Guys... I had a picture (or video) in my mind abt what I would do when I retire and buy a bike and live rest of the life rising into the sunset. This video comes pretty close to that video. Cheers guys! good job
Grant has sold me on this bike. It's a workable small dual sport for 90% of my riding. Grant's ride in the sand reminds me of the last segment of On Any Sunday when Steve, Malcolm, and Mert go riding in the desert with their old school dirt bikes.
BuzzLOLOL okay and? There’s no bike that does it all. Dual sports suck on the highway. ADV bikes are too heavy for good offroad. This is a nice bike that you can take around the street, on the highway and fire roads. Oh and also look great.
at 8:15 they show a Ducati that the makers of this video are claiming the new Scrambler is the descendant of- WRONG, that Model was a 450RT, totally different, NOT the original Scrambler at all!!!! Google Ducati 1974 450 SCR, then you will see why they copied the look....
I haven't even started watching the video, but I had already given a thumbs up! As I know of the quality of your videos.I seem to enjoy the weather in south Africa, is it to hot and dry?
i like the bike a lot but i don't know about the leg clearance when sitting down resting the legs on the pegs for a guy 6' tall. the only change i would want to do is get the Triumph scrambler seat for the Ducati! i have a suzuki dr650 that i want to do a cafe dual sport racer design!
Well in my country city bikes are under 300cc, this is for grand touring haha. All of the world now days follow US in their mega thinking. When did a 800cc bike became a city only bike? Insane. City bike should be light small, cheap on insurance and not a gas thirsty.
Well city bike is max 300cc no matter what model or brand. 250cc is quite enough thou. My country has cities with lots of hills so if you are a hevy dude than 250 is great. But i gues south africa is also very hilly country so they need 800cc for towns haha.
Igor Raic cities in the US are not as small and compact as they are in asia. There is so much extra space in US that things are just bigger. A lot of commuting in the US also involves a highway, which a bike will need to be able to get up to 70 MPH quickly enough so cars don't bunch up behind you and maintain 70 mph without struggling.
I am looking for my first bike, about 5'10 to 11 and would like a super moto or a sport. I was looking at an r3 for a sport or a KLX250 SF for a moto. Any other recommendations for a first bike or which one I should get? I would prefer something with good gas mileage.
Well (if you didn't make your decision yet), ask yourself where do you plan on riding the most? If it's the street, get the r3, if it's both dirt and the street, get the klx250 (wr250r is another good one to check out!). Another reason to get the dual-sport is because most likely will be cheaper to insure and maintain.
Retro does not mean vintage. this bike perfectly sums up retro. retro1 ˈrɛtrəʊ/ adjective 1. imitative of a style or fashion from the recent past. "retro 60s fashions" synonyms:in period style, period, nostalgic,evocative, of yesteryear, olde worlde;More
I've got one! I bought mine at the source in Thailand and I'm enjoying every minute riding it. Where are those dunes? It looks very much like the mine dumps I used to play on when I was a kid. Near JHB or Krugersdorp? Used to slide down there on a VW bonnet.
Nice. I've lived in Chiang Mai for many years and riding is one of our rec.hobbies, man, when I saw it all I could say was WOW! this is the most perfect all-rounder,on-road,off road bike for the Thai-riding environment I could imagine. Good luck and ride safe!! oh, by the way,is the seat as hard as some say it is?
