After the first version launched in 2015, Ducati has profoundly renewed the Scrambler range that we tested on the streets of Valencia. Below you will find the video of our test, with Fabio Meloni and Marco Gualdani. The important technical update starts from the look, even more modern but still in a classic key. The steel tank was redesigned and equipped with an interchangeable cover which allows you to quickly customize the bike, combined with anodized aluminum covers under the tank. The instrumentation has also been updated, with a new 4.3-inch color TFT display and the exhaust was redesigned with a slimmer silencer, while the collectors now leave the engine even more visible.
The chassis features a new tubular steel trellis frame upper double beam which contributes to the reduction of the overall weight of the bike, and is now combined with a cast aluminum swingarm which works with a shock absorber repositioned more towards the center of the bike. The rear subframe has instead been separated from the main frame. The cycling quotas also changewith the steering head that is now inclined by 24° with a trail of 108 mm, a solution designed to improve the bike’s agility between corners and in town.
In the suspension sector, all signed by Kayaba, we find a 41mm upside down fork and a shock absorber with adjustable spring preload, while the brakes rely on a Bremo plant which at the front sees a single 330 mm disc. At the rear, however, there are a 245 mm disc and a single-piston caliper. All of course supervised by ABS with cornering function.
The 803 cc L-twin credited with 73 CV a 8.250 giri/min. and a torque of 65.2 Nm at 7,000 rpm,receives Euro 5 homologation and becomes approximately 2.5 kg lighter.
The adoption of the Ride-by-Wire system comes with the introduction of due Riding Mode, Road and Wet, as well as a 4-level adjustable traction control intervention and can be deactivated.
Below, the video of the test, while on the next pages you will find the price and the technical data sheet.
