Honda Trident Trikes CX500

heres.johnny.ok · Feb 22, 2014

To All,

Trike enthusiasts is the Honda Trident Trike just a bad ideal that Honda
worked with outside vendor to produce? Would this type of trike
make a good daily and or traveler. Please advise

Ed Hobgood · Feb 22, 2014

I can't help with this because I don't know anything about this trike kit. I would think the CX500 would be OK for a trike kit for short trips but putting a trike kit on that size of bike and riding a long distance might be a little under powered. Just my thinking...

hdruss · Feb 22, 2014

I haven't had any experience with a triked version of the CX500, but I rode the GL500 2 up from Chgo to LA without a problem. It did seem to be a little under powered in the mountains, but was fine everywhere else - Russ

Ohio Eddie · Apr 18, 2014

Can't help you with your question, but.
Welcome to Trike Talk, from S/W Ohio.

tfdeputydawg · Apr 18, 2014

The Trident Trikes Company of IL. made just a few hundred of these very unique, Harley Servicar-styled 3-wheelers between the late '70's and early '80's.
As far as I could research, Honda had no official involvement in this trike!

John Luciano · Apr 18, 2014

http://cx500forum.com/forum/selling-buying-forum/12719-sale-1982-cx500-custom-trident-trike.html
nice looking. Made in 82 using the silver wing . To bad they did not use the Wing. The 500 was a dependable bike BITD. I have a friend that bought one 2 years ago and it is a good running motorcycle even today. Age you have to expect that the dependability is not going to be as good.
power around town there should be plenty in the 30mph to 55 Mph. Area. Back road riding would be fine. I would not see it doing real well as a long distance high way cruiser in the 65 to 80 MPH area. I have a few small 300 cc bikes that do fine on back roads and strain on highway. I would think a 500 carrying the extra weight and turning extra parts would be similar.

lugnut1009 · Aug 16, 2018

Any updates on this company? This is the closest I can find to what my trike is and I can't find any information on it anywhere.

1976 CB750A trike by lugnut1009, on Flickr

Fearless · Aug 17, 2018

Welcome to the forum from Pennsylvania sorry I can't help with the conversion however a friend of mine has one of the 500 Honda's in the picture. Like what the others have said they seem to be a great around town or country road machine very dependable. I'm sure you can find more info keep searching. travel safe Fred

paws · Aug 17, 2018

I did a google using the words trident police trike.... came up with several hits - not sure any of them worth anything to you but I did not do an in-depth read of all of them. Might give it a try anyway.

Trident trikes google basically only comes up with the Trident company that makes recumbent trikes - meaning, basically, bicycle with a 3rd wheel.

Maybe they morphed from a motorcycle trike to a recumbent trike and would have some ancient history info?

tfdeputydawg · Aug 17, 2018

From the pic, in case you don't already know, that's a Vetter Windjammer fairing on the bike.

In case you should need something for it:

http://craigvetter.com/

Also about the Trident conversion:

https://www.bike-urious.com/built-by-trident-1982-honda-cx500-trike/

lugnut1009 · Aug 17, 2018

paws said:
I did a google using the words trident police trike.... came up with several hits - not sure any of them worth anything to you but I did not do an in-depth read of all of them. Might give it a try anyway.

Trident trikes google basically only comes up with the Trident company that makes recumbent trikes - meaning, basically, bicycle with a 3rd wheel.

Maybe they morphed from a motorcycle trike to a recumbent trike and would have some ancient history info?

I thought about that, may have to try to contact them through their website. I kept coming up with the same 2-3 forum hits on the trident trikes as well besides the recumbent bicycles... I'll figure it out eventually. I'll probably have to match up parts piece by piece. Hopefully the bearings still have legible numbers on them, and the chain is hopefully the stock configuration although a 52 tooth, and maybe I can measure the diameter of the rear drum brakes and match up a trailer or small car brake shoe to match it. Oh, and since I know the rear bolt pattern is the same as a 5 lug ford mustang (5x4 1/2") I should be able to find a decent looking set of wheels/tires to fit.

lugnut1009 · Aug 17, 2018

tfdeputydawg said:
From the pic, in case you don't already know, that's a Vetter Windjammer fairing on the bike.

In case you should need something for it:

http://craigvetter.com/

I took it off, not my cup of tea. It is in good shape though, is there a market for these things? People still like them? Just makes the bike look odd and out of place more than a vintage motorcycle to me. But that's just personal preference.

tfdeputydawg said:
Also about the Trident conversion:

https://www.bike-urious.com/built-by-trident-1982-honda-cx500-trike/

I did come across this site as I was searching myself, seems not much pre-80's out there for these trident trikes. Still not sure that's what mine is, the suspension set up is different.

MDO · Aug 17, 2018

Welcome from Missouri!

radismukes · Aug 18, 2018

:welcome: from

tfdeputydawg · Aug 19, 2018

lugnut1009 said:
I took it off, not my cup of tea. It is in good shape though, is there a market for these things? People still like them? Just makes the bike look odd and out of place more than a vintage motorcycle to me. But that's just personal preference

There may be a market for the fairing, through Ebay. While the farings are all basically the same, the mounting brackets are different between bikes. I'm surprised you took it off!! Good wind protection and IMO good looking addition to the bike!

ol' school · Aug 19, 2018

Welcome to Trike Talk! Definitely a different trike!

1dn5up · Aug 19, 2018

:welcome:Mitch, if the price was right, it don’t matter. Good for a around town toy to enjoy. Good luck.

TomM · Nov 2, 2018

Honda CX500 Trident Trike

The Trident CX500 trike was originally designed and built by a motorcycle dealer in Fairfield, Ohio called Klassic Cycles. The company first built a prototype trike for the Cincinnati PD. After the initial build the company started a company called KVV Enterprises and relocated to Columbus, Ohio. The trike had a custom rear tail section and a custom Dana rear end. We used the Vetter fairings for the front with custom lights mounted inside the fairings. The fiberglass "trunks" were custom made by a company in Columbus. The company started making three wheeled vehicles for meter maids and for use on golf courses shortly before going out of business. The head designer accepted a position with Club Car.

If there is any more info needed just ask. I designed the electrical system for the company and worked for them several years.

Tom

rhino 2 · Nov 2, 2018

TomM said:
The Trident CX500 trike was originally designed and built by a motorcycle dealer in Fairfield, Ohio called Klassic Cycles. The company first built a prototype trike for the Cincinnati PD. After the initial build the company started a company called KVV Enterprises and relocated to Columbus, Ohio. The trike had a custom rear tail section and a custom Dana rear end. We used the Vetter fairings for the front with custom lights mounted inside the fairings. The fiberglass "trunks" were custom made by a company in Columbus. The company started making three wheeled vehicles for meter maids and for use on golf courses shortly before going out of business. The head designer accepted a position with Club Car.

If there is any more info needed just ask. I designed the electrical system for the company and worked for them several years.

Tom

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