Scrambler Spied

[koko64]

 

Polyester shirts.

[Scoober1103]

I would grab the Safari suit but only if it comes with the integrated belt. 

 

I forgot about those.......sadly no integrated belt! 

[Speeddog]

PRO
800 engine
clean layout
steel tank


CON
Odd looking seat
Banana swingarm
Small capacity tank, Hypermotard syndrome
41mm forks
Oddball front tire 110/80 ZR18...are there any good tires in that size?
Pegs are really far forward

[Dirty Duc]

CON
Oddball front tire 110/80 ZR18...are there any good tires in that size?

But it's spokified... just send the hub to Woody's and make it 19 or 21 inch.

[Curmudgeon]

CON
Odd looking seat
Banana swingarm
Small capacity tank, Hypermotard syndrome
41mm forks
Oddball front tire 110/80 ZR18...are there any good tires in that size?
Pegs are really far forward

Trust YOU to spot the weaknesses. 

It's got a more upright seating position, so the seat and pegs may work fine with those bars.

41mm could be budget KYB for sure. 5.9" is in the right direction. KYB shock could be good..., or rubish. 

In a quick search could only find a Distanzia front in that size but no matching rear. They don't do wider than 160.   Who wants to become an orphan... Rear wire rim is only 3" too? 

[Speeddog]

True, seat/peg/bars position may work.
Have to sit on one to see.

I suspect the suspension will be weak sauce, so that they can meet an attractive price point.
Speaking of which..... any scurrilous rumors of MSRP?

Tires are an issue, for sure.
With 899 and SF848 you're stuck.
AFAIK, you can mount any 180/60 Pirelli Diablo Rosso II you want. 

I'm pretty sure that 3" rear rim is a typo, in the pictures it is clearly wider than the front, which is listed as a 3".

[Curmudgeon]

$8,495 for the Icon and $9,995 for the others. Yes, they give the cast rear wheels at 5.5", but 3" for the spoked rears. Maybe a typo indeed.

[Howie]

Ducati has info on the website
http://scramblerducati.com/
Close the movie and scroll down.

According to AMS Ducati:

The Ducati Red Icon model is $8495 MSRP
The '62 Yellow Icon model is $8595 MSRP
The Urban Enduro, Full Throttle, and Classic are $9995 MSRP

Though I wouldn't buy it I do like it.  More designer than performance, but it does capture the essence of a scrambler.  Yep, cheap suspension, maybe good enough.  If not, lots of work for Speeddog  That single disk might be better than the tiny floaters on the SR 800.

[Speeddog]

Where did that ~$1,500 go?

Spoked wheels or Termi cans?
Brown faux-distressed naugahyde seat cover?

I've not found any fundamental difference in spec.

And there was nary a beard in sight in that video.

[Howie]

As I  said, designer., in other words,

Spoked wheels or Termi cans? Brown faux-distressed naugahyde seat cover?

and maybe to subsidize the price of the others.  Anyway, IMHO, better than the Bonnie Scrambler.

[ungeheuer]

I like it.

I want one, with knobbies.

I wonder.... if a 19" front rim was laced up.... if there'd be sufficient clearance on full compression....  

[Duck-Stew]

The issues Speeddog pointed out not-with-standing, it's the first brand-new Ducati since 2008 that I've actually liked. 

Hell, I'll say it:take 2" rise out of the handlebars, put a proper black seat on it, a 17" front rim and change the tank logo to read 'Monster' and I think it'd be about perfect! 

$1500 price difference between models?  WTF?

[jduke]

They have a winner here. Should sell out the first year or two. I can't see Ducati producing an air cooled engine much longer but this is a great starting point.

[duccarlos]

Still on the fence, mostly because I'm not currently living in a city where this bike would be a good idea.

[1.21GW]

I'm in the camp of the unexpectedly impressed.  I don't particularly love the tank side plate and the swingarm is hideous, but the rest of the issues I figure can be modded out.

I'll wait two years for the first batch to enter the secondary market.

Good work, Ducati!