Triumph India has expanded its 400cc motorcycle portfolio with the launch of its most premium offering – the Thruxton 400. This new café racer joins the niche café racer segment and represents the quickest Triumph 400cc offering available in the market.
The biggest highlight of the motorcycle is its design, which is characteristic of all café racers. The most unique design aspect is the new fairing, which takes inspiration from the Thruxton R, but features a more modern and sporty half-fairing design.
In profile, the café racer styling really stands out with the longer fuel tank, which also features the Monza-style fuel filler cap and bar-end mirrors. The rear mudguard is now shorter and comes equipped as standard with a removable seat cowl.
The Thruxton 400 is available in four colour options: lava red gloss, pearl metallic white, phantom black, and metallic racing yellow.
Enhanced Performance
Triumph engineers have retuned the engine to add sportiness that matches the bike’s DNA, ensuring it hits 161 km/h, practically a prerequisite for a sporty café racer. The retuned motor now produces 41.4 bhp, which is a 2 bhp increase compared to the standard engine.
Even the gearing has been altered, with the café racer sporting two fewer teeth on the rear sprocket for better top-end performance, and the engine is more eager to rev, producing an extra 1,000 rpm. Triumph claims a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 6.7 seconds, which is one second quicker than the Speed 400.
Technical Features and Dynamics
Befitting a café racer, the motorcycle features clip-on handlebars and rearset footpegs for a sportier riding stance. Other changes include a tighter rake angle to reduce the wheelbase and a redesigned subframe.
The new motorcycle is 4 kg heavier than the Speed 400 due to the new fairing and features 10 mm more suspension travel at both ends. The chassis setup has been developed to offer sporty handling dynamics.
In terms of features, the Triumph Thruxton 400 sports the same semi-digital instrument cluster seen on its siblings and also includes a traction control system. The service interval is quite high at 16,000 km, and the claimed fuel efficiency is 27.5 km/l.
Triumph Thruxton 400
Technical Specifications
| Engine & Transmission | |
| Type | Liquid-cooled, single-cylinder, 4 valve, DOHC |
| Capacity | 398 cc |
| Bore x Stroke | 89 mm x 64 mm |
| Compression | 12:1 |
| Max Power | 42 PS / 41.4 bhp (30.89 kW) @ 9,000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 37.5 Nm @ 7,500 rpm |
| System | Bosch electronic fuel injection with electronic throttle control |
| Exhaust | Stainless twin-skin header system with stainless steel silencer |
| Final Drive | X-ring chain |
| Clutch | Wet, multi-plate, slip & assist |
| Gearbox | 6 speed |
| Chassis | |
| Frame | Hybrid spine/perimeter, tubular steel, bolt-on rear subframe |
| Swingarm | Twin-sided, cast aluminium |
| Wheel Front | Cast aluminium alloy, 17 x 3.0 in |
| Wheel Rear | Cast aluminium alloy, 17 x 4.0 in |
| Tyre Front | 110/70 R17 |
| Tyre Rear | 150/60 R17 |
| Suspension Front | 43mm upside down Big Piston forks. 135mm wheel travel |
| Suspension Rear | Gas monoshock RSU with external reservoir and pre-load adjustment. 130mm wheel travel |
| Brakes & Instruments | |
| Brakes Front | Single 300mm fixed disc, four-piston radial caliper, ABS |
| Brakes Rear | Single 230mm fixed disc, single piston floating caliper, ABS |
| Instruments | Analogue speedometer with integrated multi-function LCD screen |
| Dimensions and Weights | |
| Width | 775 mm |
| Height | 1110 mm |
| Seat Height | 795 mm |
| Wheel Base | 1376 mm |
| Rake | 24.5° |
| Trail | 101.5 mm |
| Wet Weight | 183 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 13 litres |
| Fuel Consumption | 3.68 l/100km |
| Standard Equipment | |
| Key Features | 43mm diameter upside-down forks, 6-speed gearbox, ABS, Analogue speedometer with integrated full-feature LCD display, Cast aluminium wheels, Clip-on handlebars, Integrated LED headlight, Painted bullet seat cowl, Pre-load adjustable mono-shock rear suspension unit, Rearset footpegs, Ride-by-wire throttle, Sculpted fairing, Slip and assist clutch, Switchable traction control, USB-C charging port, Monza-style fuel cap |
| Optional Accessories | |
| Available | Bar-end mirrors, Engine protection bars, Heated grips, Knee pads, Quilted seat, Radiator guard, Tank pads, Bullet LED indicators |
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