Very deceptive video... but then the first Ducati 450 Scrambler in 1970's was also marketed deceptively... cycle magazines kinda made comments that made it sound fast, but it wasn't... and this was just before magazines started HP dynoing bikes which killed off about 75% of the earlier manufacturers... the video does point out, though, that it looked the part for its time... with the much-touted Desmo head, it would rev to 9,000 or more, but small cam, valves, ports, and carb. yielded power fade by a mere 4500 RPMs... about 18-20 HP with stock large, restrictive low muffler... 22-25 HP with a glasspack... about the same power as the first Honda watercooled 125cc dirt bikes with much less weight... Ducati really missed the boat by discontinuing the 4-cycle 450 Scrambler in 1974 instead of refining it and being way ahead of other manufacturers switching from 2-cycle to 4-cycle dirt bikes... Ducati singles could make power stock, they advertised a 250cc Diana street model at 30 HP... do that proportionally with the 450cc and it would have been a worldbeater in its day..!!!. In this video, they start out in the sand with a real 2-cycle MX bike of similar color to the Duke and it turns off to the left and makes it to the top of the sand ridge... then switches to the heavy 800cc 2-cylinder Duc under-tired café racer and it can't make it to the top and he turns off to the right halfway up... it's got enough power, but needs a real rear off road mud tire from a pickup truck...and check out what's happening at 5:05 in the video... Duck is spinning wildly, but not taking off, it's nearly stuck... they cut that scene off quickly... this thing needs mud tires to really have a chance in the sand... if you buy this bike, you'll be disappointed if you think it will do what they pretend it will do off road... if a paved road or hard packed dirt road is your intentions, fine, but forget the soft stuff... BTW, I owned the '74 Ducati 450 Scrambler... and '75 Ducati 750 Street bike which I would never consider taking off road, even with knobby tires... and this new bike reminds me of the basic early 750cc... Also, Ducati engines got ugly when they replaced the shaft driven drivetrain with whatever they're using now...
BMW had a thumper scrambler a few years back called the G650 Xcountry and it was more or less a flop. It was leightweight but way too underpowered next to this Ducati. A version based on the R1200 NineT will be too big and heavy to be considered an alternative to the Scrambler and it just wouldnt have the fun factor. They'd have to consider a different starting point such as the F800 which was the basis for the awesome yet discontinued Husky Nuda. That would be more comparable. Otherwise using the boxer engine might make it look like a successor to the HP2 Enduro. Just a whole other class of bike.
you have to go out and test ride it... I like riding it.... its easy to ride and great in the city but on the highway its gets blown around I did not like it
They have a couple versions of the bike with lower bars. The flat track pro is the one I like, it has the lower bars. From pics I've seen of this bike I prefer the lower look.
easy to look after ,easy to ride, and enough power for fun. ride in jeans and boots anytime, it's a bike your girl friend will want to ride. it's not supposed to be a sports bike
*There is a MAJOR problem with these bikes!* My tire huger came of on the highway on Friday and locked the back wheel up ... *NOT GOOD!* I am OK but the bike is damaged! I will post a vid and pics of the damage. *I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE BIKES TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LIVE!* I did a search over the weekend and found that this is NOT an isolated incident with the tire huger ... mine is the 5th bike to have this issue that my dealership knows of and Ducati still have NOT done a recall. I have only done 2000km for fucks sake. *I AM DISGUSTED THAT DUCATI ARE SELLING SHIT THAT IS ROYAL ENFIELD STANDARD !!!*
Very deceptive video... but then the first Ducati 450 Scrambler in 1970's was also marketed deceptively... cycle magazines kinda made comments that made it sound fast, but it wasn't... and this was just before magazines started HP dynoing bikes which killed off about 75% of the earlier manufacturers... the video does point out, though, that it looked the part for its time... with the much-touted Desmo head, it would rev to 9,000 or more, but small cam, valves, ports, and carb. yielded power fade by a mere 4500 RPMs... about 18-20 HP with stock large, restrictive low muffler... 22-25 HP with a glasspack... about the same power as the first Honda watercooled 125cc dirt bikes with much less weight... Ducati really missed the boat by discontinuing the 4-cycle 450 Scrambler in 1974 instead of refining it and being way ahead of other manufacturers switching from 2-cycle to 4-cycle dirt bikes... Ducati singles could make power stock, they advertised a 250cc Diana street model at 30 HP... do that proportionally with the 450cc and it would have been a worldbeater in its day..!!!. In this video, they start out in the sand with a real 2-cycle MX bike of similar color to the Duke and it turns off to the left and makes it to the top of the sand ridge... then switches to the heavy 800cc 2-cylinder Duc under-tired café racer and it can't make it to the top and he turns off to the right halfway up... it's got enough power, but needs a real rear off road mud tire from a pickup truck...and check out what's happening at 5:05 in the video... Duck is spinning wildly, but not taking off, it's nearly stuck... they cut that scene off quickly... this thing needs mud tires to really have a chance in the sand... if you buy this bike, you'll be disappointed if you think it will do what they pretend it will do off road... if a paved road or hard packed dirt road is your intentions, fine, but forget the soft stuff... BTW, I owned the '74 Ducati 450 Scrambler... and '75 Ducati 750 Street bike which I would never consider taking off road, even with knobby tires... and this new bike reminds me of the basic early 750cc... Also, Ducati engines got ugly when they replaced the shaft driven drivetrain with whatever they're using now...
