My Triumph Scrambler 400X Ownership Experience after 9999 km

Watching people stop and look while the vehicle is parked, and kids asking to do a rev bomb is a bonus of owning this.

BHPian Avikiwi recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Dear TeamBHP,

I have read quiet a few reviews here and prefer them over 10 minute videos on YouTube given by people who don't own said vehicle. So I'll do my part and share the cons and pros I've observed in my ownership so far.

CONS
1. No headlight at night (half my odo has been night drives, and I haven't exceeded 60kmph most of the time due to this almost non existent light, I feel like triumph is enforcing speed limits without electronically locking the machine with this headlight)
2. Horn sounds so weak that people don't even acknowledge I'm there (I've had an easier time getting space to overtake while revving my engine like a madman)
3. Lack of specific spare parts (in my case the right hand guard, I haven't had a replacement available for almost an Year, thank God for m-seal.
4. Rear brake feels lacking compared to the front, lacks bite.

PROS
1. I've never had the vehicle stay at service for more than 12 hours even without appointments, very supportive.
2. Never had any lack of power during the last year of owning this beautiful bike, did a top speed run and hit 157kmph on the speedometer, which is more than enough for our roads.
3. Tires provide more grip than I initially expected as they weren't road focused, in quiet a few cases the bike could lean more but it was me hesitating. It does give the occasional rear end slip while on a sandy patch like I'm drifting but I've gotten used to it by now. It's fun raising clouds of sand behind me, don't know about the people following me though.
4. Best mileage I've had is usually at 70-80 kmph at 5th gear of 35kmpl. The same at 90-110 kmph in 6th gear but only when roads are flat, so forget it. I also tried driving for a week letting everyone on the road know that my bike revs to over 10k rpm in every gear and got 20kmpl mileage, don't do this.
5. The sound you get when let go of the accelerator and don't touch the clutch is absolutely heavenly, I usually let the vehicle slow down by itself due to lack of acceleration and downshift instead of breaking and this beautiful sound has also cleared my pathway more times than the horn ever did. People just assume I'm fast even though I'm slowing down and just give away.
6. Watching people stop and look while the vehicle is parked, and kids asking to do a rev bomb is a bonus of owning this.

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