Hi all , Mark here, I joined the forum yesterday, I’m seriously thinking of getting a 900 street scrambler, I’ve always had Ducati’s, still got an 800 scrambler but love the looks of the Triumph, I’ll probably go for 2019 onwards or new, I’m going to arrange a test ride at Pidcocks later this week but was wondering what current owners on here thought of their bikes, all good?, any niggles?, cheers Mark.
I had a Street Twin and always regretted not getting the Street Scrambler. When the time came to change I went for another test ride on the SS and to be sure took out a Scrambler 1200XC. The extra power, gadgets and ride sold me on the XC if I were commuting I would have gone for the SS as its less of a handful ( and I can reach the floor)
If you enjoy the test ride as much as I did you’ll sign on the dotted line as soon as you’re back at the shop! ... I had the 1st version for a year and then after test riding the newer upgraded Street Scrambler changed to that, which I’ve still got. The higher bhp and better front brake certainly make a noticeable improvement on the previous SS so definitely go for the current... although there was nothing wrong with the original one! I’m getting 80mpg so a tankful gets you a good ride out. For me the more upright riding position is brilliant and you can chuck the bike about easily and you’ll know if it’s right for you as soon as you take it out. I’ve put the rugged pannier on as the rack is a tad small for anything other than a sandwich and I think that looks ok and balances out the lack of exhaust on the left. Only prob I had (and also with the previous SS) was a rubbish inner tube on the front... lost 3 or 4 lbs pressure in a week whereas the back tyre stayed solid. Piddocks changed the tube as soon as I told them and no probs since ... had all recent Triumphs from Pidcocks and they are good to deal with... so go for it ! and have fun
Thanks for the info, Pidcocks don’t have their scrambler demo bike ready yet, he’s going to call me back to arrange it.
Took a Street Twin out today to see what I thought of the uprated cam etc, big improvement over the pre 2019 engine IMO, taking a Scrambler out tomorrow at 3pm just to be sure I definitely want one, the only issue I found earlier was it got a bit vibey higher up the Rev range, I’ll get a better idea tomorrow on a longer ride.
I bought a SS (my first Triumph) just over a month ago after a lifetime on Jap crotch rockets and dead chuffed with it. As with you, it was the looks initially that attracted me together with the yearn for something "different" to my other rides. On paper it's no lightweight at 205kg, on the road it feels much lighter. I've never ridden the older model but the brakes on this one with good feel and two finger stopping power. The engine is a bit vibey past 4500 rpm but is well matched to the 5 spd box and the torque curve encourages short shifting. Quite a power drop after stepping off my road bike so a bit of "recalibration" required for overtakes etc but other than that it's a blast on bumpy back roads. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you buy one.
Yes, I actually went for an overtake earlier and as you say it takes a bit of planning, no bad thing of course!, a different experience to my M1200 that I sold a couple of weeks ago though!, but that’s not what these bikes are about of course, I took it over some very bumpy roads and thought the front coped well but the rear was a bit choppy, easy upgrade though, but looks wise I love it, apart from the rather odd clock, does anyone do a trad looking speedo and rev counter for these do you know?
I would have preferred a twin clock speedo/tach setup but I've got used to it and it's very easy to toggle through the menu on the move. No idea about any after market clocks or wether a twin clock setup from another Triumph model will fit but I very much doubt it would be "plug and play" easy and not worth the effort IMO. I'll probably upgrade the suspension at some point, especially the forks. As standard they're perfectly acceptable but can be improved. It's such a sweet bike to ride it's worth a few upgrades, besides, tweaking a bike to your own taste is part of the joy of owning one.
Tend to agree, no doubt it would be problematic fitting the twin clocks, there are features on all my bikes that I would change but the hassle outweighs the gain, well just got up to go for a ride and it’s bloody raining, should be ok for the test ride later luckily
Tend to agree, no doubt it would be problematic fitting the twin clocks, there are features on all my bikes that I would change but the hassle outweighs the gain, well just got up to go for a ride and it’s bloody raining, should be ok for the test ride later luckily
That’s the reason that I went for the scrambler 1200 just has way more power available throughout the rev range overtaking is a breeze as is cruising at 80 Which I know to be somewhat tiresome on the SS
Yes lots more power but that’s actually the reason I just sold my M1200 145bhp, 124Nm torque, 182kg, it’s great for overtaking but I got fed up of constantly having to hold myself back!, most of my other bikes are between 70 and 80bhp at the rear wheel and around 65Nm torque, so for the majority of the riding I do which is country roads that’s ideal, so really I want to stay down in power especially in comparison to the M1200 , I’ve ridden the Speed Twin which I think is similar in power to the 1200 scrambler and again although great for overtaking it’s more than I need , the closest of my bikes to the Triumph Scrambler is my Ducati Scrambler at 72bhp and 50Nm torque 180kg, it’s great for the riding I do but physically a bit small for me (I’m 6’2”), anyway rambling on a bit here, scrambler test ride later I’ll know what’s what then
I also looked at the 1200 but decided it's not what I wanted. The 1200 is more adventure bike than pure off road machine. I already have a dirt bike way more suited to off road and a road bike with over 3 times the power of the SS so the little scrambler fits in perfectly.
What is it with the front tubes? I've got paranoid and fitted a TPMS so can monitor without letting air escape each time. For the last few days I've been recording the pressures - rear is constant, front is slowly dropping.
My front pressure seems to be stable but I intend to fit 4mm tubes at the first tyre change or before if I get a flat.
Ive had another test ride and on balance think I might go for a T120 instead, the main reason I’m thinking of getting a Triumph is that I love the looks, whilst I was in the showroom I kept looking at a T120, think I prefer it tbh so I’ve organised a test ride for Saturday .
EDIT; That said I’ve just had a look on the Bonneville forum and it seems a few people have been having gearbox issues with them, hmmmn, maybe I need to think again!