I am in shock at what that bike did at the dunes! Nice review, once again.
Loved the offroad test, can't believe you put it through it's paces like that! Well done
Finally a proper off road test of this scrambler. Good review.
Even more exciting is the newly revealed Ducati Scrambler 'Desert Sled'. Good on you Ducati for bringing out a more dirt-capable scrambler version :)
Loving these bike reviews! Really top notch. Keep up the great work, folks!
Im in love with this bike
Makes two of us!
three!
still in love with it... wish I wasn't a poor fucker
ChromeArty
Don´t testride the Triumph Street Twin, because than you are a poor fucker who is in love with 2 bikes. Like me.
Supersonic four
Guys... I had a picture (or video) in my mind abt what I would do when I retire and buy a bike and live rest of the life rising into the sunset. This video comes pretty close to that video. Cheers guys! good job
Great review guys! Awesome that you took it offroad!!!!
Well done! Got the Scrambler Urban Enduro myself and like it too.
@ 10:30 - "What were you wearing?"
LOL!
3:10 I'm sorry how much?
*Realise he said Rand instead of Grand*
Oh, you had me there.
Ducati have made a great little bike there . A brilliant all rounder .
Ok, Im convinced, I want a scrambler as my next bike!
u guys are the best! love your show
Grant has sold me on this bike. It's a workable small dual sport for 90% of my riding. Grant's ride in the sand reminds me of the last segment of On Any Sunday when Steve, Malcolm, and Mert go riding in the desert with their old school dirt bikes.
Best review yet
Damn that guy can ride in the dirt!
"lets be honest" - Donovan Fourie
Gimmi J i thought i was the only one, annoyed by this.
Yaaa...
If the sentence doesn't begin with "lets be honest", it's a lie.
I almost turned off the video because of this. But I wanted to see it off-road.
I was about to comment this exact statement lollll
"This bike is a marketing exercise", lol, why, because bike company's are finally building bikes people want.
+syntaxlies82 .. Because this bike really isn't very good in soft dirt or sand... just pavement and hard packed dirt roads...
BuzzLOLOL okay and? There’s no bike that does it all. Dual sports suck on the highway. ADV bikes are too heavy for good offroad. This is a nice bike that you can take around the street, on the highway and fire roads. Oh and also look great.
You guys are awesome as hell lol nice review
Frank Zappa is not dead!
Nick M LOL, good one
+1990 this guy is a tool though what is going on with his wig piece. a little indicative of his personality.
+sonofnothing You're the tool mate
+sonofnothing You're the tool mate
melciveng nah MATE, dudes wig piece is FUCKED.
he did not eat the helmet ? the bike was proven to have off road ability and he promised to eat the helmet !
Looks like a good simple fun general purpose bike...like bikes use to be.
at 8:15 they show a Ducati that the makers of this video are claiming the new Scrambler is the descendant of- WRONG, that Model was a 450RT, totally different, NOT the original Scrambler at all!!!! Google Ducati 1974 450 SCR, then you will see why they copied the look....
Now that's what i call a test!!!
Great review. "Want one"!
