Sometimes you can figure out what a bike is for by thinking of what it’s not: this is not a bike for the drag strip, and it’s not a bike for trans-continental pursuits (I mean you could, but who wants to stop a bike mid-ride to inspect valves?). It’s built to be short shifted at moderate speeds, hooning between traffic and being thrown into corners. You don’t ride around on a Scrambler 1100. So why the Scrambler 1100? The same question could be asked of the Triumph twins (of any size), of cruisers from Japanese manufacturers, or of pretty much any Harley-Davidson. (See here on my deeper dive into liquid / air cooling). That’s why the fastest motorcycles in the world have more cylinders and water cooling. It’s hard to conjure up much power out of the buggers while still respecting vehicle emissions laws. There’s no reason, otherwise, why a motorcycle would have an air-cooled V-twin. The Hayabusa was made to go fast, the KLR650 was made to never break down, and the Yamaha R6 was made to win at races.īut there have always been a class of bikes that are built to conjure up a certain “feeling”. In the past, motorcycles were quite often function-first. Riding the Ducati Scrambler 1100 is really… fun. The tachometer on the Scrambler 1100 goes up to 10,000 rpm.

Whereas the Scrambler’s torque curve is more for leaning back a little and short shifting, and not riding the high end of the power band. So the Monster 1100 and its stablemate the Hypermotard 1100 favour sportier riding, revving the engine out more. The Monster 1100 has a wider powerband, even if it’s higher up in RPMs.The Scrambler 1100’s peak power is lower, and.The peak torque for both bikes is similar but brought earlier on the Scrambler.So the results are directional/illustrative only.Ĭomparing both torque curves (acknowledging that it’s illustrative only). Note: Source was different machines, days, years. Let’s compare it to the torque curve for the Ducati Monster 1100: Superimposing torque curves of Monster 1100 and Scrambler 1100. So the powerband is somewhere between “cruiser” and “sport bike”. Riding “hard” means shifting around 8-8.5K. The hard redline is 10000 rpm, but in reality, you’ll start to get a significant drop off of acceleration before that. Source: Various published dyno runsĪs you can see, the Scrambler 1100 has a “mid-range” torque curve.

Ducati Scrambler 1100 dyno rear wheel torque, Nm. To know how a motorcycle’s going to ride, you have to consider the powerband - which is why I like to look at the torque curve. Of course, you can’t just look at power and weight specs. Most models have a Kayaba shock, Sport models have Öhlins shock.Ģ x 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc M4.32 4-piston calipers (very competent, especially for the weight and intended riding speeds)Ģ06 kg / 454 lb (20kg / 44 lb heavier than the Scrambler 800) Pre-load and rebound adjustable monoshock. (See our front suspension guide to understand more about what makes this spcial) Non-Sport models have 45mm Marzocchi USD Sport models have Öhlins 48mm USD forks. Partġ079cc air-cooled desmodromic 2-valve-per-cylinder 90-degree V-twin (“L-twin)Ħ-speed transmission, wet clutch, chain driveįull Ride-by-wire with Bosch cornering ABS, power modes, and traction controlĨ8 Nm (65 lb-ft) 4750 rpm (at the crank) - relatively low rpm for peak powerįully adjustable front forks. But there are some specs that are good to know because they let you compare a bike with others. Ride the Scrambler 1100 Spec SheetĪs I always say, you can’t ride a spec sheet. Look that peak RPM number again - yes, 4,750 rpm. It makes a modest amount of power, peaking at 63 kW (86 hp) at 7,500 rpm, and makes peak torque of 88 Nm (65 lb-ft) at 4750 rpm. The Ducati Scrambler 1100 is powered by an 1079cc 2-valve-per-cylinder air-cooled L-twin engine (which is a 90-degree V-twin). It has great road performance, a comfortable seating position, a huge amount of torque and a wide enough powerband to keep you entertained everywhere (except maybe on the track, as you’ll run out of revs), and really good looks for when you’re sitting at the pie shop having a look. In a nutshell, the Ducati Scrambler 1100 is a lightweight naked road bike with a torque-first, power-second, air-cooled engine. Some of this will be obvious to the more experienced among you who pay attention to motorcycles, but bear with me. So what is this motorcycle? Let me answer some of the absolute basics. Sign up The Ducati Scrambler 1100 - In a Nutshell

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