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IT HAPPENED SINCE LAST ISSUE
MORE TANTALISING FACTS
are beginning to leak out
about Triumph’s eagerly
awaited Scrambler 1200,
which is expected to hit the
market in 2019.
This is an important model
for the British company, as
it w ill go head-to-head w ith
Ducati’s 1100cc Scrambler,
which is being heavily
promoted around the world.We first saw this machine
being tested in April, but the
latest test bikes are getting
ever closer to production
specification, judging by
this prototy pe that we again
spotted at the firm’s secret
testing site in Spain.
The new pictures also give
our first view of the bike’s
right-hand side, complete
with trademark Scramblertwin stacked exhaust pipes.
The pipes show how close
the machine is to completion,
as they sport a very neatly
finished, production-spec
heatshield arrangement.
As on the smaller 900cc
Street Scrambler, that
cowling is a clever way to
disguise the collector box
and catalytic converter,
although its design is subtlydifferent to the exhaust on
the smaller-capacity model.
The mechanicals seem
unchanged from the earlier
version, but the styling has
been altered.
Firstly, there’s a low-
mounted fender hugging the
road-oriented front tyre.
Many other details remain
as before. They include the
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All-new 1200cc Scrambler caught on camera again!
Sprung! Big-bore Triumph ScramblerFlat-track-style guards protect the
lower fork legs from dirt. However,
thelatestprototype’sforksstill
carry Brembo calipers on the same
radial mounting brackets as the
machinewesawinApril,suggesting
a decent-specÖHLINS FORK.Road-style frontMUDGUARDis
a surprise. We’d expected a more
motocross-style, high-mounted
effort.Theearlierprototypehad
no front fender at all. We’re still
confident a high version will be
offered, probably combined with
more knobbly, off-road-style rubber.Where are theHANDGUARDS?The
earlierprototypes featured exotic-
looking aluminium handguards but
the latest ones go without that
detail. We think they’ll be an option
rather than standard equipment.FlatSEAThelps keep height low but
it will be interesting to see if this
is revised before final production.
Sturdy alloy grabrail appears to have
pannier or luggage carrier mounts.