For The Ride? For The Pocket? Or Both?

Triumph Speed 400

- Anant Pandey

Love and war. Two aspects where every measure you take, seems justifiable. Even slicing wrists in the name of your lover or dropping nukes on your rivals for that matter. We are neither here to illustrate an age-old love story filled with blood, nor are we here to discuss history and geopolitics. We are here to talk about a nuke that was recently dropped in the Indian motorcycling scenario - the Triumph Speed 400. The motorcycle itself seemed promising on paper but the thing which transformed it into a loaded nuke was its pricing. At an introductory price of just INR 2.33 Lakh, the Speed 400 seems too good to be true but for the sake of journalism, we ought to wash our faces to wash off this dream, open our eyes and start looking at the real picture.

LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A TRIUMPH

And the real picture? It does look nice! 250-400cc segment might one of the most hotly contested one but it shouldn't mean that you should compromise on your brand's ethos to give the motorcyclists an affordable motorcycle. And in this regard, the Triumph Speed 400 did manage to steal our hearts with its sublime build quality and attention to detail, in a signature Triumph fashion. For instance, the Triumph logo embedded within the round LED headlamp, switchgear and overall fit and finish of the body panels leave nothing to complain about. And it is not just the build quality which leaves a mark because even when it comes to the Speed 400's looks, it has struck every chord you would expect from a motorcycle carrying Triumph badge.