Long before the recent craze for retro scramblers emerged, the Bonnie-based Triumph Scrambler set the template many others have now followed. Its omission from the already-announced classic Triumph family was glaringly obvious, but now we know for sure the firm are working on its replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n The new model, seen here in prototype form for the first time, will replace the outgoing Scrambler in 2017 when the old air-cooled version is forced out of production by tightening emissions rules and the need for mandatory ABS.<\/span> <\/p>\n It\u2019s clear that this prototype is based on the firm\u2019s new 900cc Street Twin rather than the more powerful 1200cc unit used in the T120 Bonneville and Thruxton, and lacks the dual throttle bodies of the bigger motor, instead using the same single throttle body as the Street Twin. Using less costly elements from the Street Twin makes sense if Triumph are to take on the Ducati Scrambler, which sells on style and fun rather than performance.<\/span><\/p>\n The clearest departures from the stock Street Twin, at least on this prototype, are the wheels and exhaust. Although Triumph will already sell you a \u2018Scrambler Inspiration Kit\u2019 for the Street Twin, including a Vance and Hines high-level exhaust, it\u2019s quite different from the one seen here. The Inspiration Kit\u2019s pipe is a non-road-legal one that eliminates the catalytic converter and much of the silencing of the stock exhaust, and as such it\u2019s an option some buyers won\u2019t want to fit.The Inspiration Kit also lacks the wire wheels and knobbly tyres needed to really complete the scrambler style, and this machine has both.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new exhaust seen here is a handmade prototype. Some of the welding is less than beautiful and there\u2019s been no effort to give it any sort of protective production finish; it\u2019s likely to be a rusty mess in no time. But it does have a catalytic converter mounted under the front section of heat shield, below the rider\u2019s right knee.<\/span><\/p>\n The cat is one of the sticking points for the new Scrambler\u2019s development. Triumph\u2019s engineers came up with an ingenious method for hiding the emissions controls on the new water-cooled Street Twin and Bonneville, diverting the exhausts to a hidden catalytic converter under the front of the engine while giving the illusion of pipes that run straight to the end cans at the back. That solution couldn\u2019t be applied to the Scrambler, hence the Inspiration Kit\u2019s non-road-legal pipe.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fix here isn\u2019t quite as clever as the hidden cat on the Bonneville but it\u2019s neat nonetheless and means the converter doesn\u2019t spoil the bike\u2019s lines. By keeping the header pipes as short as possible the catalyst should reach operating temperature quickly, and positioning it in front of the rider\u2019s leg instead of alongside it should help cut down on the heat problems. The resultant gap where the catalyser would normally reside is masked by a neat little faux sump guard.<\/span><\/p>\n Further back, the twin silencers should have no problem keeping the engine\u2019s noise to an acceptable level. Don\u2019t worry about the ugly extensions to the very ends of the exhaust; they\u2019re simply used on prototypes to make it easy for extractor fan systems to be attached when they\u2019re undergoing dyno tests indoors.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The wire wheels and knobbly tyres show that this prototype is testing handling as well as the exhaust system, but we believe the final version of the Scrambler will have further changes to its appearance. In particular the seat and rear mudguard are likely to change. This bike appears to use the stock Street Twin fender allied to a Bonneville T120 seat, but both are likely to be replaced by Scrambler-specific designs when the bike reaches production. The headlight \u2013 here taken straight from the Street Twin \u2013 could also be swapped for production, probably for a smaller one that would better suit the retro scrambler look.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While this bike is using the 900cc \u2018High Torque\u2019 twin from the Street Twin, both the High Torque 1200 from the T120 and the High Power 1200 from the Thruxton would slot straight into the same space if Triumph decide there\u2019s a market for a more expensive, higher-performance Scrambler.<\/span><\/p>\n The firm are certain to be keeping an eye on the sales of BMW\u2019s new 1170cc R NineT Scrambler \u2013 due to arrive in July \u2013 to judge whether it needs to make something the same size. However, given the relative simplicity of creating such a bike, even if sales are modest it could still be a profitable addition.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Street Twin spawns a cool new retro machine for 2017 This is the world\u2019s first glimpse of the all-new Triumph Scrambler, spotted last week undergoing road development work in the UK. Long before the recent craze for retro scramblers emerged, the Bonnie-based Triumph Scrambler set the template many others have now followed. 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