The Triumph 400 models have been well received and appear to be selling well . When my local Triumph dealer, Premier Bikes near Oxford ,kindly offered to lent me the 400 X for a few days,I was interested to see what the bike was all about .
In this video I go through the specifications ,take it for a ride and come to my, initial conclusions.
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Great Bike, just wish it had spoked wheels
15T sprocket changes the bike, I too can find it underpowered on A roads however I use mine round the lake district’s B and unclassified roads and quite frankly anything more powered is a handful if that makes sense mate
Great review as usual
I bought the Scrambler 400X two weeks ago and like you found the gearing short but it doesn't present any problems. I found the seat higher than I'm used used to but can flat foot it and at traffic lights can stand proud of the bike although swinging the leg over doesn't go smoothly. Having the New Forest to the east and the Purbeck Hills to the west the bike handles itself well on roads which can turn into tracks. Really the only problem I have had is with the display which fogged up in the heavy rain. Triumph say that they would deal with that when I take it in for its 1st service in 2 weeks time. I found your review valuable
I like your specification run downs Michael, even if I'm not in the market for the bike you are featuring.
Your reviews are always excellent and tbh, being able to watch a motorcycle channel that actually talks about motorcycles, is refreshing.
Nice little bike and I like the tubeless tyres. Wish I had room in the garage. The finish, fit and detail look much better than Royal Enfield. Great value.
Very intuitive video.
Professionally presented.
Fab video, me thinks Mr. Mam enjoyed his hoon😂👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻
I appreciate your close-up shots of the bike components!
Hello Michael, Fred in Virginia.
As the owner of two 2012's; Bonneville and Thruxton plus a 2020 Speed Twin 1200 and now age 74 I considered the Speed 400 until joining the 400X/Speed 400 forum and seeing multiple instances of stalling, lights coming on in the ugly TFT for no reason and excessive noise in the valve train caused by soft cam lobes with a few buyers waiting to have complete engines replaced under warranty 😢
After decades of buying many new bikes and never having a single warranty claim there is NO way I would gamble on any of the newer Triumphs; am selling my ST1200 because of its nit-picky antics. The dealers have massive discounts of well over 20 percent which puts the Speed 400 in the mid $3,000 range for a new 2024 "with warranty" that over 20 percent of buyers are taking advantage of. Thanks for yet another excellent review and ride video.
No problems with the low gearing. 15 tooth in front and 41 at the rear 😁. Heated grips and a small original screen. Top box and one side bag (original) and the bike is ready to go 😁. I also have a BMW K1200LT ( 400 kg) and I love them both. But for the most part I drive the Triumph. Talking about the ccm and horsepower I remember in the late 70th and early in the 80th I and mine wife went on a Honda CB 550 Supersport from Norway to Bosnia and all countries in Europe. We did that several years. That bike had 50 horsepower and was heavy. This small Triumph is much faster and has more comfort. So when everyone is talking about that either the power or the comfort (or both) are not enough I think it’s because either we are to lazy/to old and not in shape/ or spoiled 😁. In the old days driving a motorcycle was something special and we could manage some pain in the ass and back😂. That’s some of the sjarm 😁😁. Ride safe
Great video…thank you. I am hopeful next gen will address gearing and I would like the addition of wire wheels
Triumph made the perfect little bike. I am 6ft 3 inches tall and I weigh 225lbs. This bike absolutely rips. Zero power issues at all. I added a tall custom windshield, auxiliary lights and a 15 tooth sproket. I have over 3000 miles on it in 45 days. Great great bike.