After years of trying to save up, i finally bought a bike.

Two Months with My Triumph Scrambler 400X – Worth Every Penny! I bought my Triumph Scrambler 400X two months ago, and it has been an incredible journey so far. It’s the first vehicle I’ve ever bought with my own hard-earned money. Coming from a background where my parents weren’t well-off, I never expected or asked them to gift me a vehicle. I worked for this, and it is soo much worth it! I had been planning to buy a bike for last 4 years, but the plan came into action with the launch of Pulsar NS400Z. Being available at such great price, it convinced me that i can finally afford a 400cc bike. 👉 I didn't want anything less than this, because i wanted to feel power and a good enough tourer. 👉 I didn't want anything more than this, because it would be too costly to maintain. I was pretty fixated on NS400Z, having ridden my friend's first gen NS200 all the time when in college. But before i actually made the purchase, i wanted to explore all the options. Here’s a quick rundown of the bikes I considered: 1️⃣ Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z — Great price, decent power, and had nostalgic element but take the stickers off and you'll mistake it for NS200. Didn't feel special enough. 2️⃣ Bajaj Dominar 400 — A bike I had wanted for a long time, but Bajaj hasn’t really updated it in years. Felt outdated. 3️⃣ KTM Duke/RC 290 — Rode it before, loved the performance, but the tacky colors & loud design weren’t my style. 4️⃣ Husqvarna 401 — Rented a Svartpilen 250 for the weekend and loved the design & ride quality. Wanted to check 401 once, but no bikes were available for display or test in my city. 5️⃣ Harley-Davidson X440 — Visited two showrooms and in both of them Sales team had the worst attitude I’ve ever seen. They would look down at you like you can't afford it, if you visited them in anything less than a BMW. If they were this bad before buying, I didn’t want to risk the after-sales experience. 6️⃣ Royal Enfield Gurrilla 450 — Having ridden my friend's Himalayan 450, i had high expectations. Despite the same Sherpa engine, Gurrilla felt less refined and the delta of power delivery in 1st & 2nd gear is huge. I was sure of buying Gurrilla, a day earlier, but i test rode the Triumphs before it & it changed eveything. The Gurrilla felt unrefined, costly, impractical. 7️⃣ Honda CB350 RS — Honda Bigwing machines are easily the most underrated. They look beautiful, feel powerful, sounds amazing. Particularly the CB350 RS stole my heart with the cowl accessories. I was surprised how people are not buying Honda even with their exceptionally refined engines, miles better than Royal Enfield. Why did i not buy it? Because my brother is buying one, so if i buy a different bike, we both could have joy to having two bikes. 8️⃣ Triumph 400 — Holy moly! Do i have a story. This was not even in my radar. My friends kept suggesting me to look into Triumph but all the Drag Videos on youtube convinced me that Triumph sucks. (I was an idiot) I decided to casually check them out. Me & my brother went in & were handed the keys to test ride before we knew anything about those bikes. I got the Speed, my brother got the Scrambler. 1 km stretch later, we both had smiles on our faces. The power delivery was instant & smooth. Without knowing, we were doing 120. Me & Him switched the bikes half way. Both the Speed & Scrambler felt premium. After this test drive, i decided on Speed 400. Being 5'8, i couldn't flat feet on Scrambler 400X. But my friend convinced me that riding a tall bike is a skill. And Scrambler just made more sense. ✔️ Looks better than Speed. This chassis feels more suited for Scrambler than Speed. ✔️ More Practical with longer suspension & better ground clearance. I never had to worry about scrapping the bottom. ✔️ Costly, yes. 30k more than Speed. But with all the stock accessories, upgraded parts, 100% worth it. So i bought the Triumph Scrambler 400X. Two Months & ~3000kms later, i have no regrets at all. Ever since i bought it, i have been doing 250 km to 350 km long trips every weekend. There is nothing it can't do. 👉 Can go fast and slow 👉 Easy to manage in heavy traffic 👉 Very stable at Highway Speeds 👉 Relaxed & Comfortable for long trips with upright position & lesser vibrations 👉 Fun yet economical – I get ~30 km/l by riding in higher gears at lower speeds. I usually cruise at 3,000-4,000 RPM, which gives a smooth ride and good mileage. But when I want to have fun, I push it to 7,000-8,000 RPM, and it responds beautifully. It’s not the fastest bike out there, but it’s fast enough to keep things exciting while staying practical. She is everything I wanted—a mix of performance, practicality, and fun. Every-time i leave her in the parking, i turn around to look at her. I love this machine.