S C R A M B L E R C O M P A R I S O N T E S T
P58
SHOOTOUT
Ergonomically, the Ducati was
fine for me but Kit found it a little
cramped, as did Sean. I can't for
the life of me understand how
that seat was allowed through
to production, because there's
a hump two thirds of the way to
the front which forces your bits
into the tank (or you have to sit
way back near the passenger
seat to get comfortable). Still,
that's an easy fix—a custom
seat would be first on the list of
upgrades should I have one in
the garage.
It was extremely close to a
dead heat between the Ducati
and BMW for the win in this
test but finally we gave it to the
Ducati because of less weight, a
much lower price tag and better
dirt capability. If all you wanted
was road manners, the BMW
would take the cake, but the
overall package of the Ducati
just pips the Munich men for the
win. Just.
Despite not having
very high-spec front
suspension (come
to think of it, no
bike here does), the
Ducati will still carve
up canyons nicely.
