Triumph Trident 660 2025
The friendly triple that quietly out-specs the twins for 2025.
54.6/ 100
Scored within naked, methodology here
€8,295
list price
- power
- 81 hp
- wet weight
- 190 kg
- tank range
- 298 km
The short version
The Trident 660 was already the easy-going one in the middleweight class; the 2025 update made it the well-equipped one too, adding cornering ABS, lean-sensitive traction control, a quickshifter and cruise control as standard. The 81 hp triple splits the difference between twin torque and four-cylinder revs, and services are 16,000 km apart.
Where it wins
- Cornering ABS and traction control unique at this price for 2025
- Quickshifter and cruise control now standard, previously paid options
- Characterful 660 cc triple with 16,000 km service intervals
Where it loses
- Non-adjustable fork shows the budget when ridden hard
- 81 hp trails the Hornet and 790 Duke on outright pace
Score breakdown
Engine and performance
7.4 / 25Handling and chassis
9.6 / 20Value
14.3 / 20Practicality
6.4 / 15Technology
10.0 / 10Reliability and ownership
6.9 / 10The full review
Why the Trident 660 wins people over
Ask any road tester about the Trident and the engine answers first: a 660 cc triple that pulls like a twin low down, revs out like a four and hums along at motorway pace with no off-putting vibration. One review summarised it as a first big bike whose engine you could keep for life, which is the kind of sentence money cannot buy.
Testers consistently describe the whole bike as so easy to ride you stop thinking about it, while still handling better than the budget twins it competes with. Friendly and capable is a rarer combination than the brochures pretend.
The 2025 update changed the maths
For 2025 Triumph fitted an IMU and made cornering ABS and lean-sensitive traction control standard, added the bidirectional quickshifter and cruise control at no extra charge, and threw in a Sport mode. Reviewers called the package unique in the segment, and they are right: nothing else at 8,295 EUR carries this electronics list.
Against our cohort it now out-guns the Honda Hornet on safety electronics and the Yamaha MT-07 on equipment, while both beat it on power. Pick your weapon; the Trident picked brains.
Living with the triple
Service intervals of 16,000 km with valve checks at 32,000 are the best in the class and halve the workshop visits of some rivals, a point Triumph's marketing makes loudly and, for once, accurately. The 805 mm seat and neutral position suit most bodies, and the 14 litre tank covers about 300 km.
The cost line is the suspension: a non-adjustable Showa fork and preload-only shock that testers find composed at road pace and out of depth at track pace. For the riding this bike will actually do, it is the right compromise at the right price.
Full specs
| Engine | |
|---|---|
| Engine | Inline triple, liquid cooled, DOHC |
| Displacement | 660 cc |
| Power | 81 hp at 10,250 rpm |
| Torque | 64 Nm at 6,250 rpm |
| Power to weight | 0.43 hp/kg |
| Chassis | |
| Wet weight | 190 kg |
| Front suspension | Showa 41 mm SFF-BP inverted, 120 mm |
| Front adjustability | Non-adjustable |
| Rear suspension | Showa monoshock, 133 mm |
| Rear adjustability | Preload only |
| Front brake | 310 mm, axial 2-piston |
| ABS | Cornering ABS |
| Dimensions | |
| Seat height | 805 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1401 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 14 L |
| Claimed consumption | 4.7 L/100 km |
| Fuel range | 298 km |
| Ownership | |
| Price | €8,295 |
| Service interval | 16,000 km |
| Valve check | 32,000 km |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Equipment | |
| Dash | TFT |
| Ride modes | Yes |
| Traction control | Yes |
| Quickshifter | Standard |
| Cruise control | Standard |
| Connectivity | Yes |
Compare the Trident 660
Triumph Trident 660vsYamaha MT-07
81 hp vs 73.4 hp / 190 kg vs 184 kg
Honda CB750 HornetvsTriumph Trident 660
91.8 hp vs 81 hp / 190 kg vs 190 kg
Suzuki GSX-8SvsTriumph Trident 660
82.9 hp vs 81 hp / 202 kg vs 190 kg
KTM 790 DukevsTriumph Trident 660
95 hp vs 81 hp / 184 kg vs 190 kg
Triumph Trident 660vsYamaha MT-09
81 hp vs 119 hp / 190 kg vs 193 kg
Frequently asked
- Is the Triumph Trident 660 A2 licence legal?
- Not as delivered: 81 hp is 59.6 kW against the 35 kW A2 limit. Because it stays under 70 kW, dealers can supply it restricted to 35 kW for A2 licence holders, and the full power returns with a dealer derestriction once you upgrade.
- How fast is the Triumph Trident 660?
- Our power-to-weight model estimates 0 to 100 km/h in about 3.6 seconds, from 81 hp moving 190 kg wet. That is an estimate for comparison, not a measured time, and it is labelled that way everywhere on this site.
- What is the fuel range of the Triumph Trident 660?
- About 298 km on paper: a 14 litre tank against a claimed 4.7 L/100 km. Ride it with enthusiasm and the maths gets worse, never better.
- How tall is the seat on the Triumph Trident 660?
- The Triumph Trident 660 seat sits at 805 mm, which is about average for the class, manageable for most inseams with a little practice. At 190 kg wet, weight does the rest of the talking at a standstill.
- How much does the Triumph Trident 660 cost?
- €8,295 list price in the EU market this site scores. It earns 14.3 of 20 value points on our formula, which weighs price against equipment and running costs.
The workshop
Build your Trident 660
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