Excellent video, very helpful and presented in a sincere way! I have the Speed version of the 400, the Scrambler was a bit tall for me. Thanks for sharing!
I'm 5'5" and the owner is 5'4". We both felt the Scrambler much more nimble and easy than my Himalayan 411 and the competitors due to it's excellent weight distribution and suspension. Riding tall bikes is a skill that can be easily acquired with off road training. I recommend taking training from an off road school and it'll help you ride tall bikes easily.
Always buy a bike when your both legs are planted. Even though you have planted foot there are times when you struggle to move the bike at a steep/slight incline, so that may be you will fall down. So just imagine if you are just able to tiptoe on your bike.
@AbhishekDaniel I'm talking about normal person not professional riders, I'm not a professional rider. Because as umangmishra told even I don't like to buy a bike where I will only be able to tiptoe. I will also feel the same as he told. Moreover its just my opinion 🤷.
I'm 5'8 tip toe both feet the first few hundred kms are a struggle but you'll learn practice slow speed as much as you need You'll love the tallness later
Hey Abhishek.... Nice vlog... I winder if you have shared ride experience of Scrambler 400 X. If not please do it... Your reviews are up to the mark and very practical... Waiting for it... Cheers....
I've got mine in khaki green. Enjoying every minute of it. You can absolutely go for moto torque engine guard with sliders. I've got it installed. It's really worth it.
Thank you for your feedback. One user commented that he noticed increased vibrations on the footpegs once he installed the Mototorque crash guard. Will test it out in the future.
Well, after couple of months I'm rethinking i should have gone for stock engine guard instead of moto torque guard, Yes it causes vibration. And I've had a bold cut in the middle ( it will be fun to get it fixed somehow ) so I'm wondering whether is it worth installing aftermarket accessories at all.
@@MadhuSudhanpro I have a slightly different opinion now. I got the Mototorque crash guard over the stock ones. I've not experienced any added vibrations and the slider has helped me in many falls once i started taking the bike to the dirt track frequently. If your main use is on the road, then stock ones are better. If you are into frequent trail riding and stuff, Mototorque's is better as it gives some room between the bike and the soft ground to pull your leg out in case it gets jammed.
Update after really long time. I had called up Moto torque folks and I'm glad to report they removed the cut bolt and replaced the bolt free of cost. And they told Me while the guard installed (I had got it installed by a dealer) they seemed to reuse the bolts that were in triumph oem crash guard which might have led to bolt cut. Folks at Moto torque are really helpful at after sales support. And I can Live with little buzz thinking it's the cost of peace of mind 😅
@@sameerlanjekar2150 it's not meant to cover whole body. We cannot make the Scrambler into an adventure tourer 😅 It's meant only to reduce the wind blast to the torso (abdomen and chest)
Does handle bar raiser requires any changes in wiring and cable adjustment? any issue in warranty after installation I do have scrambler 400x so asking
Hi Abhishek. I had ordered the smoked visor on your recommendation. Should i go to service centre for installation or any nearby garage. I am unable to find the number plate on the mototorque. Can you suggest where can i get similar one
You can install it yourself. It’s easy. Or else take it to the service centre. They’ll be able to help you out. The number plate holder is available in Mototorque. If you’re not able to find it on their site, give them a call. They’ll do the needful.
I have the bike, it is good but the seats are not comfortable for long rides, on long rides my lower back and butt starts to hurt, please suggest something to reduce it
I didn't find the seats uncomfortable at all. Maybe it's the seating ergonomics that's hurting you. If that's the case, go for the offset handle bar riser. If you still feel its the seats, Triumph has a accessory quilted seats for the Scrambler. Try that.
Bro, did you have to drill additional holes to top rack to be able to fit this top box? Planning to buy the same one along with OEM toprack for my speed 400 Bike looks awesome with the accessories.❤🎉
I get lot windblast at 90kmph and I had a small basic one installed. Can you gimme a clear idea how much speed we can effortlessly cruise with the one you suggested
@@AbhishekDaniel I go a lot out of my comfort zone brother. And when you are talking about touring video, you should have mentioned how you fall, people like me will directly assume that you fall of riding on road.
@@AbhishekDaniel than if you are falling so many times while TOURING on offroad, you have to learn to ride properly. Its for your own safety. And yes if you aren't falling from your bike, then it DOES mean that you are a good rider.
