VOL. 54 ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 28, 2017 P89
Compared to the
old Scrambler,
the 2017 model
looks thoroughly
modern while still
retaining the links
to the past that
make it such a
cool bike.
Street Cup Café Racer by using
the new 54 horsepower, 900cc
Bonneville parallel-twin, al-
though the chassis, suspension
and ride position have been
somewhat altered to ensure this
bike goes as good off-road as it
looks.
The styling has been thor-
oughly updated for 2017 with
everything from an interchange-
able passenger seat and alloy
rack as standard, off-road style
footpegs, gun metal finishes
on the Triumph engine badges,
and brushed alloy tank decals.
There's also the new, twin-outlet
exhaust that exists high on the
rider's right, a new headlight,
dash, seat profile, a number
board, bash plate, you name it.
Oh, and the Street Scrambler
has the added boon of having
switchable ABS and traction
control, essential if you want to
get off-road and don't want rider
aids holding you back.
The Street Scrambler is
aimed at, well, pretty much ev-
eryone. A sweeping statement,
I grant you, but the Scrambler
is designed to be as much fun
for someone like Colton Haaker
is it is for a guy who has just got
his license. It's all about acces-
sibility.
The engine is the same 270°
parallel-twin lump found in
the Street Twin and the Street
Cup. I can already hear people
scoffing at the fact this a 900cc
twin that produces only 54
horsepower and 59 lb-ft of
torque at 6000 rpm and 2850
rpm, respectively, but let me
go into battle for the little twin.
I thought, indeed, when rid-
ing the similarly engined Street
Cup, 54 horsepower wasn't
enough. But with the Scrambler,
