00:00Welcome to Southern Spain. The guys at Cycleworld in the US were like, Chad,
00:04you're already in Europe, get your cross to Spain, ride the new Trident 60 and
00:09tell us what you think. So here we are in Spain to ride the fastly updated Trident
00:14660. The big talking point is the increase in power and the increase in
00:25torque. The way they've done that is to essentially change the cylinder head,
00:29change the intake, change the airbox, give it more fuel with three throttle
00:33bodies rather than the single one, revise the exhaust which gives it a big boost in
00:38power. So it's 17% more power than it was previously which is a massive jump. If you
00:44went to your engine tuner and said give me 17% more power it'll laugh you out the
00:48building. So what that actually means in terms of performance is we've gone from
00:5280 to 94, 95 horsepower or 81 PS to 95 PS. The red line's gone from 10,250 to 12
01:01,650.
01:02That's a big step in actual extra over rev. In terms of torque, 64 Nm to 68 or 47 foot
01:09pounds to 50 pounds. And again, that extra increase in torque is higher up in the RPM
01:15from 62 to 82. So that's 2000 higher up in the RPM. So all the power and all the torque
01:22is higher up in the RPM and we've got more over rev. But try and claim that 80% of
01:27that peak
01:28torque is still from 3000 RPM. It's still a really torquey engine. It's not a race engine
01:34that they've just tuned at the top end. It's got that power and delivery all the way through.
01:38But we've got a lot more power than we've ever had before. The slight changes to the chassis,
01:44slight changes cosmetically. We've got the Bluetooth TFT clocks. We've got the DLR running
01:49lights. There are a lot of changes to the bike chassis wise. Show suspension on the front,
01:54Nissan brakes at the back. Show suspension on the rear with preload adjustment. But for me,
02:00it's all about having way more power than we had before. Way more fun and way more enjoyment.
02:06Southern Spain, perfect playground to ride the Trident 660. Very little police. Don't think
02:12there's any speed cameras and I don't think there's any speed limits. Well, I'm pretty sure
02:15there isn't. Really awesome fun to ride the entry level bike. It's almost weird to say entry level
02:19because it's 95 horsepower. It's been really good fun and really enjoyable and really rewarding
02:24to ride. Even though I've been riding bikes for 30 years and did a little bit of racing,
02:28I found this hysterical. I really enjoyed it. I really thought it was so much fun. Before you'd
02:33kind of get to nine and a half, 10,000 RPM and the party was over. But now we're going
02:38to 12, 3, 12, 5 and just keep going. It's got this extra bit at the top that the old
02:43bike
02:43never have. It's got so much more raw grunt, especially higher up in the RPM. Don't get
02:49me wrong. The seat height is a little bit lower. It's gone up a couple of kilograms, but that's
02:53mainly insignificant. We've got excellent rider aids like cornering ABS, cornering traction control.
02:59It's great for new entry level riders. It's very simple and easy to ride around town.
03:04The quick shifter is really smooth. It's very forgiving, but it's got an extra card. It's got
03:09an extra gear. It's got extra that the old bike didn't have. The old bike was great fun. I remember
03:14riding that in Tenerife. We had 80 horsepower and I said it was good, but now we've got even more
03:20enjoyment and even more fun than we ever had before. The only slight downside to that is that
03:26because we're kind of riding it possibly outside its design parameter, possibly riding it a little
03:32bit too much, then that's when you start to find limitations on the brakes need a little bit more
03:37bite. I need a little bit more support from the suspension. However, I'm kind of riding it like
03:42a naked sports bike rather than an entry level roadster, which it is. And if you ride it like
03:48it was designed, then it is an absolute, complete, perfect package. In the US, it's going to come
03:53in at $8995, so just under $9,000 US dollars. And the reason it's at that 95 horsepower is because
04:01it's A2 compliant in Europe, in Spain, in Italy, most of the bike.
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