Had a chance to test ride the Triumph Speed 400 recently. Penning down my impressions<\/p>\n
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So current on road cost (Sep 2023) is \u20b9 288183 which is pretty reasonable for a 400 cc ~40 bhp bike. Delivery is estimated to be in 28 days post booking and no issues with availability of either of the colours.<\/p>\n
The blue colour tank looks really special in my opinion as compared to the others.<\/p>\n
I was happy to see that almost all the Speed 400s in the showroom were shod with Apollo Alpha H1s… Really awesome tyres as compared to the MRFs<\/p>\n
First impressions:<\/p>\n
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- The tank is a lot bigger than what we can perceive via pics \/ videos and you have to stretch your arms a bit to hold the handle bars.<\/li>\n
- The instrument cluster is simple and easy to read even when riding.<\/li>\n
- I’m not so enthusiastic about the bar end mirrors but they do the job well (of providing an excellent rear view)<\/li>\n
- The bike is supposed to have a 790 mm seat height. Though I was not as flat footed sitting on it as I had hoped.<\/li>\n
- The seat is soft and mushy, especially as compared to KTMs. While it feels comfortable at start, I’m not so sure that it will stay comfortable over longer rides.<\/li>\n
- The bike is 170 kgs and you can feel the weight when riding (especially for me coming from a KTM) but it’s pretty flickable in city traffic.<\/li>\n
- Finally, the engine and power delivery. Though 400 cc and 40 ps but the power delivery felt a bit sluggish and in line with the intended competition for the bike, i.e. the RE Meteor 350 and the Honda H’ness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I’m sure it will perform better than both these bikes, however I’ve always been an adrenaline junkie and this bike doesn’t produce power in the same aggressive fashion as the KTMs!!<\/p>\n
Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n