Triumph Scrambler 400 X and XC, the 400cc scrambler

The Triumph Scrambler 400 is the Speed 400 dressed for gravel roads: the same 398cc, 40 PS single, with a 19-inch front wheel, longer suspension and a taller riding position. There are two versions, the X launched in 2023 and the XC that followed in 2025. I've covered them together because under the paint they're the same bike.

What changes from the Speed 400

The main frame, engine, 13-litre tank and electronics come from the Speed. What changes is everything that touches the road and the rider. The 43mm upside-down fork and the shock with its remote reservoir both get 150mm of travel, the seat rises to 835mm and the bars are wider. The front disc grows from 300 to 320mm, with the same four-piston radial caliper and softer pads, chosen so the wheel doesn't lock on loose surfaces.

Tyres are Metzeler Karoo Street, 100/90-19 and 140/80-17: they have a block pattern but are mostly road tyres. The footpegs have removable rubbers, and the rear ABS can be switched off along with the traction control. Ready to ride, the X weighs 179kg, nine more than the Speed.

The engine

The TR-series single has four valves, twin overhead cams and liquid cooling. Triumph claims 40 PS at 8,000 rpm and 37.5 Nm at 6,500, the same as the Speed. On inSella's dyno the XC made 36.6 PS at the wheel, hit 149 km/h and did 0-100 km/h in 6.2 seconds. A balance shaft removes most of the vibration, though it still comes through high in the revs and on the motorway.

Road tests describe an engine that's strong in the midrange, wakes up around 3,500 rpm and pulls past 9,000. The six-speed gearbox has short ratios: Bennetts saw 7,000 rpm at 70 mph. On hilly back roads that's a joy; on long motorway runs it gets tiring.

On the road and off it

With the 19-inch wheel the Scrambler turns in more lazily than the Speed, but it's more comfortable and rides bumps and cobbles better. The lower pegs give your legs more room and touch down sooner, as 1000PS noted. On hard-packed trails it copes well. For proper off-roading it lacks travel, adjustment and the right tyres, and every test says so.

The XC

The Scrambler 400 XC adds cross-spoked wheels that take tubeless tyres, a colour-matched high front mudguard, a small flyscreen above the headlight, an aluminium sump guard and lower engine bars. Mechanicals, tyre sizes and seat are unchanged. Claimed weight rises to 186kg; inSella measured 182.5kg.

The Scrambler 400 X was born alongside the Speed 400 from the partnership between Triumph and Bajaj Auto: the two companies develop the bikes together and Bajaj builds them in India. Both were unveiled in late June 2023. The Speed went on sale in India straight away, while the Scrambler waited until 10 October, costing around 30,000 rupees more. Europe saw it at EICMA in November 2023, and it reached Italian dealers at the end of January 2024.

At Triumph the Scrambler name already belonged to bigger twins: the 900 of 2006 and, from 2019, the Scrambler 1200s. With the 400 X the company brought that style to an affordable capacity and within the 35 kW limit of the A2 licence. There's no shortage of rivals: the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450, Husqvarna Svartpilen 401, Fantic Caballero 500, Honda CL500, Benelli Leoncino Trail 500 and several cheaper Chinese bikes.

The XC arrived in 2025, first in India in May and then in Europe, announced in July and in dealers from September. When it launched in India, the Italian press reported it as an India-only model. Triumph brought it to Italy anyway, at €7,245, €800 more than the X. In Moto.it's July 2025 round-up of small scramblers it sat at the top end of the price range.

• Scrambler 400 X (India 2023, Europe 2024): 398cc and 40 PS at 8,000 rpm, ten-spoke cast wheels in 19 and 17 inches, 43mm upside-down fork, 150mm of travel, 320mm front disc, switchable ABS and traction control, 179kg ready to ride. The high mudguard, flyscreen and guards are sold separately as Triumph accessories.
• Scrambler 400 XC (India May 2025, Europe September 2025): same mechanicals, tubeless cross-spoked wheels in the same sizes, and as standard a colour-matched high front mudguard, flyscreen, aluminium sump guard and lower engine bars, 186kg. Three colours in Europe: Vanilla White, Racing Yellow and Storm Grey, the last two at a small extra cost.
• 2026 model year: inSella's price list shows the X homologated to Euro 5+, with power and torque unchanged. I found no sources for other technical changes.

The XC badge isn't new at Triumph. In 2019 the Scrambler 1200 came in two versions, XC and XE, and the XC was the less extreme one, with less travel and simpler electronics. On the 400 the XC is once again the more off-road version, but only in looks: suspension and engine are the same as the X.

Bennetts did the sums on the UK price list. The mudguard, flyscreen and guards fitted as accessories to an X would cost about £527, so the XC's spoked wheels effectively cost a little over £170.

On Moto.it, owners give the Scrambler 400 an average of 9 out of 10 from 59 votes, almost all for the X. The most common complaints are the pillion seat and brakes that need a firm squeeze.

In November 2026, on the Italian market, a used 2024 or 2025 Scrambler 400 X sells for between €4,000 and €5,500. Private sellers with 10,000-18,000 km sit at the bottom, dealers with low mileage and warranty at the top. The XC is still recent and appears almost only at dealers, with minimal mileage, at €5,900-6,500.

New, the X costs €6,445 and the XC €7,245 in Italy. These are guide prices: mileage, service history, remaining warranty and fitted accessories all count.

What to check

• Services every 16,000 km (10,000 miles) or 12 months, done at a Triumph dealer if the warranty is still running.
• Sump guard, footpegs and wheels: dents and scrapes tell you whether the bike has really been off-road.
• On the XC, spokes all evenly tensioned and free of rust.
• Chain and sprockets, which wear faster off-road.
• Non-homologated exhausts and missing original accessories.