Triumph Trident 660 (2021+) Maintenance Schedule
This is the maintenance schedule for the Triumph Trident 660, a mid-size roadster from Triumph released in 2021, including the A2 / LAMS-approved version.
The Triumph Trident has the same name as its forebear from many years earlier, but it’s an all-new motorcycle. It has an inline three-cylinder engine (a “triple”) with 660cc of displacement, running a compression ratio of 11.95:1 for max power of 60 kW or 80 hp at 10250 rpm in unrestricted form.
The Trident 660 is also available in learner-legal form in many markets, including Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Parts and maintenance are the same — it’s restricted but nothing fundamental changed in the build.
Being an all-new bike, it doesn’t have in common much with the Triumph Street Triple S, the LAMS-approved bike for some markets. But it does effectively take a portion of its market share.
The Triumph Trident 660 shares an engine and basic platform with Triumph’s entry-level adventure sport bike, the Triumph Tiger Sport 660.
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What you need to service the Triumph Trident 660
| Part | Triumph Trident 660 |
|---|---|
| Engine oil | Semi or fully synthetic 10W-40 oil that’s API SH or JASO MA or higher, e.g. Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-40. |
| Oil filter | Triumph part T1218001 or Hiflofiltro part HF204RC (common to many Triumph motorcycles) |
| Spark plug | NGK CR9EK spark plug. |
| Air filter | DNA air filter P-TR6N21-01 is a well-respected aftermarket filter. |
| Coolant | Triumph D2053 OAT coolant (50-50 pre-mixed). You can substitute this with Motorex M3.0, another OAT coolant. |
| Battery | A Yuasa YTX9-BS battery |
| Bulbs | All LED, you need Triumph parts (but they’re unlikely to fail!) |
| Brake fluid | Use DOT 4, e.g. Castrol DOT 4 |
| Grease | An NLGI 2 spec lithium soap-based grease, e.g. Royal Purple NLGI 2 grease |
| Chain | Maintain your chain with a high quality lubricant like Motul chain lubricant or Motul chain paste |
Maintenance schedule for the Triumph Trident 660
Below is the maintenance schedule for the Triumph Trident 660.
The table is the same content as from the manual, though re-formatted slightly to make it more easy to read.
Basic service intervals for the Triumph Trident 660 are to change the oil and filter every 6000 miles or 10000 km or year. Change the air filter and spark plugs every second service, as well as the valves and the camshaft timing. There’s more detail in the full maintenance schedule below.
Daily / Pre-ride checks
Do the following checks on the Triumph Trident 660 daily or before every ride. Also do them with every regular service.
| Trident 660 Daily / pre-ride checks |
|---|
| Oil cooler – check for leaks |
| Fuel system – check for leaks, chafing etc. |
| Coolant level – check/top up |
| Clutch – check operation |
| Clutch cable – check function and adjust as necessary |
| Wheels – inspect for damage |
| Tyre wear/tyre damage – check |
| Tyre pressures – check/adjust |
| Lights, instruments, and electrical systems – check |
| Steering – check for free operation |
| Front and rear suspension – check for leaks/smooth operation |
| Brake system – check operation |
| Brake pads – check wear levels |
| Brake master cylinders – check for fluid leaks |
| Brake calipers – check for fluid leaks and seized pistons |
| Brake fluid levels – check |
| Drive chain slack – check/adjust |
| Fasteners – inspect visually for security |
| Bank angle indicators – inspect visually for wear |
| Side stand – check operation |
Trident 660 regular maintenance schedule
Below is the regular maintenance schedule to be done every 6000 miles or 1000 kms – or every year.
Notes
- Do the daily checks as well as the scheduled checks below.
- If there’s both a time and distance interval (e.g. for oil changes), follow the earlier of the two.
