New Bike Day! Ducati Scrambler

[22s]

Yeehaw!

Just picked this up - 2017 Scrambler Full Throttle with... 127 miles on the clock!




Mate's dad bought it on a whim, never rode it and gave (!) it to me.

Got a few mods planned - indicators, tail tidy, yellow delete, bar end mirrors, new seat, new zorst... Can't wait to get stuck in.

Now just need to hope it doesn't get nicked before my Almax chain arrives - got a crappy Oxford chain, Kryp disc lock and cover on til then.

V happy!

[A500leroy]

lucky boy! Maybe a sleeping bag and sleep next to it for a few nights!

[airsafari87]

Free??

Lucky boy.

I had the exact same model when they 1st came out, its a cracking little bike and you will enjoy it. Its surprising how capable they are.

[22s]

Thanks gents. Yes completely free, although I used that as an excuse to buy a bunch of upgrades and lots of kit so doesn’t feel that free

I’ve fitted the tracker now so feeling marginally less paranoid.

Dropping it to the garage on Thurs, hoping to have all sorted by the weekend so I can have a proper blast!

[Ed.]

Congratulations,
What exhaust are you putting on it,
looks like it has a termignoni already?

[Mr Squarekins]

Lovely. I'm so paranoid, i'd have in my kitchen for a few days

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Ed. said:

Congratulations,
What exhaust are you putting on it,
looks like it has a termignoni already?

Getting a Termi race:

The current one sounds ok, but not great and I don't really like the look of the shotgun style.

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Mr Squarekins said:

Lovely. I'm so paranoid, i'd have in my kitchen for a few days

I keep checking out the window - all quiet so far!

[raining_sulphur]

Nice looking bike! Not jealous. Not, one, bit.

[carinaman]

I like the yellow. Congratulations.

[black-k1]

Very nice.

Ride safe and enjoy!

[ChrisHampshire]

Lucky thing. Does your mate's dad need any more friends?!

[catso]

Well done

Slight deja-vue here as my first bike was a Ducati (250) Scrambler and it was also given to me by a friend of my Dad's. However it was 10 years old at the time (back in 1978) and needed quite a bit of work to get it going so not quite so lucky.

As for upgrades/mods, I'd get rid of the silly number plate holder thing and fit it to the rear seat/mudguard.

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ChrisHampshire said:

Lucky thing. Does your mate's dad need any more friends?!

Probably but think he's run out bikes now! Gave another 3 away last week!

anonymous said:

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Yes, staying on the road. In a London flat so not much choice without paying £100 a month for a garage space which seems overkill. Thanks for the tips!

catso said:

Well done

Slight deja-vue here as my first bike was a Ducati (250) Scrambler and it was also given to me by a friend of my Dad's. However it was 10 years old at the time (back in 1978) and needed quite a bit of work to get it going so not quite so lucky.

As for upgrades/mods, I'd get rid of the silly number plate holder thing and fit it to the rear seat/mudguard.

Wow, big up the Scrambler beneficiaries!

Yes the number plate holder thing is going.

Actually dropped off at the garage today, should be picking up Friday.

Asked them to cut down the bars as well as what a bit of a chore hacking through the traffic today.

Don't love the silver tach or headlight surround so will be spraying those up at the weekend (black).

[_Neal_]

Looks very nice that (especially as a gift!) - what's the riding position like?

[klootzak]

Great bike, though you're brave putting bar end mirrors on. The FT bars are ridiculously wide by themselves.

I've had a Scrambler Icon since 2015 and it's my first bike in 41 years I've never really felt the need to change. Sure, it's not particularly fast or comfortable or practical. But it is massive fun every time I get on it.

If you're leaving it outside, I'd recommend a serious investment in ACF50 or similar since the finish is pretty fragile in places (the unfinished, milled parts of the engine cases are particularly hard to keep looking nice).

k

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anonymous said:

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Yep nine hundred and something! In garage it's still £675-ish.

_Neal_ said:

Looks very nice that (especially as a gift!) - what's the riding position like?

Pretty good - not too upright as bars are low-ish. I'm over 6ft so bit cosy in the leg area.

klootzak said:

Great bike, though you're brave putting bar end mirrors on. The FT bars are ridiculously wide by themselves.

I've had a Scrambler Icon since 2015 and it's my first bike in 41 years I've never really felt the need to change. Sure, it's not particularly fast or comfortable or practical. But it is massive fun every time I get on it.

If you're leaving it outside, I'd recommend a serious investment in ACF50 or similar since the finish is pretty fragile in places (the unfinished, milled parts of the engine cases are particularly hard to keep looking nice).

k

Yeah I've had the bars cut down to have the mirrors added on.

I finally got to open her up a bit this weekend and it really is as fun as everyone has said! Thanks for the ACF50 reco - I'll take a look. Current plan is to ride over summer then SORN it for winter.

Made some cosmetic changes... pics to follow!

[22s]

I made some changes over the past week which I'm really pleased with. Got a race exhaust with carbon tip on order. Also want to spray the tach surround black but can't work out how to remove it.

The changes are:

- Mugello slim seat
- Black under seat side panels
- Blaze pin indicators
- Tail tidy
- 7 x 5 plate
- Black headlight bezel
- Black exhaust heat shield
- Scrambler decals removed from tank and classic Ducati added
- Yellow strip removed from fenders
- Bars cut down and bar end mirrors added
- Quad Lock Pro phone mount

[mr shoddy]

Thats cool.

[PT1984]

That seat has made a world of difference. A lovely thing.