FIRST IMPRESSION
P84
3950 rpm, less than halfway to the rev limiter.
That's just 1.4 lb-ft less than the Thruxton, but with
a much wider spread of grunt throughout the rev
range, and it's also four percent more than the
T120 Bonneville's supposed High Torque engine
delivers, and 37.5 percent greater than the smaller-
capacity Street Scrambler. This output comes with
the aid of the beautifully crafted twin high-level
exhausts, with stainless steel headers and brushed
stainless steel silencers, which delivers what
Triumph describes as "a deep punchy scrambler
sound." Personally, I thought it sounded great in
delivering the best of both worlds, with more of
what you need when you need it than any other
1200 Bonneville variant.
Just as on all the new generation Bonnevilles,
the Scrambler 1200 duo's Keihin ECU features
an RBW/ride-by-wire throttle with a choice of five
riding modes (Road, Rain, Off-Road, Sport and
a rider-configurable Custom setting) all of which
deliver the same peak power. There is also a five-
stage TC/traction control setting.
The Scrambler 1200 XE also features an Off-
Road Pro mode, which switches off ABS and TC al-
