Triumph Speed 400: practicality, fun and darn good looks.

Everyone nowadays is making a 400cc road motorcycle and Triumph does not want to get left behind. And they are going to do it the unmistakable Triumph way.

[molonlabe]

Never understand why people are so incensed about knowing the RPMS. Speed data is more important. If you can't feel the relative RPMS as your're riding, you aren't paying attention to your bike or haven't ridden enough. I can always tell about what my engine rpm is at all times... it's called feedback and knowing your bike. People are stuck in the past with this criticism.

[tonybarton]

I’ve never in 53 years of riding a motorcycle depended on looking at the rev counter to ride, I’ve listened to the engine, changed gear when it starts to feel laboured and always looked at the speedo 😂😊👍👍

[chrsf]

Triumph need to sack all the dash/speedo designers except the dude/dude-ess who nailed the speed twin 1200 analogue ones 😊

[oopsydaisy]

Nice review. I pick mine up on Saturday. Test rode it last weekend and I still have a smile on my face. Wonderful little bike, comfortable, beautifully built, gem of an engine, superb road handling and sound.The only thing I could vaguely fault it on was the very short 1st year but it pulls away so effortlessly in second that it doesn't matter. My other ride is a GS1300 Trophy and the Speed 400 puts the same silly grin on my face.

[anthonybrown]

Had mine delivered in April & finally had its first service.
I quite like the power delivery though it could do with a higher gearing as gearing is a bit low given how well the torque is delivered. Lots of windblast above 60mph hopefully the small screen when available will help and it's giving 76mpg according to the dash read out and improving.

[nitinjadhav-wjzv]

Truimph says just watch your speed( don't get fines) one doesn't need to look at the rpms as the torque comes to early in the band.

[DAVJULART]

I too was thinking why would you want to rev a thumping torquey single! To be honest I rarely rev my BMW R1250RS or R80/7 boxers. It's good to know you can but who needs to.

[MCTeck]

My 2016 Triumph Tiger 800 has an unreadable tiny clock. Good analog tach, digital speed counter. I bought a round 1, 1/4 inch analog clock that mounts on front brake perch. Made by oxford. Easy to read at a glance.

[pravinmurthy]

The bike has rev limiter at 9200rpm!.. This guy is talking 10, 000 & 12, 000 rpms for the bike! 😛

The bike's top speed at rev limiter is 168kmph/ 104mph on the meter.. Additionally the bike has about 9% speedo error to consider too!..

The bike's highest capable crusing speed is 130kmph/ 80mph on the meter..

I own a Speed 400 from nearly a year now in India.. So all this info is from my personal ownership..

[johnlaw]

Personally I’m more interested in my gear indicator, and even the time, than my rev counter 🤷🏻‍♂️

[ravenpillay]

I have been riding this bike for two weeks now and I absolutely love it. It certainly has alot of low down torque for a 400cc. Those issues of the speedo are minimal. I think mine has a rev limiter at 8000rpm because it's still new.

[Kingsoupturbo]

I'm 6ft and sat on one, it feels very small! I had a TT600 and it had the right dash, I agree this one is a little odd, gear indicator is really nice to have though.

[MikeNoble]

Great video as always. You guys do great work. I don’t know why you are so upset about the time though. I have a bmw 310gs transformer looking thing (funny description but fits) and I love the looks of the new Triumph 400’s. My bike looks great and all but those are what motorcycles are supposed to look like. Should I trade up?

[mariodroid]

I used to think the dash was outdated; however, let's be honest, the dashboard is something we glance at. Therefore, it doesn't matter. What matter is how the bike handles.

[MJP]

I found that the hearing is all wrong. I switched the front sprocket out for a 15 tooth, and that made it rideable.

[kostasjezuz]

Actually, if I was the dash designer, I would make it exactly like that LOL
Maybe make the clock bigger, but in general it looks good to me!

[axl]

Bring back proper dials with chrome covers.

[MJP]

Hate the dash. Needs RPMs as the analog gauge. I can’t even see the RPM readout on mine when i’m riding.

[chuckmatses]

Ah, it's not weird, and it's not strange either.

[dynamotightstar]

The only thing I look at is the speed. Couldn't care less about anything out.