02-04-2016, 11:15 AM
(02-04-2016, 08:04 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote:(02-04-2016, 03:47 AM)Indypikes_imp Wrote:(02-03-2016, 11:27 PM)Chapomis_imp Wrote: I was at a Triumph dealer in NH last weekend and saw this Scrambler on the floor.
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Unlike the Ducati Scrambler, this looks like it could do a little off-road riding.
Great looking Scrambler. Love the flat purple! That is the current generation model with the 865 motor. The 2016 line-up (next gen.) is void of the Scrambler.
Triumph nailed it with the looks on the new Street Twin. I'm just not sure where they are going however with the motor and torque curve on the bike. It's very similar to a Harley Sportster. Max torque is at a low 3000 RPM and falls off from there. Plus, I'm not a fan of the 360 crank. Even the new T-120s with the larger displacement have a completely differ power profile than the air cooled Bonnies. Triumph appears to know what they are doing however, so who am I to say.
I'll stick with my 2001 790 carbureted Bonneville. Absolutely bulletproof motor, plenty of power, and gobs of character.
Scott
The articles I've read say that Street Twin sports a 270 degree crank. I think it would have been a real tooth loosener with a 360 crank.
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The articles I've read say that Street Twin sports a 270 degree crank. I think it would have been a real tooth loosener with a 360 crank.
You are exactly correct Flynrider. I can't keep my cranks straight!
My 2001 Bonnie 790 has the 360 crank. I had a 2007 Scrambler 865 with a 270 crank. Both equally smooth at higher RPMs but much prefer the character of the Bonnie motor. Just my 2 cents.