testing, but there's no denying it has stupen-
dous torque and a delightfully smooth throttle
response that make the Scrambler a joy in
tricky, tight riding situations on the trail or
when lane-splitting through stopped traffic.
However, I must address the white el-
ephant in the room. The Showa front sus-
pension is not up to the quality the rest of the
machine exudes. This is one of the most ex-
pensive Scrambler-style bikes on the market
today, as such I would have expected BMW
to grace the machine with forks that offer far
greater damping characteristics than what
is currently on the R nineT Scrambler. The
forks blow through the stroke and rebound
back far too violently, and with no adjustment
available, the rider just has to grin and bear
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Beautiful waves of thick torque come in droves.
The changing
colors of New
Jersey go hand
in hand with
the changing
landscape of
motorcycle
design. Man,
that was deep.
