After the kid went down for her nap today, I went out to try and start the old girl. For the last five years, I have been made steward over my father-in-law’s 1974 Triumph Trident, which he bought new. I rode it as a daily commuter for two seasons but then got tired of the kick start and the attention hogging manual idle adjustment.

I try and start the bike a few times a year in the summer. This time it started in two kicks. It ran pretty well too. I even took it around the block a few times and I can tell you that this bike is not confidence inspiring like most of the modern bikes out there. The handle bars are rather wobbly and the front brake is very squishy. It probably needs several new rubber parts, like the handle bar mounts and a seal for inside the hand brake assembly.

It is a blast to ride all the same and comfortable too. Maybe in 15 more years I will decide to restore it. As of now everything is stock.

Thanks for reading and happy riding.