Brandnew Trident!
Fancy the most original 1970s Triumph ever? This timewarp 1977 T160 is up for sale
‘We got our restoration team to start it up… It ran perfectly’
It’s not often you come across a brand new 43-year-old motorcycle and rarer still to find it for sale. Yet this 1977 Triumph T160 Trident is just such a beast.
It was bought by National Motorcycle Museum (NMM) founder Roy Richardson from a dealer back in the 1980s. The bike was new and unregistered and Roy couldn’t have found a more original example of Triumph’s second generation triple. It came with its owner’s manual and keys and became part of the museum’s display for a number of years before, amazingly, another brand new T160 was donated to the museum from the USA. With two brand new T160s available for display, the decision was made to offer this one as a rae prize in 2019.
It proved to be one of the most popular rae prizes the museum have ever offered, with thousands of tickets sold, according to museum director James Hewing. ‘We got our restoration team to start it up last year before the draw,’ he says. ‘It ran perfectly. It’s a new bike.’
The draw was made by TT ace John Mcguinness at the NMM’S annual Museum Live event in October and was won by health care worker Sally Peace from Machynlleth, mid-wales. A keen motorcyclist since 1977, Sally was delighted with the pristine Triumph but health issues left her unable to ride it and she has now reluctantly put it up for auction. The Trident is offered for sale with H&H Auctions’ at the National Motorcycle Museum on 7 April. H&H have put an estimate of £8000-12,000 on the bike, though we have a feeling it may go for rather more. Bearing in mind it’s been on display for most of its 43 years and only covered 12 ‘push’ miles in that time, it’ll probably need a thorough check-over before being put on the road – if it ever is. If you fancy owning probably the most original T160 in the country here’s your chance.