A while back, when Triumph first announced the 2026 Thruxton 400 and revealed images of the bike, I wrote emphatically about how completely into it I would have been if this bike had existed when I first started riding. And, I mean, have you seen this thing? Really and truly?
On a scale from one to ten, the Thruxton is easily a twelve, aesthetically speaking. If you're looking for the most visually enticing bike in the current 400cc range, you can probably stop looking right now. This one will be very difficult to top, if we are, in fact, only speaking about its looks.
However, unbelievably good looks are just one part of the puzzle of what bike(s) you truly need in your life. How would the Thruxton 400 actually be to ride? After all, you can't ride on good looks alone; there has to be something substantial there, under all those visually perfect proportions. Doesn't there?
