Listen, I don't think I'm asking for too much when I tell you what I want out of a bike. But I'll tell you, and then see what you think.
See, I might try different things from time to time, but I basically only want a few things. I want a bike to look good, preferably be available in at least some bright colors (splashes of bright color in their design also acceptable), be easy to deal with in traffic, not be too massive for me to comfortably handle, be practical to do most of my everyday errands on. I also want it to be reasonably comfortable to live with if I spend hours in the saddle on longer outings; maybe not large-scale touring, but at least a few hours is good.
That sounds reasonable, right? Like I'm not asking for too much? And, truth be told, here in 2025, there are more and more choices that might fit this bill. Aesthetics are subjective, so what I consider to be a good looking bike might not be your first choice, and vice versa. And that's cool, because we're not the same people.
But the Triumph Thruxton 400 is a bike that I think a lot of people are going to say is beautiful. I mean, look at it and tell me Triumph doesn't know exactly what it's doing.
Like the other 400cc Triumphs, the British brand introduced the Thruxton 400 in the Indian market first of all. And theoretically, like the Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X, it will presumably find its way to other markets around the world in the coming months; hopefully with the US included.
In addition to that tasty little color-matched front cowl and rear cowl, it gets the requisite clipons and rearsets to transform your rider triangle (should you choose to throw a leg over) into a significantly sportier stance. An LED headlight also comes standard, as does switchable traction control.
While the Triumph Thruxton 400 is fitted with the same 398cc TR engine found in the previous Triumph 400s, Triumph says the tuning is slightly different. Claimed power figures are 42 pferdestärke (PS), which is about 41.5 horsepower alongside 37.5 newton-meters (about 27.6 lb-ft) of torque.
If those figures are accurate, that's a modest increase in power over the other 400s currently in the lineup. The Scrambler 400 X and XC and the Speed 400 all make a claimed 40PS/39.5 bhp; the Speed T4 is further restricted and makes a claimed 31PS/30.6 bhp. Torque on the other 400s remains a claimed 37.5 Nm/27.6 lb-ft, except for the Speed T4, which makes a claimed 36Nm/26.5 lb-ft instead.
Gallery: Triumph Thruxton 400
In India, the new Triumph Thruxton 400 gets a two year warranty with unlimited mileage, as well as a 12-month or 10,000 mile first service recommendation (whichever comes first). Pricing starts at ₹ 274,137 ex-showroom in Delhi, which works out to about US $3,133 at the time of writing. Considering that in the US, the Speed 400 starts at $5,295; the Scrambler 400 X at $5,895; and the Scrambler 400 XC at $6,695, it's not entirely clear where the Thruxton 400 might fit into this pricing scheme if and when it makes it here.
But at the same time, it's also worth remembering that Triumph likes to put some pretty nice features on even its most budget-minded bikes, like surprisingly nice brakes. So if the Thruxton 400 comes here around the $6K mark, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think that it might attract a good number of people who aren't necessarily going to shell out almost $17K for the big-boy Thruxton RS, for a wide variety of reasons—but who will absolutely say "yes, please, may I have another?" to that glorious styling.
