Hope you have fun with it
When the you get the chance a long ferry down to Northern Spain and then a slow/fast bimble back is always great fun plus its always nice to properly get to know a bike in decent weather
Scrambler looks cool.Originally Posted by Skyman
Not sure tinkering always works though. The guys who did my Scrambler......
Have just turned this out......
A question of degree and taste, I guess.
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Only reservation is the tyres.
Borrowed a mates MT09 shod similarly.
Noisy, and handled like a pig on stilts.
They tend to kill what can be a sweet handling bike.
The R9T...that's just nasty.
I would leave the headers, you will get lots of smiles per miles with the termi pipes alone.
Great looking bike, ps lovin the tank in fill panels.
Almost exactly 12 months after buying my Ducati ... it's been traded ...
After spending too much on upgrades .. I just about justified it to myself. I got more in the trade in than I paid for the bike 12 months ago (OK - that doesn't include the excessive upgrades)
I went from this Ducati scrambler..
To this ...
BMW R NineT Sport
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Nice upgrade. A lot more power, and nicer suspension and brakes imo. Plus I just love twin bmw’s
It's just a matter of time...
Good move.Almost exactly 12 months after buying my Ducati ... it's been traded ...
After spending too much on upgrades .. I just about justified it to myself. I got more in the trade in than I paid for the bike 12 months ago (OK - that doesn't include the excessive upgrades)
I went from this ...
To this ...
BMW R NineT Sport
I did DAS and got my licence a month or so back. When I was waiting to take MOD1 I went to the local bike shop to take a look at a used Ducati Scrambler and came back having put a deposit on an R9T.
I never rode the Scrambler but am loving the BMW compared with the DAS bikes I was riding to get my licence.
How do the Scrambler and R9T compare?
I’ve recently returned to biking too, although the circumstances rather painful (my thread - Think I’m Done).
Anyway, I picked this up over weekend, another version of Ducati’s Scrambler, the Desert SLED...
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They're both great bikes.
Scrambler was an ideal first bike and I loved doing all the mods I did.
I just grew out of it .. wanted something bigger - physically and in terms of power.
1200 vs 800 means bags more torque.
But most importantly both have the great noise a twin has.
Akrapovic on the BMW sounds the business!
Great choice!
Sled has good upgrades over the Icon.
And a bigger bike in terms of ride height.
I'd choose a DS if I was buying one now.
I wondered about the riding position? I’m 5’9” and found that I needed to add bar risers to the R9T to get a comfy position that wasn’t too tiring, particularly with regards to my right wrist.
The Scrambler seemed a little more compact by way of comparison.
Agree about the engine and exhaust. The Sport Akrapovic can looks smart!
I'm 6' 0" .. The R9T riding position is pretty good for me ... my feet are slightly more tucked up, but my feet are slightly further forward.
I like the lower bar position on the R9T. It's still not a big bike in comparison to any sports tourer.
However - before I bought the R9T I test rode - Ducati Monster 821 (too uncomfortable - felt like a proper sports bike, and an Aprilia Shiver - just didn't get on with it).
Scrambler - knees are more like 90 degrees and under my @rse. I swapped the high rise Icon bars for the lower Full Throttle bars - but then added Gilles Risers - these are great and let me move the bars up and towards me - they're for sale if anyone is reading this and wants some)
BTW - when it comes to comfort .... pins and needles in my hands used to be the limiting factor in how long I could ride for ...
I can now ride all day without suffering at all .. spent 3 days riding from South to North Wales the other weekend.
My tips:
[1] Gloves - I used to wear tight fitting summer gloves .. summer gloves with a little palm padding and more finger room helps
[2] Bar end weights - reduce vibrations
[3] Foam grips - don't look cool ... but help a lot.
[4] Loosen your grip - learning to ride I had a death grip on the bars and straight arms .. learn to loosen slightly and use your "core" to help keep you upright rather than leaning on your hands/wrists.
Just out of interest, why don't you go straight from CBT to DAS and then you aren't restricted by what capacity you can buy?
Only ask because selling bikes isn't the easiest thing in the world; I found it okay to jump straight onto a 750.
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Which is why I chose the Scrambler - it's 800 but not that powerful .. not too heavy, easy to handle, good torque, and sounds excellent.
What style of bike are you into to?
I knew I wanted some naked / retro rather than sports.
Ducati make the Scrambler 62, same frame size as normal 800/1100 cc bike but with 400cc engine.
You’re right about the gloves and grip:
Currently wearing some quite tight-fitting summer gloves and had thought about changing but the heat had put me off so far.
Am also aware that my grip on the throttle is much much tighter than my left hand is gripping and the fatigue starts there first. Is getting better the more I ride and the risers helped by brining the bars a little closer (also dropped the angle a little which brought them closer still).
3 days riding without fatigue seems a long way off still...
That’s not Bristol Motorrad is it?Not sure tinkering always works though. The guys who did my Scrambler......
Have just turned this out......
A question of degree and taste, I guess.
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