Took my Triumph Scrambler 400X on a 290 km ride: Overall experience

Mileage stood at 33.1 km/L as measured using tankful-to-tankful method.

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Update 1:

Happy new year.

Completed a 290 km ride this past weekend.

Left home at approx. 6.45 AM. Filled a tank full at IOCL to check on the mileage during the ride. The DTE or the low fuel indicator are kinda unreliable. I had the low fuel indication on the previous day while riding back home from work, but when I filled the tank to the brim it only took about 9.9 L. So 3.5 reserve?

Anyways onwards to the destination, Melkote this time around. Route taken was Bangalore- Nelamangala – Yadiyur- Nelligere circle – Nagamangala – Melkote. Upto Nelamangala toll there was a lot of traffic, and there was an accident on one of the flyovers in the NH. After joining the Bangalore- Mangalore highway things got better, good roads, moderate traffic until Swathi delicacy.

First rest stop. 400X taking in some Vit D.

After taking the deviation from Nelligere circle, roads were 2 lane and in very good condition. Traffic was sparse but private buses were a menace.

Taking diversion towards the KSTRC bus stand

Breakfast Stop at Subbana mess . Highly recommend this one, very neat and clean place with some delicious breakfast options

View of the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple from below

Some off roading towards the Narasandra Lake.

And finally i was back on the highway on the return journey.

Final rest stop just before the Nelamangala deviation towards Bangalore

The ride was uneventful and I had quite a few things to test.

• Kriega US-10 Drypack which I had picked up recently
• Pin Lock ear plugs
• SP Connect phone mount
• Tyre pressure, I went with the recommended Front-26 & Rear-33
• Comfort and Mileage

The Kriega tailbag, had to barely worry about it apart from mounting and unmounting it. It stays in place, rock solid. I had some clothes, upper rain layer, water bottle, make shift tool kit and some snacks just to fill the bag up to the brim and simulate the things I would need for like 1 or 2 day rides. Feels great and a good investment.

The subframe loops view post installation, barely noticeable and very sturdy.

Pinlock earlplugs – The last time I did an early morning ride it was really windy and the noise after 70 kph was very loud in the helmet. I tried pinlock earplugs this time and have to say it has reduced the wind noise only by about 50-60%. I could feel the difference because while leaving home I had tried it on and the one on my left ear had come lose within a few kms but the one on the right ear was still in place. So it definitely works, and only cuts out the wind noise ,we can still hear the traffic, people honking uncessarily or music even.

Phone Mount – I got the SP Connect Moto Bundle LT SPC+ from Lazyassbikers. Did not opt for the phone specific mounts as this will be used only for longer rides and with a second phone just for this sole purpose on a Jio sim. Installing the mount is pretty straight forward and it comes with their own allen key and the seller did send me some video instructions. Mount is very good, I did adjust it a few times on the way for that perfect view angle while riding. Other than that the mount is very simple and holds the phone via the universal adaptor without any issues. There were no unnecessary movements/jiggling once the phone was on it and even on bad roads it held up pretty well.

Tyre pressure – This was something that bothered me during the first phase of the ride till Nelamangala. Felt like I was losing grip in the rear. I was going about 60-70. After the sun came out to play and about 30 kms into the journey it was a different story, it felt much better and I could trust the rear more. But I had the same tyre pressure during office commute on Friday and it did feel not so grippy in the mornings especially. Is this a warm up issue? Do I need tyre blankets? like in F1 [Max Verstappen vs Pirelli Tyre Kick Karate Meme ] Need more time to play around with this. Any recommendations on this are welcome.

Comfort and Mileage – Bike performed admirably all along, I could drop my speed all the way down to 45 in 6th gear and it would still pick up speed in no time. Since there is an RPM lock, there was no top speed run. I could easily maintain 100-108, without any vibes apart from the footpegs. Mind you the speed mentioned is from the Gmaps and not on the speedo. 108kmph on the Gmaps equals to 120 kmph on the speedo. So there is a 10% variation, keep that in mind. I did not push it post that speed. Yet to play around with the rear monoshock settings, at the moment it feels comfortable for both city and highway rides. There is a tad bit of bounciness in the rear if I happen to go over an abnormally high undulation above 40kmph[mostly happened on flyovers], this was observed only in the city. Apart from this the rider triangle is pretty much neutral so legs/hands are not too stressed. Did not feel any pain/fatigue in the shoulders/lower back/knees.

So to summarize from home till Nelligere cross I maintained about 90-100 wherever possible. Post that it was 2 lane and considering the private bus menace I was at 70-90.

Mileage – 33.1kmpl calculated via tankful-to-tankful method.

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Next update will be post the first service which will happen in the 2nd week of Jan, still unsure if i should take it to Triumph Kanakpura service station[Keerthi] or the E-City service station[Khivraj]

Note to self, do not panic when your foot does not reach the ground while the vehicles rear is on an incline surface and front is on a flat surface. Almost dropped the bike.

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