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I guess I was expecting too much. I hate that 270 degree crank. Makes the whole bike shake which is not necessary. I'ts too quiet. A new owner might as well figure in some different kind of mufflers so you can hear the engine running. It has ample torque but it peters out quick. I don't care how hard you jerk on the handlebars, it won't wheelie.  All in all, I'd rather have a Bonneville or a Thruxton. A 69 650 Trophy Scrambler will spank the 900cc Scrambler to about 70 MPH. I won't take my antique faster than that. To each his own. I do give Triumph props for adding to the pool with the very different Scrambler. It looks cool. Mad`
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I'ts too quiet. A new owner might as well figure in some different kind of mufflers
Ask the UK guys about using even the Triumph pipes!
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I don't care how hard you jerk on the handlebars, it won't wheelie.
WHAT!??
ANYTHING will wheelie - ever seen the guy on the Rocket (forget the extra bhp and torque it has). It's bloody heavy!
Each to their own, that's why there are so many different bikes etc etc ... I like mine.
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At least with the japcrap tyres, my America will spin the wheel from a stop before the front starts to even get a little light. Seems to me that it is a good design when the wheels stay on the ground where they belong.
Now, my old Velocette was something different. Lean forward a bit and drop the clutch with the engine turning around 2200, The front wheel would lift and the shocks would compress. Then, on the rear spring rebound, you ended up with both wheels off the ground.
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At least with the japcrap tyres, my America will spin the wheel from a stop before the front starts to even get a little light. Seems to me that it is a good design when the wheels stay on the ground where they belong.
Now, my old Velocette was something different. Lean forward a bit and drop the clutch with the engine turning around 2200, The front wheel would lift and the shocks would compress. Then, on the rear spring rebound, you ended up with both wheels off the ground.
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A Scrambler with the wheels on the ground ALL THE TIME? Come on man.
If you come to a small creek and need to get the front wheel up a little so you don't slam into the bank on the other side, what are you gonna do? I bet you'll get wet and thrown over the handlebars.
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i read the article in CW. if i want a all around road and off road i'll justgo with the tiger. joe
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Hey Mad I think you're missing the point with the whole idea of the bike. It's not a trials bike - go to KTM for that. It's a marketing thing to hanker after the 'good old days'. The look of it lends itself to tug at the 'Steve McQueen' in us. Well some people anyway!  Looking at Triumph's own website, this .....  is as 'off-road' as it gets!!!!! Enjoy it for what it is, a variation on the Bonneville which, I think, looks pretty good, handles (for a knobbly tyred bike) and is pretty nippy (well it's quicker than my America!).
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Idon't understand the knobbys and high pipes if the only place you can take it off road is to the beach, Why mess the road ride up with the knobby's then?
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I think you're missing the point with the whole idea of the bike.
It's not a trials bike - go to KTM for that.
It's a marketing thing to hanker after the 'good old days'.
The look of it lends itself to tug at the 'Steve McQueen' in us.
Well some people anyway!
Looking at Triumph's own website, this .....
is as 'off-road' as it gets!!!!!
Enjoy it for what it is, a variation on the Bonneville which, I think, looks pretty good, handles (for a knobbly tyred bike) and is pretty nippy (well it's quicker than my America!).
Well, I can't deny that it is a very handsome looking bike for sure. It did seem to handle well on the street. I guess the biggest thing for me is that crankshaft and the vibration as compared to the smooth running Bonneville.
They have three Scramblers at my dealer sitting on the floor.
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Idon't understand the knobbys and high pipes if the only place you can take it off road is to the beach, Why mess the road ride up with the knobby's then?
LOL!!!
If it didn't has (semi) knobblies, it wouldn't continue the 'scrambler' effect.
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I bought my America for basically the same reason I like the new scrambler. I liked the looks of a vertical twin, the name and history of Triumph, and the feeling of just being able to jump on the bike and ride to town. I had been rideing Harleys since the 80's and never felt the casualness of this Triumph. I never just jumped on the Harley to go to the hardware store, or to Albertsons. The scrambler looks like it would be that kind of bike, just lots of fun to ride, anywhere, anytime.
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Leonard, that's kinda why I want an all black Bonneville. I keep my BA out in my friend's garage in NJ, but I'd kinda like a city bike. Ya know, one you really don't wash, you can let it get kinda beat up, knocked over, whatever, but when you want to go somewhere further than a few blocks, fire 'er up and park 'er wherever you can find a little spot and don't worry if someone's gonna knock it over or steal it. Basically no upgrades except for the LOUD D&D's (in all black of course) and lower bars...maybe an engine guard too.
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Urals are all I can think about nowadays. I don't like the sidecar models, but the Wolf is really cool  And they're coming out with a solo version of the retro this summer 
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Although it would be kinda cool if you had a 2WD model to hook up the sidecar and use it all winter...even in the snow...
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Hey Mad, I like your '69 Trophy much better then the new Scrambler. Why buy a new "Retro" when you've got an original.  And by the way since they dropped the Trophy from the lineup why didn't they just name the Scrambler the Trophy?  Makes me think somewhere in the future there will be a another Trophy touring bike.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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