Motorcycle specifications Triumph900 Street Scrambler 2018 Prairie Squad

The Street Twin platform has brought a welcome revival to Triumph's Classic range. Now it's the Scrambler's turn to benefit. An icon of the off-road world of yesteryear (when trails didn't yet exist), this Triumph completes the family's revival and bids farewell to the 800/865 Bonneville generation. In addition to its more modern overall design, the 900 Scrambler benefits from a number of technical features in addition to its distinctive styling. Rediscovering the genre and the model.

To put it simply, the Scrambler is a Bonneville with a tall exhaust system. Here, the position and style of the appendages are even more pronounced. While the Street Twin clearly asserts its leisure and cruising side, the Scrambler has a chunkier stance, which would not be disliked by poopers and clod-hunters alike. With its twin-tube design and openwork covers, the bike looks as if it's carrying a machine gun, while its engine hoof will ward off head-on blows from stones or sidewalks.
The look hits the nail on the head, then the Englishwoman confirms it with a series of small details. These include the Alcantara-effect ribbed seat with contrasting stitching and embossed Triumph logo, removable footpegs and passenger seat, knee protectors and "wolf trap" off-road footpegs to maximize boot grip (once the rubber part has been removed), the indispensable spoked rims fitted with Metzeler Tourance enduro/road tires, a number-plate-style oval on the left side of the airbox, a slimmer headlight bracket and a few engine badges. The Triumph Scrambler wants to get through soft dirt, but also (above all?) flatter the eye with a predisposition to accessorize. Isn't the extensive catalog of 150 accessories a call to action?

Let's forget it, because every effort is made to enable the Street to venture wherever its Scrambler name takes it. Although the Street Scrambler features the same fork and shock absorber profile as the Twin, its components are longer to increase ground clearance. Wider handlebars, a lower seat and forward-mounted footpegs modify the riding position, giving it a more adventurous feel. The front wheel is increased to 19 inches. Braking continues with a 310 mm front disc / 2-piston caliper and a 255 mm front disc / 2-piston caliper.

The engine is also logically taken from the Twin, offering a clear technological break with the old 865 cm3 block. In fact, we're still dealing with a twin-cylinder, 900 cm3 this time, with fuel injection (hidden behind fake carbides), ride-by-wire, liquid cooling and... less power. It's nothing major, down from 59 to 55 horsepower. What interests us more is the gain in torque. At 8.2 mkg, this Scrambler MKII gains 1.3 mkg, the maximum of which is achieved 1500 rpm earlier. The machine also appeals to young licence holders, with the possibility of downgrading to A2.

On the electronics front, the century has changed. Another benefit of the Street Twin. On board the Scrambler, you'll find traction control, transponder immobilizer, USB socket, LED taillight, handlebar-mounted dashboard info and ABS. On the Scrambler, the anti-lock braking system is disconnectable, which is not the case on other models on the Street platform. This is a welcome bonus when the rider wants to make the most of his or her skills in playful terrain. Traction control is also disconnectable.

More assertive, more rewarding, more technological, the new Street Scrambler clearly eclipses the previous generation. We may have strayed a little from the spirit of the TR6, but the machine unquestionably has more cachet than the 865 episode and looks far rockier than the Street Twin from which it derives.

Recall campaign:
In March 2019, Triumph launched a major recall campaign for its Bonnevilles and Street models manufactured between August 11, 2015 and January 13, 2019.

This includes the Bonneville T100, T120, Street Twin, Street Cup and Street Scrambler (68,686 bikes worldwide), which have been asked to stop by the dealership due to a problem with a "clutch cable that could come into contact with and damage the wiring of the main harness", with the risk of lighting and blinker malfunction and loss of power.

Serial number ranges of affected models

E5*168/2013*00009*00
e5*168/2013*00011*00
e5*168/2013*00012*00
e11*168/2013*00260*00
e5*168/2013*00003*00
e9*168/2013*11259*00

Specifically concerned:

Bonneville T100 and Bonneville T100 Black from 2017 to 2019
bonneville T120 and Bonneville T120 Black from 2016 to 2019
street Cup years 2017 and 2018
street Scrambler vintage 2017 and 2018
street Twin from 2016 to 2018

Owners of affected machines have been contacted by the manufacturer in order to carry out the repair free of charge. To check whether your bike is affected by this recall, go here and enter its serial number. No information on the number of French motorcycles incriminated is specified.

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