I have installed the carbon racing windscreen too. The guy who installed it took off the foam with leather cover that has the triumph branding during the installation since it was not fitting. The 2 rods that connect the windscreen to the handle bar come in it's way. I see you have managed to keep that branding along with the wind screen. How did you manage that?
The guys did struggle to fit that. They managed to put the tods at the edge of the foam so it fit perfectly. But the only downside is that we cannot remove the foam without removing the rods. I think it's an advantage since now no one can easily snatch and steal the foam😄
Based on your use case scenario. The carbon racing one is bigger so it reduces wind blast a lot better than the Triumph's. Wind buffeting will be based on your height and seating position.
Hey Abhishek, this is fantastically explained minimalists accessories video for the scrambler 400X. I’m planning to get this bike soon. Thank you for suggesting Khivraj Triumph I will go there only, even though I live close to Kirthi Triumph. Will connect with you once I have the bike. Thank you
Sir, I am planning to buy a bike. I plan to tour India and mostly regular highways and state ways. Off-road, if at all I plan, will be very minimum. Can you please suggest a bike to purchase in a budget below 500000?
I’m aware of only adventure bikes in the market and in that sense the KTM ADVs or Himalayan 450 would be a good option. But you can check out other bikes like sports tourers and cruisers for your use case scenario. I’m not sure what kind of bikes you are into and so I wouldn’t be able to suggest a bike for you.
@@AbhishekDaniel Thanks for the reply, I intend to take my bike on light offroads and may fall, I hope it will hold. Can you a store a water bottle in it (may be too small for that). Thank you
@@AbhishekDaniel Tq for responding to my comment. I am looking for 400 to 500cc bike which helps me for city commute and long distance travelling like monthly once. As you know in this cc range there are multiple models after getting knowing about each models and their own uniqueness and advantage. I like triumph scrambler too. But Help me to take a decision which one I can purchase which meets my req like comfortness while riding, good reliability and good resale value too.
@@manoharkanduri2235 there are a lot of motorcycles that can fit your use case scenario of city commute and occasional long rides. Anything from a sports tourer, naked street or adventure bikes can do that job. I’m more into adventure bikes as I’m into off road riding as well and so I’m familiar with the existing models of them. I have very little knowledge about bikes in the other categories. I’d again suggest you to short list and test ride the bikes. If you are asking about the Scrambler 400x, it’s a good bike and I’m happy with it as it fits my liking and use case scenario as well. Resale value and reliability of these new bikes cannot be commented on now.
Bro, if money is not constraint and I do once in quarter touring along with daily office going so which one you suggest Between triumph speed and scrambler
Take a test ride and you’ll get the answer. Personally for us, we like to go off road as well and hence we went for the Scrambler. I didn’t test ride the Speed so I cannot comment or compare with it.
Hi, good info bro I have got same one and I have a question. My bike has fell twice (kind of minor falls) so every time it fell on the right side and each time my handle bar has bent , when I approach the service center they said they can not fix it 100% until I change the whole handle bar and the respective claps. So just wanted to check is it the same with you as you said the bike fell thrice or all good and is it just with me?
Bro i don't suggest mototorque engine guard coz recently one of my friend met with an accident, by Gods grace he had no major injuries but his bikes frame got damaged by that fall,so better to go with company ones also you may not get warranty if something happen like this
Hey great review sir. Regarding the installation of the maddog aux lights, I'm curious to know whether the its front fork clamp will crash into suspension guard when the front suspension bottoms out.
Just wanted to highlight that, any get any Aux light fitment done outside the service centre will probably give you issue. Reason being that when they connect and do all the wiring the do not check if the current drawn from the battery is wasted anywhere. This heavily depends on right tools to rectify this. I come across this issue in my Himalayan 411 and on one of the ride my bike was not drawing charging current which ended up in breakdown. Thankfully the service centre was just 1km somehow I dragged the loaded bike and then rectified all the connectivity issue. Strongly recommend newbies that always get doubly checked from service centres.
Thanks for the feedback. I learned this lesson the hard way. The issue is some RE service centres refused to work on aux lights on my Himalayan 411. I was worried about the same with the Scrambler but Triumph service centre agreed to work on it.
