Ducati Scrambler

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I've always liked Ducati although I've never owned one. I like the idea of the scrambler. I just find it to be let's just say not as pleasing to the eye as the CB. Thanks for the report though.

Fully agree, the CB is just a beauty.

So I went back to see if there were any bikes open for another test session (they only let you reserve one each day), and there were some Multistradas not accounted for so I hopped on one.

It's a very tall bike, definite touring kind of thing, and has lots of fancy electronic gizmos going on. Some weird switch for the ignition, a full color LCD console, etc.

This one has a bit of a slower throttle response but definitely has a lot of giddyup available. Keeping up with the group only required very gentle throttle. Compared to the Scrambler, the vibration is not really felt on the bars at all, but you can still feel it on the seat and where you grip the tank with your legs.

Once again I really don't like the ignition switch or the turn signal switch, and this time I had issues with getting at the turn signal while pulling in the clutch. I stalled the thing three times at stop signs!

All that said I think it was a fairly smooth ride (if you forget the v-twin engine thump), pretty comfortable to sit on, and once again going a certain speed kind of didn't feel like I was actually going that fast. I think it would be really great for a long touring type of ride, but I strongly prefer the CB for my usual weekend twisties duty.

Last but not least, another pic!