The much-ballyhooed Srambler saw its 2015 release. Few Ducatis have provoked such debate around the DOC coffee-clatch table. A majority declare it “a great bike.” Curmudgeons (in the minority) say it erodes Ducati’s purist racing heritage and panders to the “hipster-dufus” consumer who can’t ride, but who wants to display the badge of the brand (“Philistines!”).
Before you decide on what camp you are in, read this First Ride review by Cycle World…in which author Jeff Allen concludes, “All things considered, the new Scrambler Ducati is silly good.” It tempts you to take a Scrambler out for a test ride, so that you can decide for yourself.