So, I've just bought a Triumph Scrambler

[HenryDorsetCase]

cool, huh?

This is to replace my Honda Hornet (now for sale, PM me.....) and will allow me to do some shingle road type riding. I'm thinking Molesworth, Rainbow, Dansys, Banks Peninsula. It is pretty much "out of the box" (and Ive only seen photos) but I will add some stuff to it: specifically a bashguard, and some less restrictive mufflers.

[Padmei]

You crazy wild-eyed youth -do you know what kind of fun you've let yourself in for?? Turn back before it's too late

[shafty]

You should urgently post pics! (Congratulations Dude!)

[tri boy]

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http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141616
Did I say whoohoo?
All those roads you mentioned are perfect for the Triumph, plus throw in the Porika, and with Nordie, the Mangatapu.
Go you good thing.

[trustme]

Let the frakling begin.
They are a fun wee bike, enjoy

[NordieBoy]

Let the frakling begin.
They are a fun wee bike, enjoy

Wee?

Not a word that usually springs to mind when talking about Trumpy Scramblers.

[xwhatsit]

Wee?

Not a word that usually springs to mind when talking about Trumpy Scramblers.

It is with Motu -- he reckons his BMW pisses all over the Scrambler

Noice! Closet homofag wants to know what colour it is?

[trustme]

I just don't think of it as a big bike like a GS 1200 or KTM 990 ,except for its weight of course

[tri boy]

It is with Motu -- he reckons his BMW pisses all over the Scrambler

Noice! Closet homofag wants to know what colour it is?

So thats the stain on my front rim.
Bloody boxer's. Take them off their leash, and they soil the neighbour hood.

[HenryDorsetCase]

It is with Motu -- he reckons his BMW pisses all over the Scrambler

Noice! Closet homofag wants to know what colour it is?

black.

I just tried to get the photo off the tardme listing (and yes, Ive bought another bike off tardme without seeing it in the flesh and after swearing I wouldnt...)

[slimjim]

hope the bash plate covers the oil filter...thought to myself ...why have the filter in a postion that a branch or rock heap could punture... humm longer bash plate needed than factory supplied ones i reckon

[HenryDorsetCase]

hope the bash plate covers the oil filter...thought to myself ...why have the filter in a postion that a branch or rock heap could punture... humm longer bash plate needed than factory supplied ones i reckon

noted. I guess what I dont want is a rock being flicked up from the front tyre into it. I am vanishingly unlikely to be taking it anywhere gnarly enough for the issues you mention to happen. (What if it got stuck? they arent a light little dirtbike, and I am old, and decrepit!)

[trustme]

hope the bash plate covers the oil filter...thought to myself ...why have the filter in a postion that a branch or rock heap could punture... humm longer bash plate needed than factory supplied ones i reckon

Made my own out of 5mm alloy , extends to cover part of the filter but scalloped the rear end of the plate to allow easy filter removal, works so far.

You will need to fit a front mudflap or a guard for the oil cooler to protect from stones on gravel roads, if you are like me you will fit both
PM me if you want destructions on how to make either or pics etc.

[tri boy]

This be what you want.

[jrandom]

Does the Scrambler actually go any better in the gravel than, say, a Hornet?

I have a vague impression of it as a mildly retro-looking road bike that's sold with odd tyres.