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Featured · November 14, 2026 · 7 min read

First Ride: Triumph Thruxton 400

Fun, Fast and Approachable Factory Cafe Single  

Story by Janacki Jitchotvisut Photos By Triumph USA

If you’re a shorter rider, then you probably already know the motorcycle struggles we face. As you gain experience and confidence, you’ll begin to find ways to make motorcycles that may seem out of reach fit you. The only problem there is that you have to build up that experience in the first place. That can be a challenge when bikes you’ve fallen in love with seem to make things slightly too difficult with their proportions.

Unfortunately, just because you’ve willed a certain pair of pants to fit you perfectly, it doesn’t mean that they will. That is, unless the pants in this analogy are a Triumph Thruxton 400, and you’re a rider of similar stature to my 5’3”, 27-inch-inseam-having self.

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Mike Seate
Mike Seate
November 14, 2026  ·  7 min read