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These were a handful back when with 45 HP and 360 pounds wet when used in the desert...Try riding one at speed in the dirt...But as mentioned, most newer bikes of this type are ridden on the street..If you like it. buy it..
Triumph is running the new Scrambler in the Baja 1000. Try that with your V7 and get back to us.
That has zero relevance to what I'm saying. So what? What does Baja worthiness have to do with the average rider? Are they racing the bike in stock, off-the-showroom-floor setup? I never once said this bike isn't well built, or anything of the sort... I'm saying that it, like so many BMW GSs out there, will be nothing more than knobby tired street bike that rarely sees even 50% of it's potential, either on OR off the pavement, in 98% of it's owners... just like the current Triumph Scrambler. So I question the purpose, that's it, and mention that I see it as indicative of the North American penchant for bigger-better-bigger-better chest pounding.You're right, not everybody wants a V7, never said they did. I tend to see bikes and trucks and equipment in a "does this do what I need it to?" way, not in a "What if someday I want to race the Baja" kind of way. If that makes me a "typical old man" then so be it.
But you forgot the best part. With every bike, you get a Steve McQueen T-shirt!
This really is a great looking machine and fills all the squares in suspension looks and power..Its what seems to be THE thing everyone has been looking for no?The GS has finally got a good rival in performance and practical traveler.I like it. How many $$$
Good Lord...typical negative, old man Wildguzzi responses.The XE version has fully adjustable Ohlins and Showa USD suspension with almost 10" of travel. It has tubeless spoked wheels in sizes that make sense off road. It has ABS and traction control that can be completely turned off. It has a tank range of over 200 miles. It has 90hp and 80ft/lbs of torque and a dry weight of 456lbs. It's absolutely everything you could ask for in a bike that you use to travel long distances on rough gravel but don't want a fairing.It is a perfect bike to jump on and set the cruise control for the 1400 mile ride to Caniapiscau and then ride the 400 mile Trans Taiga. It's also perfect for exploring gravel service roads out West or any place else. I know it's shocking but not everyone wants to a ride a 40hp V7. Triumph is running the new Scrambler in the Baja 1000. Try that with your V7 and get back to us.
Big Arsed Scramblers ....... loved them then, love them now!MY 650cc SPITFIRE SCRAMBLER, FEB 1966Not big by today's standards, but about as big as scramblers got in the 1960s. I was 22 years old when I bought this snarling Beezer Spitfire Scrambler. And weighed all of 120 pounds (me, not the bike.) So I suppose for Triumph to build a scrambler for 2019 with their 1200cc engine is nothing more than an extension of what they have always done. Big engine, big bike.I treated the BSA unmercifully, riding power line right of ways, hitting the bottom of the slope anywhere between 35 and 50mph, and climbing one of these West Virginia paths until the Dunlop Trials Universal couldn't maintain grip, and we'd come to a stop where I'd have to lay the bike over on her side, slide the front wheel toward the downhill side, and jump on and ride back to my starting point. There was no gearing down or braking on these steep hills ..... just hang on and ride!Equally nuts, I rode this bike from Charleston WV to Brownsville TX and home again, probably the best biking adventure I've had in my lifetime.So yes, I get the scrambler thing.Bob
Ha!Sadly yes, so not for me, but sure looks the business!$$$?Just curious how it stacks up to the beemer in price.I will stick with the GS (BMW) if I ever decide to go adventuring again but an older one w/tellever front and single sided swinger.No gadgets needed.But as an enthusiast I applaud the triumph folks for coming to market with this machine.:-)
Time to replay this old link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAliBMah-0I The new Scramblers would be even more fun....
Loved the video! Wish I could ride like that!Bob
On please,,,,,that’s some easy stuff. Rode trails today that make that look like a trip to the candy store how many takes do you think they got???
What happens when a 450 plus pound scrambler falls over on a narrow path or when crossing a stream or even on a logging road? How many of you could pick it up by yourself on a slippery/loose surface if the bike is laying flat down? perhaps I'm the only rider who might have a low speed spill?
I could. The real question is how many people are going to ride single track with it? That answer is damned few so picking it up in your scenario isn't as pertinent. It's a scrambler, not a single track bike. You don't pound in a nail with a screw driver.
it's not the suspension, or the brakes or anything else I question... it's the "why a 1200 "scrambler" ?" I ride gravel every day and if the V7 will get me down road faster than is sensible, and beyond the limit of law... well then? I know the only answer here is "because it will sell", but I'm posing the question as more of a philosophical thing.
Not a big deal Rough. Those bikes carry their weight low. My KLR is well over 450 lbs loaded and its not a problem for this old guy. My 800 Tiger is a problem though. It carries its weight high so its a struggle for me to right.Pete
I also said logging road....to say you'll never drop the bike on non paved roads is not being truthful, in my opinion...I have seen very experienced off road riders drop a dual sport bike during a slow speed turn on a crushed stone surface...
