Triumph Trident 660 (2025) Review
Triumph has graced its 2025 Trident 660 with a helpful boost in technology and some new colourways
Quickshifter as standard
Still probably the best-looking bike in the class
Front brake lacks the bite of competitors
Triumph’s Trident 660 gains updates for 2025, with new suspension, tweaked electronics, and a host of new colourways arriving for the popular A2-friendly roadster.
Announcing the changes, Triumph proclaimed the new bike would provide “more tech, more spec, more fun”, so to find out more about it, we headed out for a one-day ride around Leicestershire, testing the new bike back-to-back with the also-updated Tiger Sport 660. We covered roughly 60 miles on the new machine during a riding day which was blessed with blue skies and lots of sunshine.
What’s new with the Trident 660
Triumph has upped the spec of the new bike but kept the basic formula very much the same. First up on the list of changes are new forks, with Showa Separate Function Big Piston items providing a big upgrade, although no adjustability at the front. Next up, the bike gains an IMU, meaning lean-sensitive traction control and ABS arrive on the model for the first time. Another tech update is the inclusion of a quickshifter as standard on the bike - previously, that was an optional extra. The final updates for the 2025 Trident 660 are cruise control fitted as standard and a new Sport riding mode on top of the Road and Rain modes the bike already had.
Price, colours and availability
The new bike is available in a swatch of new colours with striking new graphics which help the bike to stand out from the crowd. Colour options for 2025 include Cosmic Yellow, Cobalt Blue, and Diablo Red, with touches of Sapphire Black and diagonal white stripes. There is also a more stealthy Jet Black colour scheme for those looking for a more moody aesthetic.
The 2025 Trident 660 will be available from £7,895 OTR for the Jet Black option, and £7,995 for the coloured options. Bikes can be configured now on the Triumph website, and are available in UK dealerships now.
What’s it like to ride
enjoyed by journalists and loved by owners, the Trident 660 is a key bike in Triumph’s arsenal, giving it a foothold in the highly competitive mid-weight/A2 naked segment. Keeping it in the fight for 2025, it’s good to see that Triumph boosted the basic spec, but also nice to see that the flavour of the bike hasn’t been altered too drastically. Stood outside Triumph’s PR office in Hinckley, the Trident is still very much a sweet-looking thing, with the bold new graphics only enhancing the kerb appeal.
Sliding into the seat, and it's all very familiar, with “SFBP” logos on the Showa forks being the only clue that this is the updated bike. Like any of Triumph’s triples, the engine is a big part of the success story, and on that front, it’s still a gem of a thing. Even at tickover as the engine warms before we head off, there’s a kind of Swiss chronograph likeness to the motor, which you simply don’t get anywhere else in this class.
Heading off into the Leicestershire countryside, we hit the A6 and thread our way north towards Melton Mowbray, with our eventual destination being Rutland Water. Despite quite a lot of traffic (the half-term holidays had just begun), the roads are a perfect test for the bike, and show off the new forks nicely. The ride quality is good, with the Showa kit giving the Trident a premium feeling set up for a not-so-premium price tag.
As I mentioned a little further up the page, the engine is the star of the show, and in Trident trim, that is very much the case. While I can’t help but revel at the agile handling and slick composure of the new bike, it’s that hair-raising engine that is making me grin inside my Shark Aeron GP. The new sport mode is a welcome addition to the model, although I’d like a slightly more aggressive throttle map, as even in the top riding mode, it’s not quite as crisp and direct as I’d want. A minor fly in the ointment that might be, but it still doesn’t detract from an engine that is super smooth, supremely tractable and forgiving, accessible and exciting. You also don’t get a soundtrack like this from any of the competition, and that’s a big deal.
One feature that hasn’t been updated for 2025 is the braking system, which, aside from the IMU control, relies on the same two-piston Nissin calipers as before. While some of the Trident's rivals make the switch to radially mounted, and larger, four-piston items, the Triumph makes do with slightly lower-spec hardware. That means you are getting a braking system that lacks some of the initial bite and power of its competitors, although the addition of the IMU control means you can push harder on the stoppers than before, with the added layer of electronic support.
Another handy addition for 2025 is the Bluetooth connectivity, which means calls and music can be controlled from the switchgear. It also adds turn-by-turn navigation as standard, and while I didn’t use the system on the Trident, I have used it on the Tiger Sport 800, which utilises the same basic system, just in a slightly different-looking TFT. It’s relatively easy to set up, pair the bike, then the app, drop in the destination and off you go. The only issue I’ve found it that occasionally the app with stop directing me if my phone locks while in my pocket.
The final update of note is the new quickshifter, which performed very well throughout the day. It’s as slick as all of Triumph’s other quickshift systems, and matches the revs nicely when coming down the gearbox and works well at a variety of engine speeds.
Verdict
The Trident 660 is still one of the unique bikes in the A2-compatible naked segment. In the dirge of crossplane crankshaft parallel twin-cylinder engines, Triumph’s triple adds a touch of exotic class to the sector. The updates for 2025 feel like they’ve been added thoughtfully, adding to the spec without detracting from what the Trident already was - quick, fun to ride, brilliantly accessible and keenly priced.
Granted, the new Sport riding mode isn’t the sportiest, and the braking system could do with a bit more bite, but don’t think either of those points takes anything away from Triumph’s Trident 660, which is still very much a quick and classy roadster.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
