What is next for Triumph’s growing TR-Series 400cc range
With the launch of the Thruxton 400 now behind us, could a more traditional modern classic Bonneville 400 be on the cards?
Reports from India are suggesting that Triumph is set to launch two more TR-Series models by the end of the year. The smart money is on one of those bikes being a more traditionally styled Bonneville 400.
Triumph’s 400 range of bikes has been phenomenally well-received, ever since the first two models, the Scrambler 400 X and Speed 400, were launched. The two models sold huge numbers in their first weeks after hitting dealerships, helping Triumph to over 134,000 global sales in 2024 - 64 per cent up on the previous year.
You may also like to read our Triumph Scrambler 400 X and Speed 400 review.
As it was the 400 series and the Asian market doing a lot of heavy lifting, some are pointing to the TR range of bikes as a particular area of growth going forward. It already boasts the Scrambler 400 X and Speed 400, and the recently added Scrambler 400 XC and Thruxton 400 - with the latter two bikes coming to the UK later this year. But is there an option missing from the lineup?
Royal Enfield is a brand which has made its name, and a fortune, out of building true modern adaptations of classic bikes. From the outside, bikes like the Classic 650, Bullet 350, and Interceptor 650, look and sound like models from a bygone era, yet they are underpinned by modern design, building techniques and technology. It also offers a Classic 350, which the new Bonneville 400 could go toe-to-toe with. They all offer riders a slice of classic bike ownership, just without the oil leaks, cold starting issues, or having to ride on crossply tyres!
Triumph, like Royal Enfield, has made a name for itself as one of the finest creators of traditional modern classic bikes. The Bonneville brand is, perhaps, one of the world’s best-known classic bike families, so it seems sensible that Triumph would tap into that market with a retro 400.
Whether they do take the plunge or not remains to be seen, but the chances are we’ll be waiting until EICMA later this year to find out for sure.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
