2500 Miles on my Triumph Trident 660 - Honest Long-Term Review!
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I've ridden my triumph trident 660 about 2500 miles the past couple years and have developed some very strong opinions about it. Lets go for a ride and discuss some of them.
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I love that laggy throttle. So easy to start and perfect for euro city riding.
I have owned sport bikes and this is the best bang for buck put there i have owned. It has many of the 675 characteristics in the twisties, and honestly is more fun because you can use 100% of the throttle 95% of the time on twisty rds. The 675 was faster but required way more care and that stops being fun. This bike is more fun than a sport bike just slower. It will run 12.1 in quarter mile or high 11s with perfect launch but that is not the purpose of the bike. This is a bike you can drive like an idiot and not have to worry as much about dying!
Sounds like the Miata of motorcycles to be honest.
@@metalmystic6214 sometimes you just have to ride one to make up your mind, numbers literally mean nothing. Once you ride you will be blown away at how much performance you get for the money. I have had the bike leaned over past 45 degree lean angle, it has a way more sporty sitting position than people realize. It is so much fun on a twisty road
Nice review. I think in rain mode it remaps the throttle as you said, but it also changes traction control to be more sensitive. I would say the rain mode probably is a nice enough feature on an 80 hp bike, and it's the kind of thing you might never know just saved your ass. I think I will go look at one tomorrow. They have $500 rebate ATM.
Tuneecu will reset the service clock. Just using the app wont hurt the bike, maybe remapping might. You can set service, test fan , test prime, monitor throttle bodies. Its pretty cool.
I love TuneECU. I flashed a map that eliminates the throttle lag and it woke this bike up! Now I have that map as "Road" and moved the old road map to "Rain". It's perfect for my riding style. 👍
had a factory recall for the sensor related to the lag. Dealer did the work and now my Trident is great. 2022 model w/ Zard full exhaust.
Can you provide more info?
@@JMang101 if you own a Trident within the serial # range you get the doc's
I'm 46 and rode my klr full time for 4 years. I was a hooligan on that thing. I have no doubt I would hooligan on that as well.
Started on an MT07 and the most decisive things were price, ease of service, as any mechanic and their dog can fix a Yamaha and the fact that this was still a very new model at the time, which comes with teething problems.
Nice review thanks mate. Think I’ll be getting this over the cb650r, this seems to have a lot more IE riding modes, tcs turn off. Seems like a very good bike
Flash the ecu and get rid of the lag in the throttle. BT Moto handheld tuner look them up they are pricey but we'll worth the tune. It literally makes the tt660cc a different motorcycle
Great bike I ride mine every day to work…. Only complaint sometimes it givesme a hard time to go into 1st or neutral…
Make the bike revised by the dealer under gurantee. Mine came with failures related to neutral position and the problem was in the gear selector drum springs. Now quickshit runs flawesly and gears engage clearly
@@fermingh am being a bit juvenile but "quickshit" made me 🤣
The comparison would be the Z900RS as far as looks and performance. The Trident is cheaper than the Z900RS. I like the looks of the UJM that Japan stole from the original Triumphs.
So wouldn’t a xsr700 be a better comparison
Coming from a 125 i had my thoughts set on a Triumph 400 speed. But i guess i want to upgrade it soon. The 660 might be a to big jump from a 125cc but what if i bought the 660 and set it to rain mode for the first few months to get used to it. I
t might be a good idea to skip the 400 then??
Bought the 400 and I already want to trade for the 660 after 2 months of riding. 400 is great for in town/city but struggles on interstate/highway
@@samhoren3564 Yep, i just watched a very honest review from an experieced rider and it's not for highway. Traction control or/and rain mode should do much about it on a 660 to get used to the bike.
i got this as my second bike after a ninja 400, its absolutely useable for a beginner. especially with the throttle "issues". it will prevent you from just hooning it out of nowhere. mostly just depends on your budget, the speed 400 looks sick too. i got my 2022 used for $4900 just last week.(it took some searching tho)
Great first "big bike" after passing your A licence.
Excellent
What would be your opinion , if i am thinking of it as my 1st bike basically for city ride but i want that feel of a sportsbike plus rare overspeeding with a decent mileage
If you are considering as a daily rider, I would recommend something a little bigger with more room and comfort. As a first bike I wouldn't recommend it either just because it's a bit of power and it's a tad on the pricey side of you lay it down or anything like that. Now ultimately that's up to YOU and what you know you can handle. Some people are more responsible than others. Most guys under 35 I'd probably recommend a 400 or something like that. There is plenty of awesome beginner sport bikes out there as well. I hope I gave you somewhat of an answer.
@@ikerzzzzz thanks brother appreciate it
@@ikerzzzzzthis or mt07?
I will be your 32 nd sub 😊
fun bike. too bad the sport 660 has such a hi seat; and even higher panneir seat ! lucklily 3rd party useable seats are out there.
No way in hell would I buy a vehicle that is a must return to dealer to have it serviced. I was looking into Triumphs but never now. LAF.
2500 miles is not any kind of long term...