The Moto Morini scrambler thread reminded me of this, and I don't recall having seen it posted up. Touratech has taken the BMW F800R and made a scrambler out of it - and I think it looks pretty sharp. It's the first BMW I'd consider realistically buying tbh.
riding a certain bike doesn't mean you have to join a club or something.
i would totally rock that bike, minus the number plates.
ideally i'd have a KTM supermoto, but being 5'7" i don't know how i'd manage. i'm really leaning towards the F800GS once i get out of school
It's an older term. Back before there were completely specialized sport bikes, touring bikes, cruisers, and dirtbikes, there were just motorcycles. The difference between a sportbike and a touring bike was handlebars, seat, a bolt-on windshield and a dufflebag and bungees, maybe a b***** gas tank. The difference between a sportbike and a dirtbike was tires, handlebars, and high exhaust pipes, maybe also a skidplate if you were lucky.
Then people started building dirtbikes that were specifically designed for offroading, and the older style dirtbikes that were essentially converted streetbikes were generally then known as "scramblers".
yeah, but as far as i know, it mostly dates back to the BSA Scrambler (maybe it was a triumph, though) from the late 50s/early 60s?
basically a standard with dirtbike tires and that high, horizontally routed side exhaust with heat shields meant for terrorizing the countryside. this might be wrong, but the famous McQueen chase and jump (performed by Steve's fellow partner-in-moto-hooliganism/stunt rider Bud Ekins) is pretty much the iconic use for a scrambler...
edit: ah, i see philB has beaten me to it! feel free to correct me, since i don't think all my facts are right.
edit^2: wow, that is a fucking sweet headlight... any ideas what it is?
I said realistically buying. And tbh, I'd probably wouldn't get the S1000 either - I'd get something else of the same class.
And yeah, it's a nice headlight - wayyy better than the usual BMW ugliness
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