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RIDE REVIEW I 2026 TRIUMPH TRIDENT 800
The Trident 800 is here, and the
765 R is gone as Triumph simplifies
its midsize naked-bike lineup.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHIPPY WOOD
& GARETH HARTFORD
S
ometimes, having too much of a good
thing isn't necessarily, you know, a good thing,
as can be seen from Triumph's midsize
Street Triple lineup of recent years.
Until the arrival of today's test bike in the Trident
800, the Street Triple 765 had four bikes in the
family—the base model 765 R, the sporty 765 RS,
the sportier 765 RX and the limited-edition Moto2.
To make it a little more confusing, the RS doubles
as Triumph's supersport machine that you needed to
modify into a race bike yourself. Now the Daytona
(the real supersport Daytona, not the 660) is long gone,
and the Moto2, which one would reasonably assume
was a full-faired race replica, is still a naked bike.
Got all that?
Thankfully, Triumph has realized its folly somewhat
and altered its lineup, dropping the 765 R from
production and in its place bringing to market the
new Trident 800, complete with its own dedicated
chassis and all-new three-cylinder engine.
ONE ONE
Spunky, hey? The designers have done
well with the Trident—sporty and aggressive,
yet with a bit of a chill vibe.
