2019 DUCATI SCRAMBLER ICON
FIRST IMPRESSION
P106
and back with the Daytime Running
Light (DRL); a redesigned and sculpt-
ed seat; new suspension settings front
and rear; a dash that now houses a
gear position indicator and can pair up
to your phone via the Ducati Multi-
media system; new brake and clutch
levers with hydraulic actuation on the
latter; a new heat shield on the ex-
haust and finally—and most definitely
most importantly—the fitment of the
same Cornering ABS system as seen
on the Scrambler 1100.
(Above) Three
generations
of Scrambler,
starting with the
OG of 1962 in the
background to
the present day
at the front.
(Left) Switchgear
has been
revamped and
is now in line
with the
Scrambler 1100.
(Right) All-black
engine cases
with machined
fins are a design
highlight of the
2019 model.
The Ride
To ride an Italian motorcycle through
Italy is always a cool experience, espe-
cially one whose roots can be traced
right back here to the U.S. The original
Scrambler of 1962 came at the behest
of the Berliner brothers, then American
importers of a little Italian motorbike
company called Ducati.
Fast forward nearly 60 years and the
bike I tested in Tuscany may only have a
name in common with the original, but it