WOW the off roading!!!
This clip is amazing! Ducati Scrambler custom motorcycles - Collection
ua-cam.com/video/Bin-BBXuB2s/v-deo.html
I sat at on one of these yesterday after coming in to see a Monster 821. I actually prefer the Scrambler.
and YAAAAA
Lovely machine.
I haven't even started watching the video, but I had already given a thumbs up! As I know of the quality of your videos.I seem to enjoy the weather in south Africa, is it to hot and dry?
i like the bike a lot but i don't know about the leg clearance when sitting down resting the legs on the pegs for a guy 6' tall. the only change i would want to do is get the Triumph scrambler seat for the Ducati! i have a suzuki dr650 that i want to do a cafe dual sport racer design!
Well in my country city bikes are under 300cc, this is for grand touring haha. All of the world now days follow US in their mega thinking. When did a 800cc bike became a city only bike? Insane. City bike should be light small, cheap on insurance and not a gas thirsty.
Igor Raic ...You mean a city bike is a ktm duke 390 or 200? In south east asia a city bike is 125cc-to-150cc only and it's already enough.
Well city bike is max 300cc no matter what model or brand. 250cc is quite enough thou. My country has cities with lots of hills so if you are a hevy dude than 250 is great. But i gues south africa is also very hilly country so they need 800cc for towns haha.
Igor Raic Nobody said this is only a city bike. It's light with quite a lot of power, it's perfect for both city and weekend fun rides.
Igor Raic cities in the US are not as small and compact as they are in asia. There is so much extra space in US that things are just bigger. A lot of commuting in the US also involves a highway, which a bike will need to be able to get up to 70 MPH quickly enough so cars don't bunch up behind you and maintain 70 mph without struggling.
I am looking for my first bike, about 5'10 to 11 and would like a super moto or a sport. I was looking at an r3 for a sport or a KLX250 SF for a moto. Any other recommendations for a first bike or which one I should get? I would prefer something with good gas mileage.
Well (if you didn't make your decision yet), ask yourself where do you plan on riding the most? If it's the street, get the r3, if it's both dirt and the street, get the klx250 (wr250r is another good one to check out!).
Another reason to get the dual-sport is because most likely will be cheaper to insure and maintain.
very good entertainment - thanks!
Riding through my hood in Linden ;) That bike is prettier than my dr650se, I'll admit. but I'm not sure its more capable offroad!
Retro does not mean vintage. this bike perfectly sums up retro.
retro1
ˈrɛtrəʊ/
adjective
1.
imitative of a style or fashion from the recent past.
"retro 60s fashions"
synonyms:in period style, period, nostalgic,evocative, of yesteryear, olde worlde;More
I've got one! I bought mine at the source in Thailand and I'm enjoying every minute riding it. Where are those dunes? It looks very much like the mine dumps I used to play on when I was a kid. Near JHB or Krugersdorp? Used to slide down there on a VW bonnet.
Chris Lourens did you add any customizing ?
Haley Sabai Not yet but I plan to replace or at least modify the seat and add some sort of panniers.
which model did you buy?..Ducati offers nice bags for these bikes
Haley Sabai Icon Red.
Nice. I've lived in Chiang Mai for many years and riding is one of our rec.hobbies, man, when I saw it all I could say was WOW! this is the most perfect all-rounder,on-road,off road bike for the Thai-riding environment I could imagine. Good luck and ride safe!! oh, by the way,is the seat as hard as some say it is?
