Triumph Scrambler

[Kaben]

I have no idea why, but this bike has really gotten under my skin! It keeps popping up in my dreams and now i really want one. It just looks so damned cool.
However in the same moment i keep thinking, it will be crap, boring and a waste of time.....will likely keep its value well though......

Does anyone else get interested by bikes like these? I like sportsbikes, but i dont think about them all that often.......especially as i think ill never fit on any of them!

The retro cool is definitely attractive to me, but i fear in reality it will just be a chrome adorned dissapointment thats not particulary useful for anything other than a trip to the shops at the weekend.

What do you guys think about the scrambler?

https://www.triumph.co.uk/uk/3990.aspx
https://www.triumph.co.uk/media/Scrambler_BLUE.jpg
https://www.triumph.co.uk/media/Scrambler_RED.jpg
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[alfie698]

I really like the look of them, but I think you have to look like Steve McQueen to ride one!
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[Rookie]

Definitely not for me! Think they look terribly plain.

[stinkwheel]

Well, I would say it is pretty much a Bonneville with high level pipes and different bars from looking at the picture. Should do anything a bonnie does and burn your right leg into the bargain.

If it is your kind of thing, go for it. It is a 650 twin so it should have a fair bit of poke to it, not sportsbike poke but easily enough to keep up in the majority of situations. I rather like them but can't help thinking it would look less cluttered with a high level 2-1 exhaust. That or a linked pair if conical end cans like on a Hurricaine.

Fairly authentic to the period though, could use an alloy peanut tank too though.
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[Kaben]

looks alot better with the single seat in my opinion.Bash plate and race number make it look swanky too.
I can see where you feel it looks plain though,in the smae why i feel that about enfields. But theres just something that stirs me when i look at it.
I agree you would need to look like Steve McQueen to do it any justice......but, oh i want one!
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[Kaben]

[McGee]

Old school
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[Robby]

Very nice. I want.
Another classic style triumph on my want list.

[craigs23]

Lovely Really like that.

Who fancies jumping one over a fence into Switzerland?

[philcxiv]

It does look like a real cool bike and does have that 'I want one' thing about it but.....

I reckon it would just be too refined and not the enjoyable ride it looks seem to perceive. For its price, well you could have something real old school with more style, grunt and fun.


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[Keen]

I love it. I love the thruxton more though

The whole retro side to the triumph range is fantastic.
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[Kaben]

I agree, the thruxton is another sexy triumph Retro.Not a great fan of teh bonneville or T100 though.

https://www.triumph.co.uk/images/gllry_a_Thruxton01.jpg
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[kawashima]

I paste T100 sound(for reference)
T100 sound
scrambler is powerdowned from T100(I don't know why).

[alfie698]

Also really like the pipes on the old Thunderbird Sport, and it has the proper 900 triple engine.

https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/buyersguide/motorcycles/Triumph-ThunderbirdSport-small.jpg
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[RobB]

I like the scarmbler a lot, but was also concerned about right-leg burning issues.

I've always liked the look of the Bonneville.

Sports bikes are cool, but they're all sports bikes.

These bikes have "character" or some other cliche-laden descriptor.
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[Robby]

Scrambler would have to be taken off road in some capacity, just for the coolness. Should drift well on gravel too.

[stinkwheel]

Scrambling one one of those things is for none but the brave. My mate does the odd pre '65 scramble and has run a proper TriBSA scrambler in them. Apparently there are two techniques. The 125 2-stroke and 350 single boys pick their way through using the bikes handling to find grip where it is. Then there are the 500 and 650 twins (usually running on 12:1 compression and alcohol) .

Goes something along the lines of: point bike at exit of stage, open throttle, dump clutch. Now hang on as best you can and change up a gear if the engine is racing. Best to close the throttle a little if both wheels leave the ground.

You either land up finishing very quickly, falling off painfully with a heavy bike on top of you or stuck up to the axles in mud.
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[Kaben]

Basically if you scrambled with it, your going to break a leg. I think its a scrambler in name only
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[california_rookie]

Looks excellent and appears to have more than enough ground clearance. Maybe with a properly set up suspension and some decent rubber on it you could surprise a few people.
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