@@AbhishekDaniel I understand that, they do give reasons in first go. But always use the term that its connect or provided with power management circuit which widely referred to Harness. Quick tip : add switch between your battery and harness circuit. So when you’re riding short distance in city and you don’t need lights switching off the power source will help to charge the battery back quickly and help to maintain good life
@@AbhishekDaniel I understand ur response Abhishek! But seriously, I'm not kidding 😬 It is throwing at a distance of hardly 1.5 - 2 steps of an avg 5.6" tall human being. Do u think that's normal or enough? Kindly suggest. Thanks 😊
@@RameshM-tl9tq I think it might be an adjustment issue. You’ll need to adjust the light placement in an open road at night. Once you adjust it according to your height and vision, I think it’ll be more than enough. I agree that Maddog is expensive and you’ll get equivalent Hjg lights for half the price. But I’ve had issues with Hjg and that’s why I went with maddog this time. The wiring and switch quality and durability is also better.
Did you feel any difference in the handling of the bike after installing the handle bar risers ? Also, how much weight can the tail rack hold while using a tail bag ?
As mentioned in the video, seating ergonomics becomes more upright so we are able to handle the bike better on long rides. Tail rack maybe able to hold upto 5 or 6 kgs.
@@AbhishekDaniel I thought a committed posture made handling easier (in city traffic where the bike will be primarily ridden). But if you felt it handled better with the handle bar risers then great.. I'm thinking about getting it fixed on my Scrambler as well. 😊
@@mohitmohan648 I think you are missing the point here. I have clearly mentioned in the video that the sporty posture is good for city commute and short rides but not comfortable when you spend 10-12 hours on the saddle on long trips. The accessories mentioned in the video are more suited for long distance highway touring. If your primary use case scenario is city commute, then half of the accessories mentioned in this video isn't suited for you.
Great and functional accessories, but I wouldn't have gone with the wind shield, the Triumph original one looks much better and the roads aren't good enough to support such high speeds anyways
@@dheeraj3945 Where do you live? Most of the national highways in India are now well build to cruise at high speeds. Only thing preventing from going any faster is people and animals jumping on to the road for crossing 😅
@@dheeraj3945 Bro you guys have very good highways. I have crossed AP twice in the last two years. If you say your roads are bad, you should come to Kerala and see the highways there 😂
Hi fellow rider, smooth presentation, love your work🥰. I am also a scrambler 400 owner. I just wanna ask how do u deal with the mud splash from the rear tyre during rainy season?
I have been wathcing few 400 x videos. and i wanted to get some idea from you, Do you feel the need to have brakes changed and to what brand would you replace it with (suggestion)?
Hi, only thing I'm concerned is the service centres in Bangalore, I have read many horror stories regarding Triumph service. Are they becoming better now?
So far we've had excellent service from Khivraj Triumph in Whitefield. The horror stories that you might've heard will be mostly about Keerthi Triumph. That's why we avoided Keerthi even though it's much nearer to us.
@@AbhishekDaniel i had a minor fall they charged me 16k for the entire. Service they said they replaces handle bar they changes the ball bearings and is it too much for it?
They had to change front brake liver rear liver handle bar bolts , ball bearings brake pads etc.. but i feel 16k is bit too much for a minor fall. Whats your opinion on the same?
@@avinashnair5064 looks like you had a major crash! I hope you are fine. For all the parts you mentioned, 16k seems to be less lol. Anyways you can claim insurance and get almost 90% of the cost covered
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@@AbhishekDaniel Thanks for replying Abhishek! :) That's good to know! Would you say for a newbie it'd be better to get a third party crash guard with sliders? I'm 5'4 like the owner and this will be my first bike. While I do have riding experience (Classic 350), I won't be surprised if I drop the 400x once or twice considering the height of the bike and the twisties/steep hills/trails here in Kerala. I've tested the bike in city/ highway and it was surprisingly comfortable/accessible for me but I'm still considering if the added layer of protection of a 3rd party crash guard with sliders is necessary over the Triumph guards.
@@mohitmojito Sliders can be counter productive on Tarmac at high speeds. It has its own drawbacks. We got it fixed more for the off road. If you are a beginner I’d suggest to stick with the stock ones. And given the issue of chassis breaks with some manufacturers, installing after market crash guards comes with its own risks
@@AbhishekDaniel Thanks for the reply! Yep, I was concerned about the chassis too given the Himalayan situation. I guess I'll stick with the stock ones for now. I've booked the Scrambler yesterday btw :) super excited!
