Cancelled my Triumph Speed 400 booking after riding the Harley X440

The Burgundy colour was looking smashing. Too bad it is not available on the top end.

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Visited Tuskar HD today after taking a longish test ride of the Speed 400 nearby. The test rides have started and there were couple of burgundy HD 440s available for test ride.

The person asked me if i had selected the slot but i told him i haven't received any communication yet. He was gracious and asked me to wait.

There was one more person waiting for test ride. After about 10-15 mins of wait, I got the test ride. Before the test ride, i was explained all the controls.

The ride was fantastic. I got Classic 350 vibes (thats a good thing!)

HD X440 has adequate power and can pull cleanly. The ride was not long, about 3-4 kms but was enough to convince me to hold onto the booking.

The guy at the dealership mentioned more than a couple of times that they are open to providing longer test rides once they receive more bikes. As per him, these bikes were loaner from HD and not from the dealership. They are doing about 80 test rides per day across 2 bikes.

Deliveries will commence from 2nd Oct. The bikes themselves were a lot better than the display bike inside the showroom. The cables that were prominent on the display bike were well hidden on the production bike. Overall build quality was excellent. There was that new vehicle smell as well

The Burgundy colour was looking smashing. Too bad it is not available on the top end. Would love to get it on the top end model.Or I might just buy the middle variant also.

Overall, i was really impressed with the bike and experience. So much so that i have cancelled my Triumph booking. The experience was several notches above the Triumph dealership!

Will take 1-2 more longer test rides on the HD. My wife was also riding pillion today so we got to compare both Speed 400 and HD 440X back to back. She was a lot more comfortable on the HD.

Can't wait for more test rides and eventual delivery.

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