2017 BMW R NINET SCRAMBLER
ROAD TEST
P80
and steering ease on the road.
The gaiter-equipped forks—to
the Scrambler's detriment—are
un-adjustable and out back
there's the standard BMW-style
Paralever suspension, actuating
a single shock absorber with
preload and rebound damping
adjustment at your fingertips.
Part of what makes the
Scrambler the bike it is—aside
from the obvious front wheel
and that superlative (looks and
comfort) seat—is the Supertrapp-
style twin muffler that exits up
the rear left of the bike. It's not
a true Supertrapp as the rear
plates are not separate, instead
they're simply grooves in the
single-piece aluminum mufflers,
but hey, it's all about the look,
right?
The Scrambler also comes
with a lot of goodies the other
mainstream Scramblers don't,
namely traction control and
ABS, the aforementioned heated
Crank it over! Despite the non-standard knobby tires, you can really get into it on the Scrambler.
