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[nsr] My Favorite Intermot Bike

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Well, apparently Genuine did not show up at Intermot 2014 with the Cruiser, so I am going to have to say that my favorite bike of the 50th annual Intermot is the new Ducati Scrambler. Here's a lo-rez image that captures what I like about the bike's looks.
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Italy makes beautiful things. Love it.
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From what i read, the Ducati Scrambler will sell for little more than the smaller Monster. I really like the quasi-dual-sport-adventure bikes. More rugged than a street bike but the seat height is much lower than a true dual-sport.
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Wow. That's pretty rad. 800cc's and only 400lbs.. I like! I love the solution to the license plate holder. I'll take an Urban Enduro model please!
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The New York Times even covered it including price and availability.
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Shut up and take my money!!!!
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So Triumph has a model named Scrambler and now Ducati has one. Is a "scrambler" a type of motorcycle or is the naming coincidence? It just seems odd. Again, very cool bike!
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KrispyKreme wrote:Is a "scrambler" a type of motorcycle or is the naming coincidence?
It is a type of motorcycle. The name comes from off-road events called "scrambles." This was in the late 1950s/ early 1960s when there was no such thing as a motocross bike or even a dirt bike. So folks mounted high pipes and longer suspensions on street bikes and went "scrambling." In the 1960s Triumph and BSA sold loads of factory scrambler-style motorcycles in the USA thanks in no small part to Steve McQueen. His jump in the movie "The Great Escape" (A stuntman friend of Steve's did the actual jump) and his articles in various magazines stirred up a lot of interest in the sport. I still vividly recall reading his review of the BSA Hornet in Popular Science magazine in, I think, 1967. Also, in the early 1970s Ducati sold a scrambler-style motorcycle that was a single cylinder bike targeted at the US market. That was the first Ducati many Americans had ever seen or heard of. Here's an example of the BSA scrambler.
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^^^^WOW! Thanks for the answer. Whenever Steve McQueen is involved it has to be cool.
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that's right ^^^^^



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BTW: Honda and the other Japanese manufacturer made scramblers as well...I had a 305 for a bit.
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^Haha! I see what you did there. :)
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rsrider wrote:BTW: Honda and the other Japanese manufacturer made scramblers as well...I had a 305 for a bit.
Absolutely!!! I meant no slight to the Japanese scramblers. The resurgence of the scrambler esthetic is really exciting stuff to me. Since I pictured a 1967 BSA above, here is a 1967 Honda scrambler.

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I like the Ducati best as well but here are a few that made my honorable mention list.
-The VFR800x-c has that great V4 engine, but the styling is too "insect like" to me.
Why cover up that rowdy engine with plastic?
-The GSX-S750 doesn't break any new ground, but its a very appealing package. The designer wanted to make sure you could easily see that it has a four banger engine. I know the Honda VFRs are generally v fours, but you couldn't be sure from appearance alone.
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I have to say that I really like the BMW R nine T
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The Nine T is beautiful and designed to appeal to the guy that likes to customize his bike. The $14,900 MSRP would leave no cash in my account for customization.
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wheelbender6 wrote:The Nine T is beautiful and designed to appeal to the guy that likes to customize his bike. The $14,900 MSRP would leave no cash in my account for customization.

Yeah...but window shopping is free!
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BuddyRaton wrote:I have to say that I really like the BMW R nine T
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Sigh.... :mrgreen:
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jrsjr wrote:
BuddyRaton wrote:I have to say that I really like the BMW R nine T
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Sigh.... :mrgreen:
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