The famous Triumph Trident name is back in the news these days, with the launch of the excellent 660 roadster. The original was a highly lauded too, despite being launched shortly before the iconic Honda CB750.
The Trident T150 was quicker than its Japanese counterpart, and handled better too. It would also lap a track faster than a Norton Commando or Ducati 750 GT. But as we all know, Triumph was beset with industrial problems, and production fizzled out after seven years and a moderate run of just under 28,000 sales.

Despite the sales success, first-generation Tridents are extremely rare on the custom scene. If anyone could do the classic triple justice, it would be one of the top Japanese builders. And Kengo Kimura of Heiwa has stepped up to the mark, with this amazing ground-up build called ?Three Arrows.? We were surprised to learn that this is the first ?full? build Kimura-san has completed since 2017. That bike was also a Triumph?the 1971 TR6 called ?Dirty Pigeon,? which I would class as one of the finest customs to ever grace these pages. (It?s also featured in the Iron & Air x Bike EXIF issue.)

At the core of ?Three Arrows? is a 1973 Trident T150V engine, which Kimura located in the USA and got shipped over to Hiroshima. The air-cooled motor displaces 741cc, sucks through three Amal Concentric carbs, and was treated to a thorough overhaul. We?re betting it?s as good as it was on the day it left BSA?s Small Heath factory.
The only significant change Kim...