That's a test ,,🔥
Very deceptive video... but then the first Ducati 450 Scrambler in 1970's was also marketed deceptively... cycle magazines kinda made comments that made it sound fast, but it wasn't... and this was just before magazines started HP dynoing bikes which killed off about 75% of the earlier manufacturers... the video does point out, though, that it looked the part for its time... with the much-touted Desmo head, it would rev to 9,000 or more, but small cam, valves, ports, and carb. yielded power fade by a mere 4500 RPMs... about 18-20 HP with stock large, restrictive low muffler... 22-25 HP with a glasspack... about the same power as the first Honda watercooled 125cc dirt bikes with much less weight... Ducati really missed the boat by discontinuing the 4-cycle 450 Scrambler in 1974 instead of refining it and being way ahead of other manufacturers switching from 2-cycle to 4-cycle dirt bikes... Ducati singles could make power stock, they advertised a 250cc Diana street model at 30 HP... do that proportionally with the 450cc and it would have been a worldbeater in its day..!!!. In this video, they start out in the sand with a real 2-cycle MX bike of similar color to the Duke and it turns off to the left and makes it to the top of the sand ridge... then switches to the heavy 800cc 2-cylinder Duc under-tired café racer and it can't make it to the top and he turns off to the right halfway up... it's got enough power, but needs a real rear off road mud tire from a pickup truck...and check out what's happening at 5:05 in the video... Duck is spinning wildly, but not taking off, it's nearly stuck... they cut that scene off quickly... this thing needs mud tires to really have a chance in the sand... if you buy this bike, you'll be disappointed if you think it will do what they pretend it will do off road... if a paved road or hard packed dirt road is your intentions, fine, but forget the soft stuff... BTW, I owned the '74 Ducati 450 Scrambler... and '75 Ducati 750 Street bike which I would never consider taking off road, even with knobby tires... and this new bike reminds me of the basic early 750cc... Also, Ducati engines got ugly when they replaced the shaft driven drivetrain with whatever they're using now...
fun show. good on yuh.
Start chewing Harry!!! ;-)
Pardon my foolishness lads - but what currency do you use in the videos? :)
Kallestofeles South African Rand.
CptFriggerJizz Thanks!
Nice review and nice use of a tree to park a bike
I want one !
What currency was the price posted in?
South African Randie (R).
How is it for someone taller?
Scramblerish you wouldn't catch me taking a bike like that off road especially for that price. I know it isn't the same style give me a KLR 650...
"let's be honest"...i counted 117 times in 11 minutes.
i lost count at 69......kind a got "stuck" at that number
BMW had a thumper scrambler a few years back called the G650 Xcountry and it was more or less a flop. It was leightweight but way too underpowered next to this Ducati. A version based on the R1200 NineT will be too big and heavy to be considered an alternative to the Scrambler and it just wouldnt have the fun factor. They'd have to consider a different starting point such as the F800 which was the basis for the awesome yet discontinued Husky Nuda. That would be more comparable. Otherwise using the boxer engine might make it look like a successor to the HP2 Enduro. Just a whole other class of bike.
what size is the motor?????????
803 cc.
One ducati what i like...
and JAAA!
Love it
its very cafe racer, very cool. great bike for the wife that i could ride too!
you have to go out and test ride it... I like riding it.... its easy to ride and great in the city but on the highway its gets blown around I did not like it
Capable bike 👍
I've never seen a cafe racer with bars that high.
They have a couple versions of the bike with lower bars. The flat track pro is the one I like, it has the lower bars. From pics I've seen of this bike I prefer the lower look.
let´s be honest, it´s a scrambler yo
lets be honest. lets be honest. ducati paid a fair chunk for this.
I want one
I was keen to get one after seeing pictures of it. I changed my mind as soon as I saw one in reality, it is just way too small.
Yes, I'm 188cm tall. I thought the bike would be bigger than it actually is in reality. I ended up getting a Yamaha XT660Z instead.
let's be honest let's be honest let's be honest
is that john mcafee?
Come on "Let's be honest" 😂
But was he “honest”...?
(Let’s be honest)
117,000 rand? Wouldn't it be easier to just have a kilorand?
How can they down play Triumph like that? BLASPHEMY!
Can someone translate into freedom bucks?
Retro means new but looking old, vintage means old.
I mean.... Let's be honest...
Jaa jaa
I saw a 17 yo kid die in a scrambler yesterday. People, dont be stupid please. Stop ruining the fun for the rest of us.
