Triumph Speed 400: Bajaj-Triumph has launched its first motorcycle Speed 400 in India under joint venture. The ex-showroom price of this bike is Rs 2.33 lakh. It packs twice the power and loads of features as compared to Royal Enfield’s J-series 350cc lineup, and yet is only 8,000 more expensive than the Royal Enfield Classic 350cc. So are its service/spares going to be expensive as well? Bajaj has answered this question.
what the company said
Bajaj says that the Triumph 400 will be ahead of Royal Enfield in terms of service/maintenance as well. Bajaj-Triumph is claiming service at 10,000 miles. While it requires oil change at 16,093 kms. If a bike does not run 16,000 kms in a year, then the oil needs to be changed once in a year. Triumph India is also offering a mileage warranty of 2 years or unlimited kilometers.
Triumph Speed 400 Service & Maintenance
Triumph also announced that the maintenance cost of the Speed 400 will be lower than that of the Royal Enfield. Although the service of premium brands is usually expensive. It seems that Triumph is charging according to the segment of the vehicle and not the brand. Royal Enfield, for its 350cc lineup, recommends oil change at 10,000 kms and service for lubing and general checks at 5,000 kms or once a year. For every 10,000 kilometer service, Royal Enfield charges a service cost of around Rs.2,000.
How much oil is consumed
Service at 10,000 miles is in line with Triumph’s global portfolio. But India has hotter temperatures and is usually a lot dustier than Triumph’s home region of the UK. There must be a logical reasoning behind the service at this 16,093 km. The company did not specify how much oil the Speed 400 consumes and what is the oil configuration. The Triumph Speed 400 is similar to the bigger bike Speed 900 in many respects and also claims a service mileage of 16,093 kms, but consumes around 3.3L to 3.5L of oil.
KTM Service
The Speed 400 competes with the KTM 390, which consumes only 1.6 liters of oil and can run up to 7,500 km on a single oil change. Although the company claims that its bike costs less in service than the Royal Enfield 350.
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