Somehow tempting. Think I´d have to see it in the flesh first. Maybe a bit too much like a tart´s handbag.
The low exhaust is a buzzkill. I saw a promo video showing one of these bikes doing a creek crossing with water over the ankles of the rider... Good luck with that stunt in real life. If you want a REAL Scrambler, Triumph is still your only choice.
I tend to agree and wish Ducati had designed a new single/smaller displacement that really could have matched the old street/scrambler 350/500-650's. Less weight and more potential. This is another design exercise but doesn't break any new ground, or interpret in a totally modern way what mid displacement bikes can be.
Flat Tracker and Supermoto racer Johnny Lewis, getting it done on a Triumph Scrambler.... View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZNQkEPcm3c
Its from when dirt bikes were street bikes with different tires and they made higher exhausts for them. Sounds to me the the adv fad is an old idea
I've always wanted a flat track style street bike that has an emphasis on performance. I've been looking at the HD XR1200x for quite a while but would actually prefer a lighter more nimble bike. I'd have to ride the Ducati and compare to make sure it's not a high fashion dog. There are so many pretty bikes out there that are engineered to go to Starbucks and get coffee with little to no attention paid to performance.
Those triumph scramblers are cool. My wife actually really likes that one. We go into the dealer and she points it out right away. Then she tells me how ugly everything else is i look at lol.
I've been riding a Triumph Scrambler for the last year. Excellent bike. I would recommend it to anyone who "gets" what a Scrambler really is. As far as Ducati... they DON'T "get it" .
Ummm, A low exhaust on a "Scrambler" is like a submarine with screen doors. It's really that simple. No "enlightenment" necessary. Just common sense. Ducati blew it when they could have hit a home run. Cripes, the stupidity of it makes me want to fund a study of Ducati engineers' brains...
No problem. The aftermarket goodies will be coming out and I bet some scrambler-type pipes too. Its a cool platform with a lot of possible customizing options, I'd like to test ride one.