- Items marked [T] need specialist Triumph equipment
| mi x 1000 | 0.6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km x 1000 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | Every |
| Engine oil – renew (Motul 7100 10W-40) | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| Engine oil filter – renew (HF204RC) | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| Exhaust butterfly valve cables – check cable for chafing, cracks or damage. Replace if necessary | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| Air filter – renew | • | • | More often if riding in wet or dusty conditions | |||
| Spark plugs – renew (NGK CR9EK) | • | • | ||||
| Cooling system – check hoses for chafing, cracks or damage. Replace if necessary | • | • | • | • | ||
| Coolant – renew (Motorex M3.0) | 3 years | |||||
| Clutch lever pivot – clean/grease | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| Valve clearances – check/ adjust | • | • | ||||
| Camshaft timing – check/ adjust | • | • | ||||
| Wheel bearings – check for wear/smooth operation | • | • | Year | |||
| Headstock bearings – check/adjust | • | • | • | • | • | Year |
| Rear suspension unit and linkage – lubricate | • | • | ||||
| Fork oil – renew | • | |||||
| Swinging arm spindle – lubricate | • | • | ||||
| Brake fluid – renew (Castrol DOT 4) | 2 years | |||||
| Drive chain – lubricate (Motul chain paste) | • | • | • | • | Year (See below) | |
| Drive chain – wear check | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| Drive chain rubbing strip – check for wear, cracks, or damage | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| [T] Instruments, chassis ECM, keyless ECM and engine ECM–check for latest calibration download using the Triumph diagnostic tool | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| [T] Autoscan – Carry out a full Autoscan using the Triumph diagnostic tool | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| [T] Carry out all outstanding Service Bulletin and warranty work | • | • | • | • | Year | |
| [T] Complete the service record book and reset the service indicator | • | • | • | • | Year |
Drive chain maintenance — Extra notes
Maintain you drive chain regularly — not just at major services.
In another section of the manual, Triumph recommends servicing the chain by the below schedule, and “also after riding in wet weather, on wet roads, or any time that the chain appears dry.”
| Item | Every |
|---|---|
| Drive chain – lubricate | 200 miles (300 km) |
| Drive chain – wear check | 500 miles (800 km) |
About the Triumph Trident 660
The Triumph Trident 660 is an entry-level naked roadster, Triumph’s entrant into the “middleweight sports” category, a rapidly expanding market for motorcycles. It’s also a bike available in A2 or LAMS-restricted form, which means it can be learner legal in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
It’s designed to appeal to a wide range of riders:
- Casual riders who don’t want the most intense sportbike possible, and don’t want to spend that much
- New riders on their learner licenses (A2/LAMS) who want the same bike, just conforming to legal requirements
- People with a sense of nostalgia about the triples of old…
Unlike the Triumph Speed Triple and Street Triple bikes, the Trident 660 is not a high-strung sportbike. It’s not a bike people would buy intending to race (other than for fun!), and so its components — while not cheap as chips — are lower end than the other bikes, and aren’t designed to be pushed too hard.
But that isn’t to say the Trident 660 isn’t well-equipped — it is. It comes with competent tech right out of the box, including
- A ride by wire throttle
- Standard ABS (of course)
- Switchable traction control
- Two ride modes
- A TFT display
- All-LED lighting
- A slip and assist clutch (a relative rarity in its budget class)
The Triumph Trident 660’s motor revs happily above 10000 rpm — though not much further. But the speed and grace with which it gets there means that it’s a bike you’ll really enjoy flinging about back country roads.
The torque curve is extremely flat, with most of its torque available on a wide plateau between 3000 and 9000 rpm. This makes it really easy to ride in a range of styles from everyday commuting to getting RPMS up in back roads.
The suspension and braking area also capable too. It comes with Showa upside down forks, though they’re non-adjustable, and a Showa preload-adjustable monoshock with a remote reservoir.
The non-adjustable nature of the front suspension is just one thing that differentiates the Triumph Trident 660 from higher-end alternatives, like the Aprilia Tuono 660, which has fully adjustable suspension (and costs about 50% more).
But the Trident’s spec is still on the upper end compared to most middleweight road bikes.
Some competitors to the Triumph Trident 660 are other middleweight motorcycles like the Kawasaki Z650, Honda CB650R, the Yamaha MT-07, and the Ducati Monster 659, which are all available in learner-legal incarnations in some markets.
Manual for the Triumph Trident 660
The above maintenance schedule and service intervals come straight from the user manual for the Triumph Trident 660.
You can download the manual for the Trident 660 directly from Triumph’s website.
