BREAKING: The Smallest Triumph Bikes Have Been Unveiled!

One for your road needs, one for your off-road needs

 

 

 

 

 

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After endless spy shots and multiple teasers, the Triumph-Bajaj Speed 400 and the Scrambler 400X have finally been unveiled globally! 

As previous spy shots have shown us, the bikes are not very different design-wise. They both look lean, compact and very, very premium! With all the round elements, the bikes’ overall neo-retro look is quite pleasing to the eye. 

Talking about the Speed 400, it gets a brand new 398cc engine making 40PS and 37.5Nm, both of which sound quite impressive. And while it’s a liquid-cooled unit, it has cooling fins on the cylinder to give it a properly retro look. Further nailing the neo-retro looks are the bar-end mirrors and the small flyscreen. The mill is mated to a 6-speed gearbox with a slip-and-assist clutch. 

Suspension duties are handled by a golden inverted fork and a monoshock and the bike rolls on 17-inch alloys. The photos show the bike getting extremely premium Sportec M9RR tyres but the India-spec bike could come with Pirelli Diablo Rosso Sport rubber, something we’ve seen on previous spy shots. Braking, meanwhile, is handled by ByBre brakes at both ends. Its rivals, then, include the KTM 390 Duke, Honda CB300R, BMW G 310 R and the Zontes GK350. A 790mm seat height means it should be quite accessible for all kinds of riders as well. 

At 170kg (kerb), the Speed 400 is 9kg lighter than the Scrambler. But both bikes have the same 13-litre fuel tank. 

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In terms of features, it has an analogue speedometer along with a small digital inset which shows bits like an odometer, tripmeters, gear position indicator and time. You also have switchable traction control as well as switchable ABS (only for the Scrambler).  Both bikes also get an immobiliser as standard. 

The Scrambler 400X, while remaining largely similar to the Speed 400, features a couple of changes to make it rough-road ready. For starters, it gets knuckle guards. Next, in true Scrambler 400X fashion, it runs on a 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheel setup. While they aren’t spoke wheels, we’ll happily ‘make do’ with the tubeless tyres. What’ll further help it tackle trails are the block pattern Metzeler Karoo Street tyres. But all this rough-road-readiness comes at a price and that’s the seat height. At 835mm, while the Scrambler’s isn’t a vertigo-inducing one, it’s a whole lot more than its street-going sibling. One final piece of difference between the two includes a bigger 320mm disc up front for the Scrambler (the Speed 400 gets a 300mm one). 

While these things do make the Scrambler sound ready to hit some dirt, the tiny suspension travel (130mm front and 150mm rear) makes us think it’ll be more of an urban scrambler. The Scrambler 400X’s rivals in our market include the Yezdi Scrambler and the Royal Enfield Scram 411. 

Internationally, both bikes get a 16,000km service interval and a two-year unlimited mileage warranty. While this is just an unveiling, you won’t have to wait long for the bikes’ India-launch, for they’re both officially coming to our shores on July 5. We expect the Speed 400 to be priced around Rs 2.90 lakh and the Scrambler 400X could carry a price tag of around Rs 3.20 lakh (both ex-showroom). We’ll be riding them both soon and our reviews will be dropping soon after as well. So stay tuned to BikeDekho to know how these two are out in the real world.