I was lucky enough to own a Hurricane here in England when they first came out (got a good deal from a mate on an 18 month old)and they were completely different to the UK model Tridents...felt much livelier and more throwaboutable (except of course for pure race exceptions like Norman Hyde's Slippery Sam)plus most modern bikes(80's+90's)owe it a lot to their styling..just my 3 'pennorth of course.