The weather has changed colder and rain. Supposed to be warmer soon. Getting her ready for more riding. Unit garage windshield and Acerbis guards
I'm seriously considering having the tank on the new 1200 sprayed in the same colours as my old 2020 Street Scrambler. The dishwater grey of the 1200 is actually an extra cost option but I went with it as it was in stock ready to go and I thought it the better of the 3 colours available. The Matt Khaki/Silver of the 2019/20 SS bikes is the best colour scheme they've done to date IMO. 2024 1200..... 2020 SS...
I made inserts for the British Customs pipes. The pipes are a bit barky. Toned it down a little, just enough. Waiting on heavier shock springs. Added risers allowing me to sit back a little further.
Ah, my Street Scrambler that I P/X'd for a T100 at Cupar Suzuki about a year ago. Nice bike, I hope you're enjoying it. Strange thing is, when I traded it in it had a pukka Triumph saddle bag and carrier on the left hand side, then it disappeared before the dealer put it up for sale. I wonder what happened to it? I often go up to Braemar via Glen Shee, great road. I learned to ride only about 7 years ago when I lived in Blairgowrie, the roads to the north and east were my training ground on a wee Honda CBR125. I'm now 74 and have several bikes, including a Speed Twin 1200, a Striple 675, a CBR 650 and a VTR1000 Firestorm. Making up for lost time!
First time I've ever bought a bike based entirely on how it looks. I mean, I had a set of criteria I was looking for, but once I looked at this? It was over. I wanted an adventure bike, and was waffling over a Rally Pro or maybe just buying another Tenere or some such, but walking past this bike in the dealership, I just kept looking back at it. I love ADV bikes, and generally don't find them ugly (KTM's notwithstanding) but also they never really have strong "turn back and look at it" power. Even sitting on a RP, I was looking across the floor at the Scrambler. Absolutely no contest, this was the bike. Though honestly I really wanted a red tank like @Wicked Pete 's above, or the current orange/black tank, but alas it was this or just the pure black one, no other options available at the time, and it's definitely grown on me.
Welcome! I had similar thoughts re an ADV bike but I found them too tall (Stelvio) or generally too bulky. I've gotten a lot of compliments on my bike people are really attracted to it. I also like the fact there is very little plastic on the bike. Most of my bikes are vintage- simple, metal pieces of art. I am currently installing my '76 Triumph 750 into a Wasp/Rickman frame.
Heh the tall part works for me (6'4", hence the XE) but I'm absolutely with you that most are too bulky. The Stelvio sure looks cool, though, I'll give it that. Most are just abominations of plastic and angles everywhere, and so many are *so wide* they're like barges. When I'm taking a bike in the dirt, I need to account for my own incompetence, so I want the bike as narrow as possible to avoid hitting things. I had a Tenere, which was fantastic and mininalist (and sexy in its own way), but was a *bit* underpowered for big trips (it could go fast enough for sure, but feul economy at speed was VERY poor)... And never had the sheer appeal the Scrambler has. I love that I can roll up to an adventure gathering and immediately have the *obviously* best looking bike
I'm a long time dirtrider and racer. I like how it feels like a big dirtbike. Also curious to see the reception I get at events. The reason I was able to get my new bike is partially due to my riding/racing buddy. We went to a Adventure rally in West Virginia. I brought my Buell Ulysses and my Husqvarna 610. My Buell headlight kept blowing, then the bike died about an hour away from camp. Something was wrong with the charging system and literally blew up my battery. We lost an afternoon of riding because of rescue operations. Steve was a bit annoyed On a following trip down to Alabama to the Barber Motorcycle museum in October he kept needling me about getting a "reliable" bike. Our wives were along for the trip and my wife heard this several times. At Barber I test rode the Moto Guzzi Mandello, Triumph Tiger 900, and a Scrambler XE. Instantly felt comfortable on the Scrambler, not so much on the others. Cool! Get home start obsessively searching for used versions and scheming how I could pay for one. Ah despair, not enough $$$. Then I found a '23 XC with little miles an hour away. "I want to go look at this bike, want to come? How are you going to pay for it, dear?? Uhhh" We go to see and ride the bike, big grin on my face. So my dear wife looks at me and says OK, it's yours" She bought me the bike! She said part of the reason was Steve needling me for a week on our trip.
Hmmm.... *Takes notes* Seriously though that's awesome! And really, if you're out in the middle of nowhere, reliability IS important. That said, the Ulysses sounds like a pretty cool and unique bike. Definitely not something one sees every day!
I bought my Buell new in 2006. A lot of people never heard of a Buell. I've enjoyed the bike immensely but I'm having recurring electrical problems that will require me tearing the bike down. Sigh, another project. Here's a picture of the Buell and my '76 T140 in scrambler mode
Merhaba, 8 yıldır Triumph kullanıyorum ve 2 yıldır Scrambler sahibiyim. Aranıza yeni katıldım, Türkiye'den hepinize selamlar.
Hi, the rack is a Ventura Evo with a Givi bag that was originally on my GSA pannier. It was on the bike when I bought it, and I’m not keen on the black tubing holding it to the bike, but it works well.
