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Ducati, Domenicali smentisce: "Nessuno scooter in arrivo"
Ducati, Domenicali smentisce: "Nessuno scooter in arrivo"
Actualit? - Ducati: non au scooter mais oui au scrambler - Actualit? - Ducati - Scooter - Caradisiac Moto - Caradisiac.comA model which instead will soon be a part of the line-up is the new Ducati Ducati Scrambler , whose prototype has already been immortalized in some spy photos . that MCN has already managed to grab the very early test shots while the bike was ridden around Bologna.
The 'reincarnation' for the new millennium Scrambler of the glorious 60s and 70s will probably receive the Desmodue engine of the Monster 796 (a L-Twin 803 cc air-cooled capable of delivering 87 hp at 8250 rev / min and 78 Nm of torque at 6250 r / min) and could be unveiled at the end of 2014 and then to make his entrance on the markets as the Model Year 2015.
The Scrambler original of the last century was a single-cylinder , which was proposed with different displacements between 125 and 450 cc, but Domenicali - notoriously not a fan of 'mono' - has officially confirmed that a return to such engines could be ruled out:
"Abbbiamo noticed a general trend globally that sees the rebirth of light models and style 'retro', but there will be no new model single cylinder Ducati: we believe we already have the engines that we need to enter this market . "
Now, nothing prevents this range to suit local circumstances. Suddenly, the project scrambler sees quite knighting. It will take an existing engine. A feature that helps to eliminate any idea of a unique drum sound that would feed a 250 or 300cc thought Bologna.