Triumph Trident 660 First Ride and Review - More fun than I expected! 

This engine is incredible, and the entire platform is amazing for the price! Enjoy!

I think aftermarket exhaust options will come available soon.

I have four Indians, which are you referring to?

@@RidgeRoamer wow! I'm also IMRG member in Taiwan!

Suspension on the Trident is good. Rear could use an upgrade, but I also saw after I rode that preload was on the lowest setting, so just an increase in preload will probably help a lot.

@@RidgeRoamer Thanks ride safe!

Suspension on my recent test ride, UK bumpy roads, was great.... it seems to be a quality goes.

Trident has a more upright seating position! Z650 would be more of a comparison to the Trident! If that helps!

@@MeLikesPie yeah but I like the ninja 650s look and triumph trident is also a good bike so iam really confused weather to pick ninja 650 or trident 660 which is best?:)

@@saiharish6700 throw a leg over each and see how you like them !

I was in the same boat as you I was considering between the Triumph and the Ninja for my next bike. I'm not a new rider I've been riding for years but was looking for something budget friendly with some of the new tech and ABS brakes. As far as riding both bikes are very similar although the triumph has a bit more horse power and pep then the Ninja. You need to try both bikes before making a decision which one is more comfortable for you. I went with the Triumph in the end only because of the power range, modes and I didn't like that huge gas tank on the Kawasaki. You lean more forward on the Ninja I'm 6 foot tall and it felt kinda cramped more like a supersport. The seating position on the triumph is straighter and feels more natural at least for me. Another thing to factor is you get traction control and variable modes on the Triumph like "rain mode" which comes in handy. In the end both bikes are a good buy and you really can't go wrong with either. Good luck 👍

Also don't forget to price out insurance costs on both bikes you might be in for a surprise as a new rider.

Without a doubt. The Trident has almost twice the horsepower and torque than the Duke 390.

Thank you! There are many views on how to properly break in an engine, and multiple studies that have shown breaking in an engine hard does not result in any discernable difference from breaking it in easily. If you look at resources from engine component manufacturers, they will tell you that lugging an engine is the worst thing you can do during break in (causes the highest stress on the internal components), that the most important thing is the initial heat cycles, and keeping the engine rpm's varied throughout the rev range. Not looking to start any argument, but manufacturer break in is pushing new owner to ride slowly, get used to their new motorcycle, let the tires scrub in, brakes, etc. I agree that holding RPM's at redline for long periods of time, especially with no load, is not a great idea, but the engine needs to be worked up front. Riding it at constant and low RPM's is actually worse. Besides, a new motorcycle review that never went over 4,000 rpm would be extremely boring...

@@RidgeRoamer Understood! Really good points you shared!

@Last_Raven If the engine isn't machined properly, it doesn't matter how you break it in, it will have problems.

Have you ridden one of these Triumphs?

Welp....I know what size bus TG used to get picked up on...

@@Tybward lmao!!