PES,
I agree. The pricing on the Scrambler will probably be on a par with the standard Bonnie, in fact, it could be a little more. But, I'll bet the Triumph accessory catalog will have that skid plate you asked about, in it.
Regarding the W650: It is a pretty cool rendition of the classic brit-twin, but from what I've read about the bike, when it came out around 5 years ago, it doesn't handle nearly as well and is slightly down of power(of course, giving away about 140cc in displacement) than the new Bonnies.
Ironically, the handling department differences hark back to the days when you just couldn't beat a britbike in that regard, and the Japanese, although maybe making more reliable and more modern engine designs, such as OHC designs (as compared to the dated by late '60s standard brit pushrod OHV), which were oil-tight for the most part due to horizontally split engine cases, instead of the vertical on britbikes of that era, just didn't quite have their frame and suspension components dialed in as well as the brits did. It seems that most of "Japan Incorporated" didn't get that right until well into the '80s.
Dwight
