Gojo:Living with a Triumph Scrambler 400X

Hello all,
This is my archetypal station connected TeamBHP and blessed to stock my ownership experience.

Introduction
My biking travel started with the Hero Xtreme 150(2012) passed down from my brother, which is the norm successful immoderate mediate people Indian household, during the 3rd Year of my engineering journey. After completing 30,000 Kms connected the bike, I yet decided to upgrade to a bigger capableness motorcycle and what amended than a Duke 390 BS3 (2016) connected 26th December 2016. This was the DREAM.

Why the change?
It each began erstwhile I started having thoughts of selling my Duke 390 a.k.a Ryuk sometimes during May/June 2023. It had crossed 78,000 Kms, took maine from Kanyakumari to Kashmir safely and back, and made truthful galore unforgettable memories. But past adulthood happened. Marriage happened. Wife wasn't arsenic comfy doing agelong distances successful Ryuk. She loved the motorcycle successful metropolis and tiny coffee/breakfast rides. Considering the property and mileage of the bike, I recovered it won't beryllium a bully happening to marque it touring comfortable.

Bikes Considered

Looking astatine the mouthwatering introductory terms of Triumph Speed 400, I had instantly booked the bike. I was waiting for a showroom to popular up successful Coimbatore arsenic I didn't privation to get the motorcycle conscionable based connected online reviews. I was perpetually getting calls from Chennai showroom, but the yet I cancelled the motorcycle due to the fact that I felt this would successful each cases beryllium a downgrade from my Duke 390.

I started looking for a Versys oregon Ninja 650 successful the utilized markets. My fund was astir 4-5 Lakh. Couldn't get decent bikes astatine the budget, oregon was precise aged model, oregon was precocious successful mileage. So decided to support it arsenic a past option.

This motorcycle was ne'er successful my radar, arsenic one wanted a motorcycle which tin circuit comfortably and an RS ne'er fits that bill. Maybe a Tuono oregon Tuareg. But arsenic soon arsenic the terms was announced, I decided to leap the wagon. I booked the motorcycle astatine the commencement of February. After galore delays successful adjacent the availability of a show bike, fto unsocial trial rides, the motorcycle were yet disposable for show astir May archetypal week. Checked retired the motorcycle with Wife. The archetypal content was motorcycle looked stunning, gorgeous and comfy for sports bike. But it would beryllium somewhat hard to circuit with a pillion. Even getting a trial thrust was excessively hectic of a process and deity knows erstwhile the transportation would statesman and work enactment is simply a question mark.

Myself and woman went connected a random sunday to the Triumph showroom. There was conscionable 1 income rep to person america and the afloat showroom was empty. Got the motorcycle for a trial ride. As the showroom was located connected the highway, got to walk a bully 20-30 mins connected the motorcycle for a longish ride. Initial content was the motorcycle was precise gangly and with my 5'8" build, one could conscionable astir extremity toed the motorcycle with some feet. But arsenic I've ridden taller bikes, I got utilized to handling the motorcycle beauteous quickly. Bike was decently torquey and ace comfortable. Both maine and my woman liked the consciousness of the bike. I was much inclined to marque the booking connected the spot. But decided to clasp connected for a small while. This motorcycle felt similar a bully compromise connected the powerfulness compared with my duke 390, arsenic it provided bully torque and was comfy astatine 100-110 kms per hr which is my preferred cruising speed.

Decision
Sold the Duke 390 astir First week of February with 78000 Kms connected the Odo. I was without a motorcycle for astir 4 months. Finally aft overmuch contemplating, decided to leap for Scrambler. One good day, went to the showroom, got the indebtedness process done successful 15-20 mins and paid the equilibrium amount. The connected roadworthy terms was astir 3 Lakh without the insurance. I got security done from my end. Selected Matte Green Colour and I was promised transportation wrong a week. On the transportation day, the showroom acquisition was mixed. There were immoderate miscommunication connected the accessories to beryllium installed. I had informed them to instal Luggage Rack, Tank pad and High Rise mud guard. But alternatively of precocious emergence mud guard, they had installed Mud Splash extortion kit. Had to importune them to regenerate them with the precocious emergence ones. Other than that, the transportation acquisition was smooth. Got the mandatory Pooja done and Named him GOJO(a favourite quality from an Anime)

Likes and Dislikes

1. Looks - Especially with the precocious emergence mudguard
2. Drivability
3. Comfort

1. Headlight
2. Tyres
3. Brakes

On a Monday morning, woke up erstwhile the full thoroughfare was sleeping, took the motorcycle to Palamalai. The thrust was a premix of soft-roading and fantabulous tarmac.

The Bike has done 650 Kms with a fewer metropolis runs, a beverage tally to Kotagiri truthful acold and its been a bully experience. 350 Kms much to spell for the First work and I deliberation I wont beryllium pursuing the 16000 kms work interval arsenic I'm ne'er comfy with specified agelong gaps.