1974 T150V Restoration Project

This beautiful example of a 3 cylinder Triumph Trident arrived at our workshop in pieces and left looking like it just came off the assembly line.
T150TSRsml

 1974 T150V Triumph Trident

Here is a pictorial journey of the restoration process…

Crankcases are cleaned and brought back to factory shine.

Triumph Trident Crankcases

Trident Crank cases

Engine Covers are restored to their former glory (usually better)

T150 Trident BreatherPolished T150 Trident Breather

An initial cut with a buff allows us to find all the dents, scratches and other problems (and some factory laziness as well) that need fixing….

Timing Cover Problems

And good old fashioned elbow grease and wet and dry emery paper go to work to produce something spectacular.

Triumph Trident Timing Cover

Everything is detailed individually so the finished bike is as new or better.

T150 Trident Primary Cover Primary Cover – Making ProgressTriumph Trident Primary Cover Primary Cover – Looking Good!Daggy Triumph Trident T150 Gearbox Outer Cover Gearbox Outer Cover – Lots of ‘dings and scratches’ removed.Triumph Trident T150 Gearbox Outer Cover Gearbox Outer Cover – Very Nice Indeed![/caption]

Front and Rear Hubs ‘Before’

Trident Front HubConical Hub Before

and ‘After’ 

Triumph Trident Wheel Hubs

A lot of work goes into making sure everything is right BEFORE surface preparation for painting begins. Here we want to be sure foot-pegs are level, straight and square to the frame.

Footpeg Alignment

It’s also important to be sure that the foot-pegs have the correct clearance from the motor so we mock up an engine in place to be sure. We take the opportunity to make sure the side-stand is going to fit in perfectly as well.

T150 Footpeg Clearance G-box sideT150 Footpeg Clearance drive side

Meanwhile the engine rebuild has been completed!

T150VTSR

and is now ready to meet the repainted frame.

T150VDSF

Carefully stripped and then sprayed with 2-Pac paint, the frame is ready for the rebuild.

83-5576 Triumph T150V Frame

Swing Arm looking good.

83-3233 Triumph Trident Swing-Arm

The Engine is Installed into the Frame

T150V-FrameUp

Fork Sliders look a lot better after a good clean-up and polish job.

fork-sliders-t150v

Now things really start to take shape as the Suspension and Frame come together

T150 Trident swing-arm-in

The Front Mudguard and Brake Calliper are fitted

wheel-brakes-mudguard

New Amal Carburettors, Air Cleaner and Oil Tank are fitted next.

oil-tank-in-place

Electrical Components are installed.

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Triumph Trident Engine and Frame viewed from above   electrical-under-seat

An Oil Cooler was introduced with the Triumph T150 Trident to ensure cooler running.
Separate Manifold and Exhaust Pipe combination was also unique to the Trident.

pipes-and-oil-cooler

Oil pipes are routed so they will sit neatly out of site once the rebuild is complete.

oil-cooler-and-exhaust-pipes

Seat, Exhaust, Indicators… Really starting to look like a bike!

Triumph T150V 1974

After some drama with a sub-standard rim, the rear wheel is finally laced up and in place.

20161119_002514

20161119_002528

The Trident is a very slender machine

20161119_005819T150v 1974 Trident

Wiring Harness has been custom made in house to suit the modern Tri-Spark electronics that have been fitted to this Trident.

20161119_005701tri-spark-voltage-regulator

20161113_181642

Starting to really look like a motorcycle!20161119_002702

Lucas Tail Light and Lucas Indicators in place and ready for testing.

lucas-tail-light-on-trident

Smiths Gauges back from the Instrument Fitters

smiths-instruments-t150v

Restoration Complete!

Photo Shoot

T150FrontSml

T150TSFZsml

T150DSFsml

T150TSCZsml

T150DSCZsml

T150TSRsml

T150DSCRZsmlT150RearLoRes

T150TSCRTankSml

T150GaugesSml

T150WheelTSRsml

T150WheelTSFZsml

T150DSCTallSml

T150TSCTsml

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Scroll to Top