jumped from a rebel 500 last year I'm currently on a monster 821 and I couldn't be happier but the diavel was the bike I really wanted just couldn't afford. But it might be more up your alley more of a sport cruiser like the rebel but with alot more back bone in it

And about suspension? Wich is better for comfort?

have you tested the street triple?

I was at Triumph of Nassau County today looking at the Tiger 660. They have a blue one. I currently have a 2022 Street Twin. I love my Street Twin but I'm looking for more wind protection on the highway

Good old Sunrise haha I’m in Suffolk County and just went to sit on both of these bikes and having a hard time deciding because they are both good in different ways. Is the Trident that fast? You should take a look at the Scrambler. It’s such a nice bike and thinking of that one too. Triumph is just too good.

A Trident with a bigger seat on the back is a Tiger 660. Are you going to look at one of those?

A significant part of the reason why your Trident 🔱 660 pulls better than the 900 twin is because it is a 3 cylinder--where the positions are spaced 120 degrees apart on the crank. Whereas, with the twin, typically, they are at the exact same position on the crank, only at different cycles. The twin has to push for 2 cylinders from that same awkward position (on the crank) for its 2 cylinders. And though the 3 cylinder pushes or power-strokes for 3 cylinders, 2 out of the 3 cylinders are always at better rotational leverage points on the crank--and both ready to slingshot around and move in the opposite direction with just 60 degrees of movement on any given power stoke. As they slingshot around and change direction, their mass and their change in direction help to get out of the way of the firing position's power stroke. They sort of give a pull/push effect to the piston that is on its power stroke and are less of a mass drag--because of better rotational leveraging and the slingshot effect. The twin has to drag a dead piston all the way around with it on each power stroke. Four cylinder engines have this problem too but are able to divide that 360 degrees of down time in half by having another position fire off at just 180 degrees of crank rotation. Typical 2 cylinders engines power stroke every 360 degrees of rotation, 4 cylinders every 180, and 3 cylinders every 240 degrees. In my humble opinion though, nothing sounds better in a bike than a 3 cylinder engine, but that's just me.

Triumph give tank capacity in Imperial gallons, which are more than American gallons.

I test rode both and went for the Trident. I loved the Street Twin engine/exhaust noise, but found it lacked power, especially noticeable when you want that surge of power for an overtake. I could see myself swapping for Speed Twin in a couple of years.

Dude the only pros of the street twin is you like the look and sound. 😂

Test ride in z650 rs kawasaki

Get a used speed twin or tiger 900gt pro.

To me this video is like comparing apples and oranges. The Trident 660 is more of a kid's bike. Sure it's quicker, but it is a very light bike with a three cylinder engine which priduces it's power high in the rev range. Where the Street Twin ia s heavier bike wtith a two cylinder HT engine which produces it's torque down low, but does not have a lot of high horse power high up in the rev range. It's sort of like comparing my old Honda 900 to a Harley Davidson. My Honda 900 was like riding a rocket, whereas the Harley even though it has a 114 C.I. engine (twice the size) is very slow. Sure the Harley has power, but the four cylinder Honda can scare the daylights out of you in any gear. It just boils down to what you want. It sounds like you enjoy the quickness of the Trident 660. Well, I'n OLD (70) So I would [refer the slower Street Twin. Ut sOunds to me like you better stick with your Trident 660 and forget the slower twin cylinder Triumphs. Why spend the money on something you'll probably never like.

Yep trident have stronger „punch cos it have more power less weight and crank torque is pointless except when you compare 3 vs 3 k rpm at the same velocity 👌🏻

Trident 4.1-4.5Liters per 100km depending on riding & has a 14Liter tank so 230km safely with a 2.7-3Liters left.Need to keep at least 2.7Liters in tank to stop sludge blocking fuel filter & wrecking fuel pump & needs to be replaced & is expensive also to stop fuel sender wire from bending giving false fuel readings & can't full tank up.

buy a Honda, and you gain comfort and speed without any problems.. ;)

Ακυρο το τεστ ... Δεν συγκρίνονται αυτα τα μηχανήματα ... καλυτερα με το Tuono 660 ..