Well, he shouldn't have been "in" the bike, he should have been "on" it.
David James what exactly happened to him?
Anyone see the bird walk under the bike in the beginning
Interlaced video on the Internet? Ehm..
easy to look after ,easy to ride, and enough power for fun.
ride in jeans and boots anytime, it's a bike your girl friend will want to ride.
it's not supposed to be a sports bike
lets be honest...bike show is just ducati marketing...
It's a L twin, not v twin
nice review lads. good to see a marketing idea that also makes a good bike
1,17,000 WHAT?!
And ja
ya bruuu
Oh my gosh, Ducati uses an L twin!
static age It's pretty much the same thing.
Im pretty sure if you said that in Italy you will be hung from the gallows... geheh
An l twin is a v twin, it is just mounted to make it look like an l instead of a v. There is no performance difference.
syntaxlies82 Ducati just likes to be different :)
+static age No No No, they use a 90 degree V twin, L twin is a nonsense term that Ducati pump out for no reason !
maybe a honda grom just for laugh??
I like my eggs Scrambled...
it's not a vtwin it's a L twin .
Let's be honest.
Lets be honest
let's be honest!
Let's be honest...
Needs saddle bags....
Mmmmmm interlacing...
You're on the wrong side of the road
"Jaahhh" :)
*There is a MAJOR problem with these bikes!*
My tire huger came of on the highway on Friday and locked the back wheel up ... *NOT GOOD!*
I am OK but the bike is damaged!
I will post a vid and pics of the damage.
*I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE BIKES TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LIVE!*
I did a search over the weekend and found that this is NOT an isolated incident with the tire huger ... mine is the 5th bike to have this issue that my dealership knows of and Ducati still have NOT done a recall.
I have only done 2000km for fucks sake.
*I AM DISGUSTED THAT DUCATI ARE SELLING SHIT THAT IS ROYAL ENFIELD STANDARD !!!*
let's be honest, "let's be honest" is just annoying
the 800 runs like the 400 should run junk
Very deceptive video... but then the first Ducati 450 Scrambler in 1970's was also marketed deceptively... cycle magazines kinda made comments that made it sound fast, but it wasn't... and this was just before magazines started HP dynoing bikes which killed off about 75% of the earlier manufacturers... the video does point out, though, that it looked the part for its time... with the much-touted Desmo head, it would rev to 9,000 or more, but small cam, valves, ports, and carb. yielded power fade by a mere 4500 RPMs... about 18-20 HP with stock large, restrictive low muffler... 22-25 HP with a glasspack... about the same power as the first Honda watercooled 125cc dirt bikes with much less weight... Ducati really missed the boat by discontinuing the 4-cycle 450 Scrambler in 1974 instead of refining it and being way ahead of other manufacturers switching from 2-cycle to 4-cycle dirt bikes... Ducati singles could make power stock, they advertised a 250cc Diana street model at 30 HP... do that proportionally with the 450cc and it would have been a worldbeater in its day..!!!. In this video, they start out in the sand with a real 2-cycle MX bike of similar color to the Duke and it turns off to the left and makes it to the top of the sand ridge... then switches to the heavy 800cc 2-cylinder Duc under-tired café racer and it can't make it to the top and he turns off to the right halfway up... it's got enough power, but needs a real rear off road mud tire from a pickup truck...and check out what's happening at 5:05 in the video... Duck is spinning wildly, but not taking off, it's nearly stuck... they cut that scene off quickly... this thing needs mud tires to really have a chance in the sand... if you buy this bike, you'll be disappointed if you think it will do what they pretend it will do off road... if a paved road or hard packed dirt road is your intentions, fine, but forget the soft stuff... BTW, I owned the '74 Ducati 450 Scrambler... and '75 Ducati 750 Street bike which I would never consider taking off road, even with knobby tires... and this new bike reminds me of the basic early 750cc... Also, Ducati engines got ugly when they replaced the shaft driven drivetrain with whatever they're using now...