Dirty Frank
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But is this ride uglier that a ****** off mother in law?
Is it just me?
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Honestly none of the road-oriented “scramblers” do it for me.
It’s like Honda’s parallel twin cruisers. You have desecrated what it means to be a cruiser. Shame on your entire family.
Or Suzuki turning the V-Strom into a parallel twin and still having the audacity to call it a V-Strom. No. It’s not. It’s a P-Strom now, you’re just an ******* trying to take advantage of that the reputation that motor built.
Or when Ducati made a motorcycle without a trellis frame AND CALLED IT A MONSTER. How ******* dare you?
It’s the purist in me, I’m sorry. But I’m also not sorry, **** you. Make something new if you want to, but don’t sully the legacies of these good names.
It’s like Honda’s parallel twin cruisers. You have desecrated what it means to be a cruiser. Shame on your entire family.
Or Suzuki turning the V-Strom into a parallel twin and still having the audacity to call it a V-Strom. No. It’s not. It’s a P-Strom now, you’re just an ******* trying to take advantage of that the reputation that motor built.
Or when Ducati made a motorcycle without a trellis frame AND CALLED IT A MONSTER. How ******* dare you?
It’s the purist in me, I’m sorry. But I’m also not sorry, **** you. Make something new if you want to, but don’t sully the legacies of these good names.
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Glenn/RZ500
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It`s not Suzuki Madura fugly and certainly not a looker like a `69 Bonneville. And it`s no more a real Beezer than a new Indian is a real Scout. Meh.
I’m all for more model offerings than less. Even if they don’t strike an interest from me. I will say the RE Bear twin is more appealing from a “scrambler” look that is intended for the street.
Thumpers can be fun but, it just doesn’t seem to look or do anything well.
For example, Triumph’s 400 does exactly what is suppose to do and looks good doing its part.
Thumpers can be fun but, it just doesn’t seem to look or do anything well.
For example, Triumph’s 400 does exactly what is suppose to do and looks good doing its part.
Mad Mike
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I have 1 real scrambler in the garage, it's a 69 Triumph Trophy 250 Woodsman SS. Same as a TR25 and a BSA B25 with the exception of an alloy tank and high mouned fenders, high-mounted exhaust wth a upswept muffler, and 19" wheels and a 7" TLS brake. Back in the day scramblers were mostly knobby tires on British standards.
What’s the definition of a classic Scrambler?
I like mine but I get that it’s not a ‘pure’ scrambler as some have pointed out.
I like mine but I get that it’s not a ‘pure’ scrambler as some have pointed out.
guzzirider
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How can they call it a scrambler!
It does not even have a high pipe!
Of course the high pipes where only good for burn scaring the inside of your girlfriends leg
so that she never spoke to you again and and then found a boyfriend who could afford a car.
It does not even have a high pipe!
Of course the high pipes where only good for burn scaring the inside of your girlfriends leg
so that she never spoke to you again and and then found a boyfriend who could afford a car.
I think the high pipes were good for more than just that...
*points at the big cloud of smoke covering the city for days (weeks?)*
Dirty Frank
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Lucky girl her next date was with Chad in his Corvette with side pipes.
guzzirider
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Chad is a fictional character only seen in teen films and Beach Boy songs.
It was more likely a beat up 56 chevy that had a functional heater and back seat.
Mad Mike
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Original scramblers were like these pics. Take the lights off your street bike, add nobbie tires, remove the lights then go hit the dirt.
The modern scrambler is a style more than a category. Basically a street bike in a costume.
