Like many of you, my weekdays are spent in the office and my riding is done on the weekends. Flying off to Europe to ride a brand- new motorcycle before it’ s available in dealerships is a rare experience for me. Luckily, I know a guy( my brother, Greg, was Rider’ s editor- in- chief at the time). A couple years ago he sent me to Alicante, Spain, for a first ride on Triumph’ s Daytona 660. The Daytona was well- sorted and confidence inspiring, and it made carving up twisty Spanish roads an absolute delight.
I used to live in Spain, I speak Spanish fluently, and I love Spanish food, wine, and culture. Last summer, my wife, our two kids, and I spent a month traveling around Spain. I can’ t get enough of the place. So when Greg asked if I wanted to go back to Alicante to ride the updated Trident 660 and Tiger Sport 660, I had my bags packed before we got off the phone.
2026 TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 660 AND TRIDENT 660
NICE PACKAGE( S)
Triumph knows how to throw a press launch. Southern Spain is often a destination of choice because it typically has mild, dry weather during winter and early spring and its roads are nothing short of fantastic. We arrived at a large resort within sight of the Mediterranean to find Triumph banners and gleaming motorcycles parked at strategic locations around the hotel, including near the registration desk in the lobby.
I was bone- tired from the flight, but not too bone- tired to take a few minutes to admire the Trident roadster and the Tiger Sport, its sport- touring sibling. The Trident in Cosmic Yellow looks bloody brilliant, as our British hosts would say. The only splash of color is on the gas tank, which has eye- grabbing, angular knee cut- outs in contrasting black and a swooping black- and- white accent stripe. Some
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