Following a four-year development programme, the Triumph Trident prototype was revealed at the London Design Museum on 25 August 2020.

[2] A further, less-disguised and fully running prototype was released to the press a few weeks later, and shows the motorcycle undergoing final testing.

[4] The Trident is intended to compete in the middleweight sector, and be a rival to the likes of the Yamaha MT-07, Kawasaki Z650, Honda CB650R, and to a lesser extent the Suzuki SV650.

[5] Unlike the Street Triple S, the engine of which was developed to power the new motorcycle, the Trident has an all-new steel perimeter frame.

The engine has 67 new components, including crank, pistons, gudgeon pins, cylinder liners, cylinder head, cams, crankcase castings, sump, cooling system, radiator, alternator rotor and stator, air intakes, exhaust and slip and assist clutch for a light lever action.