Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Today in motorcycle history, September 30, 2014


  

   
  




  The new Ducati Scrambler will be presented today at Intermot, International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike Fair, at Cologne, Germany.  






  The original Scrambler, for those unfamiliar, was a bare-bones, single-cylinder which Ducati made from 1962 until 1974, with engine sizes ranging from 125cc to 450cc, with the largest-capacity versions sold as the Jupiter. They were cheap, simple, easy to ride and nothing like the Ducatis we know and love today, which half explains the cult following they've picked up along the way. And it's that image which Ducati hopes to tap into with the new Scrambler.

  The production of the new Ducati Scrambler in 2015 is a salute to the American Berliner Motor Corporation.




  The 1962 Diana 250cc Mark 3 Super Sport had a top-seed of 104 mph.





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